Best dressed rugby fans on Day 1 of Canada Sevens 2020 (PHOTOS)

A sellout crowd of 40,000 people flocked to BC Place on Saturday for the fifth edition of Canada Sevens.

Many of them were looking downright fabulous.

Vancouver has embraced the ‘fancy dress’ tradition of rugby sevens, as thousands of fans showed up in creative costumes.

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Here are our picks for best dressed for the first day of the tournament:

🦒’s#Rugby7s #RugbySevens @OffsideDH pic.twitter.com/HKvYIvOIqm

— Chris Faber 🤙🔥🎙 (@ChrisFaber39) March 7, 2020

Rug-Bee!! #Rugby7s #CanadaSevens @OffsideDH @DailyHiveVan pic.twitter.com/87BIIo5LwD

— Chris Faber 🤙🔥🎙 (@ChrisFaber39) March 7, 2020

Do you know how hard it is to wrangle 30 jokers?!? #Rugby7s #RugbySevens @OffsideDH pic.twitter.com/nebfWWLWhB

— Chris Faber 🤙🔥🎙 (@ChrisFaber39) March 7, 2020

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Whip it. Whip it good. #sofancy7s #canada7s #canadasevens #familythatdressesuptogetherstaystogether

A post shared by Hannah Dunlop-Relf (@hannahdunloprelf) on Mar 7, 2020 at 12:10pm PST

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Must be @canadasevens

A post shared by Peter Jackman (@jackmanpics) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:39pm PST

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Here we go again. Hungry hungry hippos. We’re a bloat. . . #sofancy7s #rugby7s #hippos #bloat #canada @dailyhivevancouver @canadasevens

A post shared by 🅙🅞🅓🅨 (@jodys.world) on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:51am PST

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Free House Elves sipping butterbeer and representing at #sofancy7s #sofancy #canada7s #hsbcsevens #vancouver . . . . Ears made by @waterlilyarts

A post shared by Alyson Clow (@aleesuncloh) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:18pm PST

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Bah, bah, loma sheep. . . . . . #sofancy7s #canada7s #meralomarugby #rugbycanada #bahbah

A post shared by Gwyn Mason (@gwynmason) on Mar 7, 2020 at 12:01pm PST

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Ready to hit the road… to rugby sevens! #canada7s #sofancy #dailyhivevan @dailyhivevancouver @canadasevens #toystory4

A post shared by Rachel (@racheldiana88) on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:27am PST

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Oh she fancy! Jewel and the JR Country Street Team are kicking off the @canadasevens Rugby Tournament weekend at BC Place in style. #sofancy7s #canada7s 🏉

A post shared by 93.7 JR Country (@937jrcountry) on Mar 7, 2020 at 12:18pm PST

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Clownin' around at Vancouver 7s #sofancy7s #sofancy #rugby #yvr #vancouver7s

A post shared by Tyler Thibault (@tylerthibault) on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:50am PST

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#sofancy7s #rugby #averagejoes #notsoaveragejoes #dodgeball #mindthewrench @chronicchai

A post shared by Michelle Grossmith (@mgrossmi) on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:05am PST

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#sofancy7s #bigbird Section 253. @sfurugby @hayleyyparkerr @bethanydueck @scottweston13

A post shared by Sean Weston (@sweston10) on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:57am PST

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#sofancy7s #aleagueoftheirown⚾️ #theresnocryinginbaseball #rugby7s🏉

A post shared by Kat (@medikatrn) on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:07am PST

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Get out of mah swamp! #getshrexy #sofancy7s #canadasevens • • • • #fistersisters #fsrc #✊🏼 #uberfist #fist #fisting #beerbong #rugbaes #rugbygirlsdoitbetter #rugbybabes #babes #rugby7s #rugbysevens #womamsrugby #rugbyandbeauty #rugbysevens #fitgirls #rugbygirls #rugbabes

A post shared by Fister Sisters Rugby Club (@fistersistersrugbyclub) on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:32am PST

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"The Sand People always ride single file, to hide their numbers. They startle easy, but they'll soon be back and in greater numbers." . @adam_k_85 @adamsplawinski . #rugby7s #hsbc7s #fancydress #vancouver #yvr #sofancy7s #canada7s #sofancy

A post shared by Arin Gudmundson (@aringoody) on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:35am PST

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@sfurugby @canadasevens

A post shared by Mahogany (@olddoeyoungbuck) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:28pm PST

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#sofancy7s

A post shared by Laurie De Croos (@laurie_decr) on Mar 7, 2020 at 9:10am PST

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Rugby 7 bots ready @cfoxvan @canadasevens

A post shared by Jess (@jessica_hodge6) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:29pm PST

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Ready for take off! 🇨🇦🌎 #canada7s

A post shared by Kasey Vader (@kaseyvader) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:16pm PST

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Merry Rugby Christmas!!!! 🥳❤🏉 #canada7s #sofancy #bigbird #sesamestreetparty #sfurugby

A post shared by Sarah Paget (@sarah.paget86) on Mar 7, 2020 at 1:11pm PST

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Carebear countdown #rugby7s

A post shared by Chris Wiseman (@wise.person) on Mar 7, 2020 at 12:29pm PST

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We see you #Vancouver! 👀 Day 1 is just getting started 🔥🔥🔥 #SoFancy7s

A post shared by HSBC Canada Sevens (@canadasevens) on Mar 7, 2020 at 12:26pm PST

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