Gala Sevens
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1884 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | Scotland Scotland |
| Holders | Scotland Edinburgh Academicals (2019) |
| Most titles | Scotland Hawick (42 titles) |
| Related competition | Kings of the Sevens |
Gala Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Gala RFC, in Galashiels, Scotland. The Gala Sevens was the second of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated in 1884, just behind the Melrose Sevens in 1883.[1]
Held around the start of every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2019's Gala Sevens took place on the 6 April.[2] It was won by Edinburgh Academicals.[3]
Sports Day
[edit ]Gala introduced a Sports Day in 1884. This contained rugby sevens, a kicking competition and athletics.[4]
Memorial Football trophy
[edit ]The winner of the Gala Sevens receives the Border Memorial Football Trophy.[5]
Invited Sides
[edit ]Various sides have been invited to play in the Gala Sevens tournament throughout the years. The Barbarians entered in a side in 1976, as did Harlequins. Newcastle Falcons reached the final in 1999; Llanelli RFC reached the final in 1970; Bridgend RFC reached the final in 1971.
The Fiji national rugby sevens team won the event in 1991. They beat the Canada national rugby sevens team in the final.
Cardiff RFC won the event in 1964 and were runners-up the following year.
Of the English sides so far invited, only Tynedale, Blackheath, Loughborough Colleges, Orrell and Richmond have won the Memorial Football Trophy.
Sponsorship
[edit ]The Sevens tournament is usually sponsored by Five Star Taxis of Galashiels.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Past winners
[edit ]- 2022 Scotland Gala
- 2021 Scotland Melrose
- 2020 no tournament - coronavirus pandemic
- 2019 Scotland Edinburgh Accies
- 2018 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 2017 Scotland Watsonians
- 2016 Scotland Watsonians
- 2015 Scotland Gala
- 2014 Scotland Melrose
- 2013 Scotland Gala
- 2012 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 2011 Scotland Melrose
- 2010 Scotland Melrose
- 2009 Scotland Selkirk
- 2008 Scotland Heriots
- 2007 Scotland Hawick
- 2006 Scotland Boroughmuir
- 2005 Scotland Watsonians
- 2004 Scotland Royal Scots
- 2003 Scotland Watsonians
- 2002 Scotland Royal Scots
- 2001 Scotland Kelso
- 2000 Scotland Melrose
- 1999 Scotland Melrose
- 1998 Scotland Glasgow Hawks
- 1997 Scotland Watsonians
- 1996 Scotland Watsonians
- 1995 Scotland Gala
- 1994 Scotland Gala
- 1993 Scotland Gala
- 1992 Scotland Hawick
- 1991 Fiji Fiji
- 1990 Scotland Saltires
- 1989 Scotland Saltires
- 1988 Scotland Saltires
- 1987 Scotland Melrose
- 1986 Scotland Hawick
- 1985 Scotland Kelso
- 1984 England Richmond
- 1983 Scotland Kelso
- 1982 Scotland Gala
- 1981 Scotland Kelso
- 1980 Scotland Stewarts Melville
- 1979 Scotland Hawick
- 1978 Scotland Hawick
- 1977 Scotland Gala
- 1976 Scotland Stewarts Melville
- 1975 England Orrell
- 1974 Scotland Kelso
- 1973 Scotland Heriots
- 1972 Scotland Gala
- 1971 Scotland Gala
- 1970 Scotland Gala
- 1969 Scotland Gala
- 1968 Scotland Hawick
- 1967 Scotland Hawick
- 1966 Scotland Hawick
- 1965 England Loughborough Colleges
- 1964 Wales Cardiff
- 1963 Scotland Gala
- 1962 Scotland Melrose
- 1961 Scotland Hawick
- 1960 Scotland Hawick
- 1959 Scotland Hawick
- 1958 Scotland Hawick
- 1957 England Blackheath
- 1956 Scotland Hawick
- 1955 Scotland Langholm
- 1954 Scotland Gala
- 1953 Scotland Melrose
- 1952 Scotland Stewart's College FP
- 1951 Scotland Langholm
- 1950 Scotland Glasgow HSFP
- 1949 Scotland Hawick
- 1948 Scotland Kelso
- 1947 Scotland Hawick
- 1946 Scotland Hawick
- 1942-1945 Second World War
- 1941 Scotland Kelso
- 1940 Scotland Hawick
- 1939 Scotland Glasgow Academicals
- 1938 Scotland Melrose
- 1937 Scotland Kelso
- 1936 Scotland Kelso
- 1935 Scotland Hawick
- 1934 Scotland Gala
- 1933 Scotland Hawick
- 1932 Scotland Hawick
- 1931 Scotland Hawick
- 1930 Scotland Gala
- 1929 Scotland Gala
- 1928 Scotland Hawick
- 1927 Scotland Hawick
- 1926 Scotland Hawick
- 1925 Scotland Kelso
- 1924 Scotland Hawick
- 1923 Scotland Hawick
- 1922 Scotland Gala
- 1921 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 1920 Scotland Gala
- 1919 Scotland Royal HSFP
- 1917-1918 First World War
- 1916 Scotland 4th K.O.S.Borderers
- 1915 First World War
- 1914 Scotland Gala
- 1913 Scotland Gala
- 1912 Scotland Hawick
- 1911 Scotland Hawick
- 1910 Scotland Hawick
- 1909 Scotland Hawick
- 1908 Scotland Gala
- 1907 Scotland Gala
- 1906 Scotland Hawick
- 1905 Scotland Watsonians
- 1904 Scotland Hawick
- 1903 Scotland Hawick
- 1902 Scotland Hawick
- 1901 Scotland Hawick
- 1900 Scotland Hawick
- 1899 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 1898 Scotland Hawick
- 1897 Scotland Hawick
- 1896 Scotland Hawick
- 1895 Scotland Hawick
- 1894 Scotland Hawick
- 1893 Scotland Hawick
- 1892 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 1891 Scotland Gala
- 1890 Scotland Gala
- 1889 Scotland Melrose
- 1888 Scotland Gala
- 1887 Scotland Gala
- 1886 Scotland Melrose
- 1885 England Tynedale
- 1884 Scotland Gala
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "BBC - A Sporting Nation - The first Melrose Sevens match 1883". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Edinburgh Accies beat Watsonians in final to win Gala Sevens". 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Victory for Accies at Gala 7s". edinburghaccies.com.
- ^ "Gala Rugby - Club History". Gala Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ The Annual Sports (1930 programme), Gala Football Club
- ^ "Five Star Taxis Gala Sevens - News - Gala Rugby". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Jed-forest Rugby Club - Jed win Five Star Taxis Gala 7s". jedforestrfc.com.
- ^ Rugby, Gala (4 March 2016). "Five Star Taxis Gala Sevens 2016".
- ^ "Five Star Taxis - The Scottish Borders' largest Taxi firm". fivestartaxisgalashiels.com.
