Melrose Sevens
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Scottish annual rugby sevens event
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1883 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Country | Scotland Scotland |
| Holders | Shogun (2024) |
| Most titles | Scotland Hawick (28 titles) |
| Website | melrose7s |
| Broadcast partner | BBC Scotland |
| Related competition | Kings of the Sevens |
Melrose Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Melrose Rugby Club, at The Greenyards in Melrose, Scotland. It is the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world,[1] dating back to 1883 when the tournament was suggested by former Melrose players Ned Haig [2] and Davie Sanderson.[3] Shogun are the current men and women's holders having won the tournament in 2024.
History
[edit ]Held every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition, and has attracted teams from as far afield as Japan, Hong Kong, Uruguay and South Africa.
From 2018 the playing time in the final was cut from twenty minutes to fourteen minutes which is in line with the standard match time.[citation needed ]
In September 2019 the organisers had set out plans for the Melrose Sevens to relaunch as a four-day festival of music and rugby.[4] The 2020 event was however postponed and eventually cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] There was no event held in 2021 due to the pandemic.[6]
Media coverage
[edit ]Domestically, the tournament is broadcast live on YouTube and locally, from the first tie right through to the final, on Borders Rugby Radio
Past winners
[edit ]- 2024 Shogun (Mens and Womens)
- 2023 Monaco Monaco IMPI's
- 2023 England Lionesses (Womens)
- 2022 England British Army
- 2020-2021 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019 England London Scottish
- 2018 Scotland Watsonians
- 2017 England Harlequins
- 2016 Scotland Edinburgh
- 2015 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
- 2014 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
- 2013 England Saracens
- 2012 England Saracens
- 2011 Scotland Melrose
- 2010 South Africa Hamilton Sea Point
- 2009 South Africa University of Johannesburg
- 2008 Scotland Scottish Thistles
- 2007 South Africa University of the Free State
- 2006 England Newcastle Falcons
- 2005 South Africa Stellenbosch University
- 2004 South Africa Stellenbosch University
- 2003 England Sale Sharks
- 2002 Scotland Boroughmuir
- 2001 British & Irish Lions Barbarians
- 2000 Fiji Nawaka
- 1999 Scotland Gala
- 1998 Scotland Melrose
- 1997 Scotland Melrose
- 1996 Scotland Watsonians
- 1995 Australia Manly
- 1994 Scotland Gala
- 1993 Co-Optimists
- 1992 New Zealand Bay of Plenty
- 1991 Ireland Irish Wolfhounds
- 1990 Australia Randwick
- 1989 Scotland Kelso
- 1988 Scotland Kelso
- 1987 England Harlequins
- 1986 Scotland Kelso
- 1985 Scotland Kelso
- 1984 Scotland Kelso
- 1983 France French Barbarians
- 1982 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1981 Scotland Gala
- 1980 Scotland Kelso
- 1979 Scotland Stewart's Melville
- 1978 Scotland Kelso
- 1977 Scotland Gala
- 1976 Scotland Watsonians
- 1975 Scotland Melrose
- 1974 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 1973 Scotland Edinburgh Wanderers
- 1972 Scotland Gala
- 1971 Scotland Gala
- 1970 Scotland Gala
- 1969 England Loughborough Colleges
- 1968 England Loughborough Colleges
- 1967 Scotland Hawick
- 1966 Scotland Hawick
- 1965 England London Scottish
- 1964 Scotland Gala
- 1963 Scotland Boroughmuir
- 1962 England London Scottish
- 1961 Scotland Royal HSFP
- 1960 England Cambridge University
- 1959 Scotland Gala
- 1958 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1957 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1956 Scotland Stewart's College FP
- 1955 Scotland Hawick
- 1954 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1953 Scotland Hawick
- 1952 Scotland Melrose
- 1951 England Rosslyn Park
- 1950 Scotland Melrose
- 1949 Scotland Edinburgh Accies
- 1948 Scotland Melrose
- 1947 Scotland Melrose
- 1946 Scotland Hawick
- 1945 Scotland Watsonians
- 1942-1944 Not held due to World War II
- 1941 Scotland Edinburgh City Police
- 1940 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1939 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1938 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1937 Scotland Gala
- 1936 Scotland Watsonians
- 1935 Scotland Watsonians
- 1934 Scotland Royal HSFP
- 1933 Scotland Hawick
- 1932 Scotland Gala
- 1931 Scotland Melrose
- 1930 Scotland Edinburgh Accies
- 1929 Scotland Hawick
- 1928 Scotland Edinburgh Accies
- 1927 Scotland Hawick
- 1926 Scotland Watsonians
- 1925 Scotland Hawick
- 1924 Scotland Hawick
- 1923 Scotland Heriot's FP
- 1922 Scotland Hawick
- 1921 Scotland Royal HSFP
- 1920 Scotland Stewart's College FP
- 1919 Scotland Hawick
- 1916-1918 Not held due to World War I
- 1915 Scotland Lothian & Border Horse
- 1914 Scotland Watsonians
- 1913 Scotland Hawick
- 1912 Scotland Hawick
- 1911 Scotland Hawick
- 1910 Scotland Hawick
- 1909 Scotland Hawick
- 1908 Scotland Hawick
- 1907 Scotland Watsonians
- 1906 Scotland Watsonians
- 1905 Scotland Watsonians
- 1904 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 1903 Scotland Gala
- 1902 Scotland Jed-Forest
- 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 Hawick
- 1891 Scotland Gala
- 1890 Scotland Gala
- 1889 Scotland Melrose
- 1888 Scotland Hawick & Wilton
- 1887 Scotland Hawick
- 1886 England Tynedale
- 1885 Scotland Melrose
- 1884 Scotland Gala
- 1883 Scotland Melrose
Number of wins
[edit ]- Hawick (28)
- Gala (15)
- Melrose (12)
- Watsonians (10)
- Kelso (7)
- Heriot's FP (7)
- Jed-Forest (4)
- Boroughmuir (3)
- Edinburgh Accies (3)
- England London Scottish (3)
- Royal HSFP (3)
- Stewart's College FP (2)
- South Africa Stellenbosch University (2)
- England Loughborough Colleges (2)
- England Harlequins (2)
- England Saracens (2)
- Glasgow Warriors (2)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Oldest Sevens tournaments in the world". 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Ned Haig". 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Davie Sanderson". 8 June 2022.
- ^ Barnes, David (23 September 2019). "Melrose Sevens to relaunch as four-day festival of music and rugby". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Melrose Sevens postponed". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "World famous Melrose Sevens rugby tournament to return in 2022 after Covid-19 cancellations". ITV News . 25 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- Melrose 7s - Roll of Honour Rugby7.com