Hawick Linden Sevens is an annual
rugby sevens event held by
Hawick Linden RFC
Hawick Linden RFC are a rugby union team based in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. They compete in the East Regional Leagues in the . In the 2008–09 season, in which they were undefeated, they won all 12 games, they made it to the semi-fina ...
, in
Hawick
Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. The first Hawick Linden Sevens tournament was held in 2012.
History
The first tournament was staged on 14 April 2012. This was the same day as the prestigious
Melrose 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, dating back to 1883 when the tournament was suggested by former Melrose ...
tournament that was won by
Saracens
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. The intention of the Hawick Linden Sevens tournament was to give teams not invited to the
Melrose 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, dating back to 1883 when the tournament was suggested by former Melrose ...
a chance to play in a Sevens tournament.
As league matches need to be rescheduled this has occasionally affected the staging of the Sevens tournament over the past years.
Life Members Cup
The winner of the Hawick Sevens receives the Life Members Cup. The Player of the Tournament receives the Moira Black Trophy.
Sponsorship
The Sevens tournament of 2019 was sponsored by Wilson Signs and Hunters the Bakers.
Past winners
See also
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Hawick Linden RFC
Hawick Linden RFC are a rugby union team based in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. They compete in the East Regional Leagues in the . In the 2008–09 season, in which they were undefeated, they won all 12 games, they made it to the semi-fina ...
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Borders Sevens Circuit
The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders. Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908. It is the oldest Sevens circuit in the world ...
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Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...
References
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Rugby sevens competitions in Scotland
Rugby union in the Scottish Borders