Selkirk Sevens is an annual
rugby sevens event held by
Selkirk RFC
Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.
They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and compete in the Scottish Premiership (the highest tier of club rugby) and the Border League (the olde ...
, in
Selkirk, Scotland
Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed.
The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers (sho ...
. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Selkirk Sevens began in 1919.
The Selkirk Sevens is part of the
Kings of the Sevens
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 ...
championship run by the
Border League
The Border League, is the oldest established rugby union league in the World, having been formed in 1901. Currently known as the Booker Border League, after its sponsors, teams from all over the Scottish Borders as well as Berwick RFC from Nor ...
.
2020's Selkirk Sevens will be played on 9 May 2020.
Sports Day
The Selkirk Sevens tournament began as a Sports Day in 1919.
Cup
Following a sponsorship deal the Selkirk Sevens trophy is now known as the Edinburgh Medics of 81 Cup.
The Player of the Tournament receives the Denzil Lloyd Trophy.
Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Selkirk Sevens tournament throughout the years.
The
Scotland 7s team won the tournament in 1996.
Wakefield
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,
Nottingham
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,
Northampton Saints
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They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
,
Rotherham Titans
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,
Newcastle Falcons
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and
Cardiff RFC
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have all won the tournament. Wakefield won in 1987; Nottingham won in 1990; Saints have won in 1991 and 1993; Titans won in 2002 and 2003; Falcons won in 2004 and Cardiff won in 2006.
Other invited teams made it to the Selkirk Sevens final. A
Queens University Belfast rugby side was invited in 1970 and were Runners-Up. Other Runners-Up:- A Welsh Select side (1977);
Orrell (1981);
Rosslyn Park of London (1984),
Harlequins (1987) and
Wales 7s (1996).
playing with Wakefield in 1987, won the Sevens again with Rotherham Titans in 2002, fifteen years later.
Sponsorship
The Selkirk financial firm Heard Hamilton Financial Planning sponsors the 2019 Selkirk Sevens. In the past the event was sponsored by Selkirk Taxis and
CIS Insurance.
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Past winners
See also
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Selkirk RFC
Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.
They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and compete in the Scottish Premiership (the highest tier of club rugby) and the Border League (the olde ...
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Borders Sevens Circuit
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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
{{Rugby in the Borders
Rugby sevens competitions in Scotland
Rugby union in the Scottish Borders
Recurring sporting events established in 1919