| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1955 |
| Number of teams | 21 |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Holders | Currie (2023) |
| Most titles | Liberton (6 titles) |
Edinburgh Northern Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Edinburgh Northern, in the Inverleith district of Edinburgh, Scotland. [1]
The first rugby sevens tournament took place in 1955 and it has been played in all subsequent years, with the exception of the coronavirus pandemic years in 2019 and 2020. [1]
The 2023 tournament, won by Currie, [2] had 21 sides taking part. [3]
The winners receive the Northern Cup. There is also a Bowl and Plate competition. [1]
The event is sponsored by Blyth and Blyth, engineering consultants. [4]
Currie Currie no event no event Boroughmuir Watsonians Watsonians Currie Edinburgh Academicals Currie Musselburgh Heriots Boroughmuir Lismore Rodents Hamilton Heriots Stewart's Melville Royal Scots Royal High Corstorphine Stewart's Melville Royal Scots Royal Scots Watsonians Heriots Livingston Edinburgh Academicals Livingston Corstorphine Heriots Royal HSFP Edinburgh Wanderers Presidents VII Edinburgh Wanderers Royal HSFP Heriots Linlithgow Lismore Linlithgow Linlithgow Lismore Currie Lismore Lismore Currie Livingston Livingston Penicuik Liberton Forrester Liberton Liberton Liberton Portobello Liberton Liberton Penicuik Edinburgh Northern Holy Cross Holy Cross Broughton Broughton Corstorphine Broughton Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh Northern Moray House County Rovers Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh Academicals Murrayfield Wanderers Lismore Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union football club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the Super 6, where they are known as the Boroughmuir Bears.
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