Scotland Sevens

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Scotland Sevens
Most recent season or competition:
2014 Scotland Sevens
Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s logo.svg
Scotland Sevens logo
FormerlyEdinburgh Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Founded2007
No. of teams16
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Venue Scotstoun Stadium
Most recent
champion
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (2015)
Most titlesFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4 times)
Sponsor Emirates

The Scotland Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the Sevens World Series. In the 2014-15 season it was the penultimate event of the Sevens World Series circuit. It was first held in 2007 but has been removed from the series from the 2015-16 season.

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Between 2007 and 2011 the tournament was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, then moving to Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow from 2012. [1] [2] The agreement to host the tournament in Glasgow between the World Rugby, which operates the Sevens World Series, and the Scottish Rugby Union ran from 2012 for at least 3 years. [3] The event was replaced in the World Sevens series by the France Sevens event from 2015–16 and will not return to the series until 2019 at the earliest. [4]

The first and second tournaments were held near the beginning of June, with the airline Emirates as the title sponsor. Associated events have included a Festival of Rugby, which took place on the training pitches outside Murrayfield when it was held there.

Results

YearHostCup FinalPlate Final
WinnerScoreRunner-upWinnerScoreRunner-up
2007
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
34–5 Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
31–7 Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2008
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
24–14 Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
14–5 Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
2009
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
20–19 Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
34–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2010
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
41–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
19–0 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2011
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
36–35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
26–14 Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
2012
Scotstoun, Glasgow Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
29–14 Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
31–12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
2013
Scotstoun, Glasgow Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
28–21 Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
17–7 Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2014
Scotstoun, Glasgow Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
54-7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of England.svg
England
26-5 Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2015
Scotstoun, Glasgow Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
24-17 Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
12-10 Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
A lineout during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens Edinburgh Sevens.jpg
A lineout during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

See also

Notes and references

  1. Reid, Alasdair (29 April 2012). "Party time". The Herald . Glasgow. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. "World Series moves to Glasgow". irbsevens.com. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Flying the flag: We all have a ball at lucky sevens!". Evening Times. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. Lamont, Alasdair. "Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2015.