Scotland Sevens
 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2022) |
| Most recent season or competition: 2014 Scotland Sevens | |
 Scotland Sevens logo | |
| Formerly | Edinburgh Sevens |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
| Founded | 2007 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Venue(s) | Scotstoun Stadium |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Fiji (2015) |
| Most titles |  New Zealand (4 times) |
| Sponsor(s) | Emirates Airline |
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.
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 Emirates Airline 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
[edit]| Year | Host | Cup Final | Plate Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||
| 2007 |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh |  New Zealand |
34–5 |  Samoa |
 Fiji |
31–7 |  Kenya | ||
| 2008 |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh | New Zealand |
24–14 |  England |
 South Africa |
14–5 |  Scotland | ||
| 2009 |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Fiji |
20–19 | South Africa |
New Zealand |
34–12 |  Australia | ||
| 2010 |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Samoa |
41–14 | Australia |
Scotland |
19–0 |  Argentina | ||
| 2011 |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh | South Africa |
36–35 | Australia |
Fiji |
26–14 | Samoa | ||
| 2012 |
Scotstoun, Glasgow | New Zealand |
29–14 | England |
Samoa |
31–12 |  Wales | ||
| 2013 |
Scotstoun, Glasgow | South Africa |
28–21 | New Zealand |
 United States |
17–7 | Argentina | ||
| 2014 |
Scotstoun, Glasgow | New Zealand |
54-7 |  Canada |
England |
26-5 | Kenya | ||
| 2015 |
Scotstoun, Glasgow | Fiji |
24-17 | New Zealand |
South Africa |
12-10 | Scotland | ||
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Reid, Alasdair (29 April 2012). "Party time". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "World Series moves to Glasgow". irbsevens.com. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Flying the flag: We all have a ball at lucky sevens!". Evening Times. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Lamont, Alasdair. "Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2015.