Scotland Sevens

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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.

Scotland Sevens
Most recent season or competition:
2014 Scotland Sevens
Scotland Sevens logo
FormerlyEdinburgh Sevens
SportRugby sevens
Founded2007
No. of teams16
Country Scotland
Venue(s)Scotstoun Stadium
Most recent
champion(s)
 Fiji (2015)
Most titles New Zealand (4 times)
Sponsor(s)Emirates Airline

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

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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
 
A lineout during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

See also

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Notes and references

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.