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. 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. 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.
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 YearHost Cup Final Plate FinalWinnerScoreRunner-upWinnerScoreRunner-up2007 Murrayfield, Edinburgh New Zealand34–5 Samoa Fiji31–7 Kenya2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh New Zealand24–14 England South Africa14–5 Scotland2009 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Fiji20–19 South Africa New Zealand34–12 Australia2010 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Samoa41–14 Australia Scotland19–0 Argentina2011 Murrayfield, Edinburgh South Africa36–35 Australia Fiji26–14 Samoa2012 Scotstoun, Glasgow New Zealand29–14 England Samoa31–12 Wales2013 Scotstoun, Glasgow South Africa28–21 New Zealand United States17–7 Argentina2014 Scotstoun, Glasgow New Zealand54-7 Canada England26-5 Kenya2015 Scotstoun, Glasgow Fiji24-17 New Zealand South Africa12-10 Scotland
See also Melrose Sevens
Notes and references