Scotland Sevens Explained

Scotland Sevens should not be confused with Scotland national rugby sevens team.

Scotland Sevens
Last Season:2014 Scotland Sevens
Upcoming Season:2015 Scotland Sevens
Pixels:200px
Sport:Rugby sevens
Formerly:Edinburgh Sevens
Venue:Scotstoun Stadium
Founded:2007
Teams:16
Champion: (2015)
Sponsor: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

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=9Cup Finalwidth=1% rowspan=9Plate Final
width=15%Winnerwidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Winnerwidth=8%Scorewidth=15%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

Notes and References

  1. News: Party time . Alasdair . Reid . . Glasgow . 29 April 2012. 12 April 2022.
  2. Web site: World Series moves to Glasgow . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185546/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=10/news/newsid=2060849.html . usurped . 7 January 2012 . irbsevens.com . 9 December 2011. 15 September 2014.
  3. News: Flying the flag: We all have a ball at lucky sevens! . . 30 March 2012 . 15 September 2014.
  4. News: Lamont. Alasdair. Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France. BBC Sport . 22 September 2015.