Scotland Sevens
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.
Most recent season or competition: 2014 Scotland Sevens | |
Formerly | Edinburgh Sevens |
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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 |
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
Year | Host | Cup Final | Plate Final | ||||||
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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
Notes and references
- 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.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "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.