Selkirk Sevens is an annual
rugby sevens
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event held by
Selkirk RFC
Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.
They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and compete in the Scottish Premiership (the highest tier of club rugby) and the Border League (the o ...
, in
Selkirk, Scotland. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Selkirk Sevens began in 1919.
The Selkirk Sevens is part of the
Kings of the Sevens
The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders. Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908. It is the oldest Sevens circuit in the world ...
championship run by the
Border League.
2025's Selkirk Sevens will be played on 10 May 2025.
Sports Day
The Selkirk Sevens tournament began as a Sports Day in 1919.
Cup
Following a sponsorship deal the Selkirk Sevens trophy is now known as the Edinburgh Medics of 81 Cup.
The Player of the Tournament receives the Denzil Lloyd Trophy.
Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Selkirk Sevens tournament throughout the years.
The
Scotland 7s team won the tournament in 1996.
Wakefield
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,
Nottingham
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,
Northampton Saints
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It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...
,
Rotherham Titans,
Newcastle Falcons
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The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
and
Cardiff RFC
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have all won the tournament. Wakefield won in 1987; Nottingham won in 1990; Saints have won in 1991 and 1993; Titans won in 2002 and 2003; Falcons won in 2004 and Cardiff won in 2006.
Other invited teams made it to the Selkirk Sevens final. A
Queens University Belfast
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rugby side was invited in 1970 and were Runners-Up. Other Runners-Up:- A Welsh Select side (1977);
Orrell (1981);
Rosslyn Park of London (1984),
Harlequins (1987) and
Wales 7s (1996).
playing with Wakefield in 1987, won the Sevens again with Rotherham Titans in 2002, fifteen years later.
Sponsorship
The Selkirk financial firm Heard Hamilton Financial Planning sponsors the 2019 Selkirk Sevens. In the past the event was sponsored by Selkirk Taxis and
CIS Insurance.
Past winners
See also
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Selkirk RFC
Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.
They play in their home games at Philiphaugh, and compete in the Scottish Premiership (the highest tier of club rugby) and the Border League (the o ...
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Borders Sevens Circuit
The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders. Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908. It is the oldest Sevens circuit in the world ...
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Scottish Rugby Union
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References
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Rugby sevens competitions in Scotland
Rugby union in the Scottish Borders
Recurring sporting events established in 1919