Earlston Sevens is an annual
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
event held by
Earlston RFC, in
Earlston,
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Earlston Sevens began in 1923.
The Earlston Sevens is part of the
Kings of the Sevens championship run by the
Border League.
2019's Earlston Sevens was played on 5 May 2019. It was won by
Watsonians.
Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Earlston Sevens tournament throughout the years. The Royal Scots army side was invited in 2003.
Past winners
See also
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Earlston RFC
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Borders Sevens Circuit
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Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Now marketed as Scottish Rugby, it is the second-oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league sys ...
References
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Rugby sevens competitions in Scotland
Rugby union in the Scottish Borders