Hawick Sevens
Hawick Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Hawick RFC, in Hawick, Scotland. The Hawick Sevens tournament started in 1886 and is the third extant oldest Sevens tournament in the world; behind Melrose Sevens (1883) and Gala Sevens (1884).[1]
Sport | Rugby sevens |
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Instituted | 1886 |
Number of teams | 16 |
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Related competition | Kings of the Sevens |
Usually held around the end of every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2019's Hawick Sevens took place on the 20 April.[2] The final was won by Boroughmuir[3]
For the 2019-20 season the tournament will instead move to an August fixture.[4] This was played on 10 August 2019.[5]
The disassociated Hawick & Wilton Sevens started in 1885. These were run by Hawick and Wilton RFC - a cricket club that branched out to rugby union and was the progenitor of the Hawick RFC club - on separate dates from the Hawick Sevens tournament. Confusingly it shared similar winners to the Hawick Sevens before the rugby union arm shortly folded on the success of its progeny. Hawick & Wilton now remains as a cricket club.[6]
Sports Day
The Sevens tournament was initially billed as a Sports Day.[7]
Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Hawick Sevens tournament throughout the years. Saracens were invited in 1972 and Harlequins were invited in 1980.[10] Bristol, the Welsh invitational side Crawshays RFC, Wakefield RFC and the Australian side Randwick DRUFC were invited in 1994.[11]
Of the English sides so far invited:- Oxford University; London Scottish; London Welsh and Newcastle Falcons have all won the tournament.[12]
Past winners
- 2020
Jed-Forest[13]
- 2019
Boroughmuir[14]
- 2018
Watsonians
- 2017
Gala[15]
- 2016
Hawick
- 2015
Hawick
- 2014
Melrose
- 2013
Hawick
- 2012
Hawick
- 2011
Hawick
- 2010
Hawick
- 2009
Hawick
- 2008
Hawick
- 2007
Newcastle Falcons
- 2006
Newcastle Falcons
- 2005
Newcastle Falcons
- 2004
Watsonians[16]
- 2003
Royal Scots
- 2002
Jed-Forest
- 2001 Foot & Mouth Disease[17]
- 2000
Hawick
- 1999
Heriots
- 1998
Hawick
- 1997
Kelso
- 1996
Gala
- 1995
Gala
- 1994
Presidents VII
- 1993 No event
- 1992
Stewarts Melville
- 1991
Selkirk
- 1990
Jed-Forest
- 1989
Jed-Forest
- 1988
Hawick
- 1987
Boroughmuir
- 1986
Hawick
- 1985
Kelso
- 1984
Hawick
- 1983
Hawick
- 1982
Gala
- 1981
Kelso
- 1980
Stewarts Melville
- 1979
Hawick
- 1978
Boroughmuir
- 1977
Hawick
- 1976
Hawick
- 1975
Selkirk
- 1974
Melrose
- 1973
Kelso
- 1972
Gala
- 1971
Hawick
- 1970
Hawick
- 1969
London Welsh
- 1968
Hawick
- 1967
Gala
- 1966
Hawick
- 1965
London Scottish
- 1964
Hawick
- 1963
Hawick
- 1962
Royal HSFP
- 1961
Hawick
- 1960
Kelso
- 1959
Stewart's College FP
- 1958
Melrose
- 1957
Hawick
- 1956
Gala
- 1955
Hawick
- 1954
Heriots
- 1953
Hawick
- 1952
Stewart's College FP
- 1951
Hawick
- 1950
Watsonians
- 1949
Gala
- 1948
Hawick 'A'
- 1947
Heriots
- 1946
Edinburgh Accies*
- 1943-1945 Second World War
- 1942
Heriots
- 1941
Edinburgh City Police
- 1940
Gala
- 1939
Glasgow Academicals
- 1938
Royal HSFP
- 1937
Stewart's College FP
- 1936
Edinburgh Accies
- 1935
Heriots
- 1934
Hillhead HSFP
- 1933
Hawick
- 1932
Hawick
- 1931
Gala
- 1930
Hawick
- 1929
Edinburgh Accies
- 1928
Kelso
- 1927
Hawick
- 1926
Heriots
- 1925
Oxford University
- 1924
Hawick
- 1923
Gala
- 1922
Heriots
- 1921
Hawick
- 1920
Jed-Forest
- 1919
Gala
- 1917-1918 First World War
- 1916
3 & 4th K.O.S.Borderers
- 1915 First World War
- 1914
Royal HSFP
- 1913
J.H.D. Watsons
- 1912
Hawick
- 1911
Hawick
- 1910
Melrose
- 1909
Hawick
- 1908
Clydesdale
- 1907
Gala
- 1906
Watsonians
- 1905
Heriot's
- 1904
Hawick
- 1903
Hawick
- 1902
Hawick
- 1901
Gala
- 1900
Hawick
- 1899
Langholm
- 1898
Hawick
- 1897
Jed-Forest
- 1896
Jed-Forest
- 1895
Hawick
- 1894
Hawick
- 1893
Gala
- 1892
Hawick 'A'
- 1891
Gala
- 1890 No event
- 1889
Hawick and Wilton
- 1888
Hawick 'A'
- 1887
Hawick 'A'
- 1886
Hawick 'A'
Edinburgh Academicals and Edinburgh Wanderers jointly fielded the winning team in 1946*
'A' sides are shown where a club had entered two sides in the tournament[12]
Sponsorship
Hawick Sevens are sponsored by BSW Timber Group.[2]
References
- Lorimer, Alan (22 April 2018). "Watsonians with another success at Mansfield Park at Hawick Sevens". The Offside Line.
- "Hawick Rugby Football Club". www.hawickrfc.co.uk.
- https://twitter.com/KingsOf7s/status/1119661005003481088
- "Sevens shake-up!". 25 January 2019.
- "Kings of the Sevens carnival pitches up at Mansfield Park". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.
- https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/hawick-sevens/
- Iainthepoet (28 April 2012). "On this day in Scotland: The world's first rugby sevens tournament".
- http://www.rugbyrelics.com/images/aaaaa/sq/h-30.jpg
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19690421&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- "Rugby Sevens - Programmes". www.rugbyrelics.com.
- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-100th-HAWICK-7-S-INC-BRISTOL-CRAWSHAYS-RANDWICK-WAKEFIELD/293061848753?hash=item443bd8eeb1:g:ursAAOSwEeFVRnZi
- "Hawick - Kings of the 7s".
- https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/hawick-sevens/
- https://twitter.com/KingsOf7s/status/1119661005003481088
- Lorimer, Alan (16 April 2017). "Gala triumph at Hawick Sevens". The Offside Line.
- Donald, Peter (18 April 2004). "Hawick Sevens: Gregor bridges 50-year gap" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- "Hawick Sevens falls to foot-and-mouth". ESPN.com. 19 April 2001.