Rugby union in the scottish borders has a long, and significant history the region has been responsible for several major innovations, and a presence in the national game which is disproportionately large, because it is the one part of scotland where rugby is the main sport and played by all classes. So many different events across the easter weekend so there is something for everyone. Get all the information you need from the official melrose sevens website. Melrose sevens is finally upon us and i dont know about you but i am very. Jude mcculloch from edinburgh and her friends have been visitors to the sevens. National border tyne tees calendar granada central anglia london. Until recently, one would have had a hard time figuring out where to go for expert advice on the playing of sevens.
After a gap of 54 years, london scottish reclaimed the melrose sevens title, defeating edinburgh accies 2912 in the final with an allround performance of both attacking and defensive skills. Scottish impressed from the early rounds, dismissing a good gha side 360 and then defeating fellow guest side stellenbosch university 3119 in the first of the quarters to book a place against jedforest, who had knocked out kings of the sevens titleholders watsonians by. Please pop into the club on wednesday evening at 7pm to find out more about this years melrose sevens rugby festival taking place 912 april 2020. In honour of the role of melrose rfc in the creation of rugby sevens, the club was. Rugby sevens, also known as sevenaside or viis, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. The result will not suddenly throw selkirk into contention for the kings of the 7s title but it gave the philiphaugh club the success that difficult circumstances have not made. The middlesex sevens began life as a southern counterpart to the popular melrose sevens that had taken place in the scottish borders since the 7man game had been invented there by a butcher, called ned haig, in 1883. Event open to all, members, nonmembers, residents and local businesses. A history of boroughmuir rugby at the melrose sevens in 1963, 1976 and 2002. Glasgow warriors have retained their title as champions of the melrose sevens, the oldest rugby sevens tournament in the. The firstever officially sanctioned tournament for national teams was the. Kingsofthesevens title holders, watsonians, underlined their current status in the short game by winning the aberdeen standard investments melrose sevens at the greenyards with a narrow 1914 victory over the host club in a quality final. Held around the start of every april, the tournament is part of the kings of the sevens competition.
Rugby sevens originated in melrose, scotland in the 1880s. Featuring the last ever tv commentary of the voice of rugby bill mclaren. Winners of the 2015 national outdoor book awards noba. Rugby sevens rugby sevens wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Walkerburn sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by walkerburn rfc, in walkerburn, scotland. The 2015 london sevens, saw the united states win their first ever. For full details of the newlook 2020 fourday tournament contact the dedicated website uk no alcoholic beverages may be brought into the ground. The cup has been competed for since the 19951996 season. The town is a past winner of the gold award in the rhs britain in bloom. The unions full member clubs were allocated into the new divisions, an arrangement that suited some of the open clubs but many of the older former pupils clubs found it difficult to compete successfully and were forced into going open themselves in an. Dressing like a comic book hero can be empowering making the wearer. Take a look at some of the pictures i took at the melrose 7s 2017. The scottish rugby union created a formal six division championship from the 197374 season, the first within any home nations country. The scottish cup currently known as the bt cup for sponsorship reasons is the annual knockout cup competition for domestic rugby union clubs in scotland.
About the author this article is an extract from the book. The first melrose sevens was won by melrose, beating local rivals gala in the final during extra time. Boroughmuir rugby winning the melrose sevens in 2002 youtube. Scots 7 fall at final hurdle in hk world series qualifier. Get the latest melrose sevens news in the border region on itv news.
Past winners mens 2019 london scottish2018 watsonians2017 harlequins2016 edinburgh2015 glasgow warriors2014 glasgow warriors20 saracens2012. Sport rugby union watsonians win thrilling ladies cup final at melrose sevens watsonians produced a devastating performance in front of a 6,000 crowd to snatch the ladies centenary cup in the. This saturday the world famous sevens tournament will be played at the greenyards in melrose, with teams coming from all over the world to compete, such as tiger rugby from ohio and the romanian national rugby union. Melrose sevens the greenyards, td6 9sa melrose, scottish borders rated 4. The peebles sevens is part of the kings of the sevens championship run by the border league. Melrose 7s rugby history of the home of rugby sevens.
They formed in 2015 after years of playing together in various lineups at music festivals and sessions across the uk. Earlier on day two, the scots had a comfortable 3612 win over papua new guinea in their quarterfinal before holding off a late fightback from japan in the semifinal. Sevens, takes place for the 125th time on saturday 11th april 2015. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the bookseller discovery, the most original book. Melrose sevens the truth behind fancy dress aberdeen voice.
Melrose is the home of the sevens game and is proud of its heritage and. The rugby world cup sevens is the premier standalone international rugby sevens competition outside the olympic games. These rod stewart fancy dressers are a smash hit as winners of the inaugural aberdeen standard investments global melrose sevens rugby fancy dress world championships. Due to current concerns around the spread of covid19 and after careful consideration, taking into account official government guidance, we have taken the decision to postpone this years expanded melrose sevens, which. Following yesterdays briefing by the uk prime minister in which he said mass gatherings are to be avoided to protect front line services, echoing the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeons remarks late last week, melrose rugby ltd is today announcing that the melrose sevens is to be postponed. Rugby sevens is administered by the international rugby board irb, the body responsible for rugby union worldwide. Coverage of the melrose sevens, the oldest sevenaside rugby tournament in the world. Melrose 7s rugby 2020 fixtures, tickets sales, news, special offers and more.
The melrose sevens, played on the second saturday in april every year, remains the most popular scottish sevens tournament, regularly attracting crowds in excess of 10,000. English side london scottish are the current champions after beating. Melrose and middlesex were well established, and presumably one would consult with regular winners at these tournaments. Published on apr 9, 2015 south africans northwest university from potchefstroom are in the borders aiming to wrest back the aberdeen asset melrose sevens cup for the republic, but glasgow. Their music exhibits different styles and allows room for individual personalities to be heard. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. No apologies top quality is required to win the melrose sevens club president believes high standard of tournament is. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia. The national outdoor book award program recognizes the work of outstanding writers and publishers of outdoor books. Jedforest sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by jedforest rfc, in jedburgh, scotland. Priorwood garden and dry flower shop open all year is a. Despite many structural changes the competition has always culminated with the final at murrayfield stadium format. The national book foundation announced this years national book awards wednesday night. Authors and publishers will also find information on how enter books in the annual award contest.
Subsequent tournaments were held as start of season sevens. Back in may, melrose salvaged as much as they could from a frustrating sevens season by winning the jedforest tournament to claim the runnersup place in the kings of the sevens competition. In honour of the role of melrose rfc in the creation of rugby sevens, the club was inducted, along with haig, to the irb hall of fame in 2008. It is organised by world rugby, the sports governing body the first tournament was held in 1993 in scotland, the birthplace of rugby sevens.
The head coach is john dalziel, supported by manager john manson and skills coach graham shiel during 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the sevens world series due to the financial problems faced by the scottish rugby union. In the world rugby sevens series, only the cup final, which determines the overall winner of an event, is played with 10 minute halves. Jude mcculloch from edinburgh and her friends have been visitors to the sevens for over 20 years. It is the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world, dating back to 1883 when the tournament was suggested by former melrose player ned haig held every april, the tournament is part of the kings of the sevens competition, and has attracted teams from as far afield as japan, hong kong, uruguay. The tournament was won by scottish side watsonian after they beat the home side melrose 1914 in a tightly fought final to win the ladies cup for the first time since 1996 and was melroses second consecutive loss in the final. The scotland national rugby sevens team competes in the world rugby sevens series, rugby world cup sevens and the commonwealth games. Selkirk lit up the borders sevens circuit by winning their own tournament at philphaugh yesterday, with victory over last years winners, melrose, in a tense final. The walkerburn sevens was the sixth of the border sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1911, after the bigger events of the border sevens spring circuit. The melrose club was founded in 1877, and was elected to full membership of the scottish rugby union. It is definitely worth visiting the melrose sevens at least once to. Watsonians win thrilling ladies cup final at melrose sevens. The jedforest sevens was the fourth of the border sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1894, after the melrose sevens 1883, gala sevens 1884 and the hawick sevens 1885.
For the avid gardeners amongst you, melrose has two national trust properties. This year will see the 125th playing of the sevens, with guest teams coming from south africa and germany. Melrose rugby ltd melrose, scottish borders facebook. Remembering the middlesex sevens world rugby museum.
The walkerburn sevens is traditionally the last tournament of the sevens season. February 2016 november 2015 october 2015 september 2015. For the avid gardeners amongst you, melrose has two national trust. Phil mcgowan has been a member of the world rugby museum. The event is contested every four years, with tournaments for mens and womens national teams cohosted at the same venues. Due to current concerns around the spread of covid19 and after careful consideration, taking into account official government guidance, we have taken the decision to postpone this years expanded melrose sevens, which was due to take place between 9th and 12th april. Melrose 7s is the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world. Heriots v edinburgh uni winners v edinburgh accies. Rugby sevens and originally known as sevenaside rugby, is a variant of rugby union in which. The jedforest sevens was the fourth of the border sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1894, after the melrose sevens 1883, gala sevens 1884 and the hawick sevens 1885 the jedforest sevens are traditionally the last tournament of the kings of the sevens competition. If you want to take a leaf out of doddies book and add a bit of tartan to your outfit.
Melrose sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by melrose rugby club, in melrose, scotland. The official countdown has began for the 2015 melrose sevens tournament. Rugby sevens were first introduced in 1883 by ned haig, a member of melrose rugby club, and the sevens. Rugby sevens continues to be popular in the scottish borders, where the ten most prestigious tournaments make up a league competition known as the kings of the sevens. Every june, this property comes alive when it hosts the popular borders book festival. The game originated in melrose, scotland, where the melrose sevens tournament is still played annually.
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