| Selkirk Sevens | |
| Sport: | Rugby sevens |
| Founded: | 1919 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Champion: | Melrose |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Related Comps: | Kings of the Sevens |
Selkirk Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Selkirk RFC, 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.[1] [2]
The Selkirk Sevens is part of the Kings of the Sevens championship run by the Border League.[3] [4]
2024's Selkirk Sevens will be played on 11 May 2024.[5]
The Selkirk Sevens tournament began as a Sports Day in 1919.[6]
Following a sponsorship deal the Selkirk Sevens trophy is now known as the Edinburgh Medics of 81 Cup.[7] [8]
The Player of the Tournament receives the Denzil Lloyd Trophy.[9]
Various sides have been invited to play in the Selkirk Sevens tournament throughout the years.
The Scotland 7s team won the tournament in 1996.[10]
Wakefield, Nottingham, Northampton Saints, Rotherham Titans, Newcastle Falcons and Cardiff RFC 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.[10]
Other invited teams made it to the Selkirk Sevens final. A Queens University Belfast 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).[10]
Dave Scully playing with Wakefield in 1987, won the Sevens again with Rotherham Titans in 2002, fifteen years later.[11]
The Selkirk financial firm Heard Hamilton Financial Planning sponsors the 2019 Selkirk Sevens.[12] In the past the event was sponsored by Selkirk Taxis[13] and CIS Insurance.[14]
