Hawick Sevens
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1886 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Holders | Jed-Forest (2020) |
| Most titles | Hawick (49 titles) |
| Related competition | Kings of the 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]
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] No tournament was held for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021–22 season event was won by Melrose.
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
[edit]The Sevens tournament was initially billed as a Sports Day.[7]
Patterson Challenge Cup
[edit]The winner of the Hawick Sevens receives the Patterson Challenge Cup.[8][9]
Invited sides
[edit]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
[edit]- 2023
Hawick - 2022 Melrose[6]
- 2021 No event
- 2020 Jed-Forest[6]
- 2019 Boroughmuir[3]
- 2018 Watsonians
- 2017 Gala[13]
- 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[14]
- 2003 Royal Scots
- 2002 Jed-Forest
- 2001 Foot & Mouth Disease[15]
- 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
[edit]Hawick Sevens are sponsored by BSW Timber Group.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lorimer, Alan (22 April 2018). "Watsonians with another success at Mansfield Park at Hawick Sevens". Theoffsideline.com.
- ^ a b "Hawick Rugby Football Club". Hawickrfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ a b @KingsOf7s (20 April 2019). "BSW Timber Hawick 7s:Final:Boroughmuir 26-5 Edin AcciesFour tournaments and four different winners" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sevens shake-up!". Thehawickpaper.co.uk. 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Kings of the Sevens carnival pitches up at Mansfield Park". Thesouthernreporter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hawick Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "On this day in Scotland: The world's first rugby sevens tournament". Iainthepoet.blogspot.com. 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Photographic image of 1930 programme" (JPG). Rugbyrelics.com. 19 April 1930. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens - Programmes". Rugbyrelics.com.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b "Hawick - Kings of the 7s". K7s.co.uk.
- ^ Lorimer, Alan (16 April 2017). "Gala triumph at Hawick Sevens". Theoffsideline.com.
- ^ Donald, Peter (18 April 2004). "Hawick Sevens: Gregor bridges 50-year gap". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Hawick Sevens falls to foot-and-mouth". ESPN.com. 19 April 2001.
