Scotland_Sevens

Scotland Sevens

Scotland Sevens

Rugby sevens tournament

Not to be confused with Scotland national rugby sevens team.

The Scotland Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the Sevens World Series. In the 2014-15 season it was the penultimate event of the Sevens World Series circuit. It was first held in 2007 but has been removed from the series from the 2015-16 season.

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Between 2007 and 2011 the tournament was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, then moving to Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow from 2012.[1][2] The agreement to host the tournament in Glasgow between the World Rugby, which operates the Sevens World Series, and the Scottish Rugby Union ran from 2012 for at least 3 years.[3] The event was replaced in the World Sevens series by the France Sevens event from 2015–16 and will not return to the series until 2019 at the earliest.[4]

The first and second tournaments were held near the beginning of June, with Emirates Airline as the title sponsor. Associated events have included a Festival of Rugby, which took place on the training pitches outside Murrayfield when it was held there.

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A lineout during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Reid, Alasdair (29 April 2012). "Party time". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "World Series moves to Glasgow". irbsevens.com. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. [3]
    "Flying the flag: We all have a ball at lucky sevens!". Evening Times. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. [4]
    Lamont, Alasdair. "Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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