Gala Sevens

Gala Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Gala RFC, in Galashiels, Scotland. The Gala Sevens was the second of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated in 1884, just behind the Melrose Sevens in 1883.

Held around the start of every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2019's Gala Sevens took place on the 6 April. It was won by Edinburgh Academicals.

Sports Day
Gala introduced a Sports Day in 1884. This contained rugby sevens, a kicking competition and athletics.

Memorial Football trophy
The winner of the Gala Sevens receives the Border Memorial Football Trophy.

Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Gala Sevens tournament throughout the years. The Barbarians entered in a side in 1976, as did Harlequins. Newcastle Falcons reached the final in 1999; Llanelli RFC reached the final in 1970; Bridgend RFC reached the final in 1971.

The Fiji national rugby sevens team won the event in 1991. They beat the Canada national rugby sevens team in the final.

Cardiff RFC won the event in 1964 and were runners-up the following year.

Of the English sides so far invited, only Tynedale, Blackheath, Loughborough Colleges, Orrell and Richmond have won the Memorial Football Trophy.

Sponsorship
The Sevens tournament is usually sponsored by Five Star Taxis of Galashiels.

Past winners
• 2022 Gala

• 2021  Melrose

• 2020 no tournament - coronavirus pandemic

• 2019  Edinburgh Accies

• 2018  Jed-Forest

• 2017  Watsonians

• 2016  Watsonians

• 2015  Gala

• 2014  Melrose

• 2013  Gala

• 2012  Jed-Forest

• 2011  Melrose

• 2010  Melrose

• 2009  Selkirk

• 2008  Heriots

• 2007  Hawick

• 2006  Boroughmuir

• 2005  Watsonians

• 2004  Royal Scots

• 2003  Watsonians

• 2002  Royal Scots

• 2001  Kelso

• 2000  Melrose

• 1999  Melrose

• 1998  Glasgow Hawks

• 1997  Watsonians

• 1996  Watsonians

• 1995  Gala

• 1994  Gala

• 1993  Gala

• 1992  Hawick

• 1991  Fiji

• 1990  Saltires

• 1989  Saltires

• 1988  Saltires

• 1987  Melrose

• 1986  Hawick

• 1985  Kelso

• 1984 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richmond

• 1983  Kelso

• 1982  Gala

• 1981  Kelso

• 1980  Stewarts Melville

• 1979  Hawick

• 1978  Hawick

• 1977  Gala

• 1976  Stewarts Melville

• 1975 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Orrell

• 1974  Kelso

• 1973  Heriots

• 1972  Gala

• 1971  Gala

• 1970  Gala

• 1969  Gala

• 1968  Hawick

• 1967  Hawick

• 1966  Hawick

• 1965 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Loughborough Colleges

• 1964 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff

• 1963  Gala

• 1962  Melrose

• 1961  Hawick

• 1960  Hawick

• 1959  Hawick

• 1958  Hawick

• 1957 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Blackheath

• 1956  Hawick

• 1955  Langholm

• 1954  Gala

• 1953  Melrose

• 1952  Stewart's College FP

• 1951  Langholm

• 1950  Glasgow HSFP

• 1949  Hawick

• 1948  Kelso

• 1947  Hawick

• 1946  Hawick

• 1942-1945 Second World War

• 1941  Kelso

• 1940  Hawick

• 1939  Glasgow Academicals

• 1938  Melrose

• 1937  Kelso

• 1936  Kelso

• 1935  Hawick

• 1934  Gala

• 1933  Hawick

• 1932  Hawick

• 1931  Hawick

• 1930  Gala

• 1929  Gala

• 1928  Hawick

• 1927  Hawick

• 1926  Hawick

• 1925  Kelso

• 1924  Hawick

• 1923  Hawick

• 1922  Gala

• 1921  Jed-Forest

• 1920  Gala

• 1919  Royal HSFP

• 1917-1918 First World War

• 1916  4th K.O.S.Borderers

• 1915 First World War

• 1914  Gala

• 1913  Gala

• 1912  Hawick

• 1911  Hawick

• 1910  Hawick

• 1909  Hawick

• 1908  Gala

• 1907  Gala

• 1906  Hawick

• 1905  Watsonians

• 1904  Hawick

• 1903  Hawick

• 1902  Hawick

• 1901  Hawick

• 1900  Hawick

• 1899  Jed-Forest

• 1898  Hawick

• 1897  Hawick

• 1896  Hawick

• 1895  Hawick

• 1894  Hawick

• 1893  Hawick

• 1892  Jed-Forest

• 1891  Gala

• 1890  Gala

• 1889  Melrose

• 1888  Gala

• 1887  Gala

• 1886  Melrose

• 1885 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tynedale

• 1884  Gala