Hawick 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).

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. The final was won by Boroughmuir.

For the 2019–20 season the tournament will instead move to an August fixture. This was played on 10 August 2019. 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.

Sports Day
The Sevens tournament was initially billed as a Sports Day.

Patterson Challenge Cup
The winner of the Hawick Sevens receives the Patterson Challenge Cup.

Invited sides
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. Bristol, the Welsh invitational side Crawshays RFC, Wakefield RFC and the Australian side Randwick DRUFC were invited in 1994.

Of the English sides so far invited:- Oxford University; London Scottish; London Welsh and Newcastle Falcons have all won the tournament.

Past winners
• 2023 Hawick

• 2022  Melrose

• 2021 No event

• 2020  Jed-Forest

• 2019  Boroughmuir

• 2018  Watsonians

• 2017  Gala

• 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

• 2003  Royal Scots

• 2002  Jed-Forest

• 2001 Foot & Mouth Disease

• 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

Sponsorship
Hawick Sevens are sponsored by BSW Timber Group.