Selkirk 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.

The Selkirk Sevens is part of the Kings of the Sevens championship run by the Border League.

2024's Selkirk Sevens will be played on 11 May 2024.

Sports Day
The Selkirk Sevens tournament began as a Sports Day in 1919.

Cup
Following a sponsorship deal the Selkirk Sevens trophy is now known as the Edinburgh Medics of 81 Cup.

The Player of the Tournament receives the Denzil Lloyd Trophy.

Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Selkirk Sevens tournament throughout the years.

The Scotland 7s team won the tournament in 1996.

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.

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).

Dave Scully playing with Wakefield in 1987, won the Sevens again with Rotherham Titans in 2002, fifteen years later.

Sponsorship
The Selkirk financial firm Heard Hamilton Financial Planning sponsors the 2019 Selkirk Sevens. In the past the event was sponsored by Selkirk Taxis and CIS Insurance.

Past winners
• 2023 Melrose

• 2022  Jed-Forest

• 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19

• 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19

• 2019  Boroughmuir

• 2018  Selkirk

• 2017  Melrose

• 2016  Melrose

• 2015  Jed-Forest

• 2014  Melrose

• 2013  Selkirk

• 2012  Watsonians

• 2011  Selkirk

• 2010 No event

• 2009  Selkirk

• 2008  Selkirk

• 2007  Selkirk

• 2006 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff

• 2005  Royal Scots

• 2004 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle Falcons

• 2003 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rotherham Titans

• 2002 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rotherham Titans

• 2001  Royal Scots

• 2000  Melrose

• 1999  Jed-Forest

• 1998  Melrose

• 1997  Kelso

• 1996  Scotland 7s

• 1995  Melrose

• 1994  Selkirk

• 1993 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Northampton Saints

• 1992  Gala

• 1991 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Northampton Saints

• 1990 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham

• 1989  Selkirk

• 1988  Selkirk

• 1987 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wakefield

• 1986  Hawick

• 1985  Melrose

• 1984  Kelso

• 1983  Kelso

• 1982  Selkirk

• 1981  Hawick

• 1980  Kelso

• 1979  Kelso

• 1978  Kelso

• 1977  Stewart's Melville

• 1976  Stewart's Melville

• 1975  Co-Optimists

• 1974  Kelso

• 1973  Kelso

• 1972 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Public School Wanderers

• 1971  Gala

• 1970  Gala

• 1969  Hawick

• 1968  Gala

• 1967  Hawick

• 1966  Hawick

• 1965  Melrose

• 1964  Gala

• 1963  Gala

• 1962  Gala

• 1961  Melrose

• 1960  Selkirk

• 1959  Hawick

• 1958  Langholm

• 1957  Hawick

• 1956  Jed-Forest

• 1955  Kelso

• 1954  Hawick

• 1953  Hawick

• 1952  Gala

• 1951  Melrose

• 1950  Gala

• 1949  Langholm

• 1948  Kelso

• 1947  Co-Optimists

• 1946  Melrose

• 1945  Scottish Services

• 1940–1944 No event due to World War II

• 1939  Hawick

• 1938  Co-Optimists

• 1937  Co-Optimists

• 1936  Kelso

• 1935  Heriots

• 1934  Kelso

• 1933  Hawick

• 1932  Melrose

• 1931  Kelso

• 1930  Hawick

• 1929  Kelso

• 1928  Kelso

• 1927  Hawick

• 1926  Heriots

• 1925  Gala

• 1924  Hawick

• 1923  Selkirk

• 1922  Selkirk

• 1921  Gala

• 1920  Selkirk

• 1919  Hawick