Walkerburn Sevens

Walkerburn Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Walkerburn RFC, in Walkerburn, Scotland. The Walkerburn Sevens was the sixth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1911, after the bigger events of the Border Sevens spring circuit.

The Walkerburn Sevens is traditionally the last tournament of the Sevens season. Although other Sevens events were to join the Borders Sevens Circuit later, the Walkerburn Sevens has kept its view as a finale from the other tournaments.

The other Borders Sevens tournaments combine in a Kings of the Sevens league; the Walkerburn tournament is called the Prince of the Sevens.

2019's Walkerburn Sevens will be played on 25 May.

Sports Day
Walkerburn RFC introduced a Sports Day in 1911 featuring rugby sevens.

Ballantyne Centenary Trophy
The winner of the Walkerburn Sevens receives the Jeremy Ballantyne Centenary Trophy.

The player of the tournament receives the Davie Campbell Cup. Davie Campbell was a former Walkerburn RFC convener and club stalwart.

Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Walkerburn Sevens tournament throughout the years. A touring team from Carlisle RFC was invited in 2010, along with the invitational charity side Pigbarians RFC The Army rugby union side was invited in 2005 and won the tournament.

Sponsorship
The Sevens tournament is usually sponsored by Glendinning Groundworks as a main sponsor. The club however receives many sponsors; it boasted of a club record of 200 sponsors in 2015.

Past winners
• 2023 Haddington

• 2022  Peebles

• 2021 no tournament – coronavirus pandemic

• 2020 no tournament – coronavirus pandemic

• 2019  Melrose Storm

• 2018  Melrose Storm

• 2017  Haddington

• 2016  Gala YM

• 2015  Gala YM

• 2014  Peebles

• 2013  Melrose 'A'

• 2012  Lasswade

• 2011  Edinburgh University

• 2010  Melrose 'A'

• 2009  Biggar

• 2008  Biggar

• 2007  Hawick 'A'

• 2006  Haddington

• 2005  Army

• 2004  Haddington

• 2003  Musselburgh

• 2002  Musselburgh

• 2001  St. Boswells

• 2000  Hawick 'A'

• 1999  Gala YM

• 1998  Hawick 'A'

• 1997  Preston Lodge

• 1996  Peebles

• 1995  Currie

• 1994  Currie

• 1993  Musselburgh

• 1992  Peebles

• 1991  Currie

• 1990  Musselburgh

• 1989  St. Boswells

• 1988  Gala YM

• 1987  Melrose 'A'

• 1986  Gala YM

• 1985  Hawick Trades

• 1984  Portobello

• 1983  Portobello

• 1982  Heriots

• 1981  Portobello

• 1980  Haddington

• 1979  Heriots

• 1978  Haddington

• 1977  Gala YM

• 1976  Haddington

• 1975  Melrose 'A'

• 1974  Portobello

• 1973  Gala YM

• 1972  Hawick YM

• 1971  Hawick YM

• 1970  Trinity Academicals

• 1969  Hawick Trades

• 1968  Trinity Academicals

• 1967  Trinity Academicals

• 1966  Walkerburn Select

• 1965  Trinity Academicals

• 1964  Hawick YM

• 1963  Hawick YM

• 1962  Hawick YM

• 1961  Trinity Academicals

• 1960  Musselburgh

• 1959  Watsonians

• 1958  Hawick YM

• 1957  Musselburgh

• 1956  Musselburgh

• 1955  Trinity Academicals

• 1954  Heriots

• 1953  Heriots

• 1952  Musselburgh

• 1951  Musselburgh

• 1950  Hawick Trades

• 1949  Boroughmuir

• 1948  Trinity Academicals

• 1947  Melrose 'A'

• 1942-1946 Second World War

• 1941  Watsonians

• 1940  Watsonians

• 1939  Watsonians

• 1938  Gala 'A'

• 1937  Edinburgh Borderers

• 1936  Walkerburn 'A'

• 1935  Gala Star

• 1934  Walkerburn

• 1933  Boroughmuir

• 1932  Melrose 'A'

• 1931  Boroughmuir

• 1930  Walkerburn

• 1929  Hawick YM

• 1928  Walkerburn

• 1927  Walkerburn

• 1926  Gala 'A'

• 1925  Walkerburn

• 1924  Gala 'A'

• 1923  Walkerburn 'A'

• 1922  Edinburgh Kenmore

• 1921  Earlston

• 1920  Hawick Albion

• 1915-1919 First World War

• 1914  Walkerburn 'A'

• 1913  Newington

• 1912  Walkerburn

• 1911  Walkerburn

'A' sides are shown where a club had entered two sides in the tournament