# Scotland Sevens

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{{Short description|Rugby sevens tournament}}
{{distinguish|Scotland national rugby sevens team}}
{{Update|date=November 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox sports league
|title           =Scotland Sevens
|last_season     =2014 Scotland Sevens
|upcoming_season =2015 Scotland Sevens
|logo            =Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s logo.svg
|pixels          =200px
|caption         =Scotland Sevens logo
|sport           =[Rugby sevens](/source/Rugby_sevens)
|formerly        =Edinburgh Sevens
|country         ={{SCO}}
|venue           =[Scotstoun Stadium](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium)
|founded         =2007
|teams           =16
|champion        ={{Ru7|FIJ}} (2015)
|most_champs     ={{nowrap|{{Ru7|NZL}} (4 times)}}
|sponsor         =[Emirates](/source/Emirates_(airline))
}}

The '''Scotland Sevens''' was a [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens) tournament that was part of the [Sevens World Series](/source/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.

Between 2007 and 2011 the tournament was held at [Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium) in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), then moving to [Scotstoun Stadium](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium) in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) from 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13056099.party-time/ |title=Party time |first=Alasdair |last=Reid |work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow)) |location=Glasgow |date=29 April 2012|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=10/news/newsid=2060849.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185546/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=10/news/newsid=2060849.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=7 January 2012 |title=World Series moves to Glasgow |publisher=irbsevens.com |date=9 December 2011|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> The agreement to host the tournament in Glasgow between the [World Rugby](/source/World_Rugby), which operates the Sevens World Series, and the [Scottish Rugby Union](/source/Scottish_Rugby_Union) ran from 2012 for at least 3 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/features/features-editors-picks/flying-the-flag-we-all-have-a-ball-at-lucky-sevens.17174123 |title=Flying the flag: We all have a ball at lucky sevens! |publisher=[Evening Times](/source/Evening_Times) |date=30 March 2012 |access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> The event was replaced in the World Sevens series by the [France Sevens](/source/France_Sevens) event from 2015–16 and will not return to the series until 2019 at the earliest.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lamont|first1=Alasdair|title=Scotland to lose IRB Sevens host role to France|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/29705899|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

The first and second tournaments were held near the beginning of June, with the airline [Emirates](/source/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.

{{toc level|3}}

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
|width=1% rowspan=9| 
!colspan=3|Cup Final
|width=1% rowspan=9| 
!colspan=3|Plate Final
|-
!width=15%|Winner
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
!width=15%|Winner
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
|-
|''[2007](/source/2007_Edinburgh_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''34–5'''
|{{flagicon|SAM|size=33px}}<br /> [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|FIJ|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''31–7'''
|{{flagicon|KEN|size=33px}}<br /> [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2008](/source/2008_Edinburgh_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''24–14'''
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=33px}}<br /> [England](/source/England_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|RSA|size=33px}}<br /> '''[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''14–5'''
|{{flagicon|SCO|size=33px}}<br /> [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2009](/source/2009_Edinburgh_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|{{flagicon|FIJ|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''20–19'''
|{{flagicon|RSA|size=33px}}<br /> [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''34–12'''
|{{flagicon|AUS|size=33px}}<br /> [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2010](/source/2010_Edinburgh_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|{{flagicon|SAM|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''41–14'''
|{{flagicon|AUS|size=33px}}<br /> [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|SCO|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''19–0'''
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=33px}}<br /> [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2011](/source/2011_Edinburgh_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Murrayfield](/source/Murrayfield_Stadium), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|{{flagicon|RSA|size=33px}}<br /> '''[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''36–35'''
|{{flagicon|AUS|size=33px}}<br /> [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|FIJ|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''26–14'''
|{{flagicon|SAM|size=33px}}<br /> [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2012](/source/2012_Scotland_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Scotstoun](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow)
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''29–14'''
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=33px}}<br /> [England](/source/England_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|SAM|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''31–12'''
|{{flagicon|WAL|size=33px}}<br /> [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2013](/source/2013_Scotland_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Scotstoun](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow)
|{{flagicon|RSA|size=33px}}<br /> '''[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''28–21'''
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|{{flagicon|USA|size=33px}}<br /> '''[United States](/source/United_States_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''17–7'''
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=33px}}<br /> [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2014](/source/2014_Scotland_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Scotstoun](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow)
|
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''54-7'''
|{{flagicon|CAN|size=33px}}<br /> [Canada](/source/Canada_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=33px}}<br /> '''[England](/source/England_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''26-5'''
|{{flagicon|KEN|size=33px}}<br /> [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|-
|''[2015](/source/2015_Scotland_Sevens)'' <br />
|[Scotstoun](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium), [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow)
|
|{{flagicon|FIJ|size=33px}}<br /> '''[Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''24-17'''
|{{flagicon|NZL|size=33px}}<br /> '''[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|
|{{flagicon|RSA|size=33px}}<br /> '''[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)'''
|'''12-10'''
|{{flagicon|SCO|size=33px}}<br /> [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_sevens_team)
|}
[[File:Edinburgh Sevens.jpg|thumb|A lineout during the [2008 Edinburgh Sevens](/source/2008_Edinburgh_Sevens)]]

==See also==
* [Melrose Sevens](/source/Melrose_Sevens)

==Notes and references==
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Category:Scotland Sevens
Category:Rugby sevens competitions in Scotland
Category:Rugby union in Edinburgh
Category:Rugby union in Glasgow
Category:Former World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2007
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015
Category:2007 establishments in Scotland

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