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Most recent season or competition: 2014 Scotland Sevens | |
Formerly | Edinburgh Sevens |
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Sport | Rugby sevens |
Founded | 2007 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country | Scotland |
Venue(s) | Scotstoun Stadium |
Most recent champion(s) | Fiji (2015) |
Most titles | New Zealand (4 times) |
Sponsor(s) | Emirates Airline |
The Scotland Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the 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 in Edinburgh, then moving to Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow from 2012.[1][2] The agreement to host the tournament in Glasgow between the World Rugby, which operates the Sevens World Series, and the Scottish Rugby Union ran from 2012 for at least 3 years.[3] The event was replaced in the World Sevens series by the France Sevens event from 2015–16 and will not return to the series until 2019 at the earliest.[4]
The first and second tournaments were held near the beginning of June, with 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.
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