Welcome to Melrose Rugby Sevens

Rugby 7s was founded in Melrose in 1883. The game of rugby 7s is now played on an international stage from Hong Kong to Scotland and is testimony to its founder in the Scottish Borders town, Ned Haig.

2008 is the 125th Anniversary of the Melrose Sevens and it is proposed to hold an extended tournament with guest teams coming from all over the world. Previous years have included sevens guests Randwick and Manly from Australia, Bay of Plenty from New Zealand, University of Free State and Stellenbosch from South Africa. Europe has been represented by guests from England, France, Portugal, Ireland to name a few. The town of Melrose takes on a carnival atmosphere with the day being considered a main social date in the sporting calendar. To complement the main Melrose 7s tournament other attractions are being planned for the international sports event.

Tickets and Greenyards Corporate Hospitality for the International Sevens at Melrose 2008 are expected to be in great demand with advance bookings already coming in to The Greenyards, Melrose Rugby Club home ground where 125 years ago the game of was first played.

Melrose RFC promotes the sport from grass roots level, including mini, midi and age group rugby flying under the flag of Melrose Hornets. Junior sevens are held annually including The Melrose Wasps Sevens for under 18 age group. The Crichton Cup is the worlds oldest junior sevens tournament and is held for local teams whilst The Drummond Cup is played for by invitation. A special sevens coaching clinic takes place on the morning of the event where youngsters from all over Scotland are invited to take part under the watchful eye of former Scottish Director of Rugby, British Lion and Melrose captain Jim Telfer.

Melrose Rugby Football Club is located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders and is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880. They have played at the Greenyards since the club's inception. Melrose is most famous as the host of the first ever 7-a-side rugby tournament in 1883, having been invented by Ned Haig, a local butcher. Melrose has been a consistently successful club in the upper echelons of the Scottish game.

The ten most prestigious of these tournaments make up a league competition known as the Kings of the Sevens. Teams competing gain points depending on how far they progress in each tournament, the Winner gains ten points, runner up seven points, semi-finalists five points and teams who are emliminated at the quarter final stage gain three points.

Sponsorship discussions are under way for a main title sponsor for the Melrose Sevens tournament 2008 with a press release in due course. For further information about the 125th Melrose 7s please contact Melrose Rugby Club

For details and information about the Melrose 125 youth tournaments, Melrose 125 vets or the Melrose 125 tented village, please click on the respective link below.