Most recent season or competition: 2014 Scotland Sevens |
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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 union 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. 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. 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.
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.