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Jed-Forest Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Instituted1894
Number of teams16
Country Scotland Scotland
Holders Scotland Melrose (2023)
Most titles Scotland Hawick (28 titles)
Related competition Kings of the Sevens

Jed-Forest Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Jed-Forest RFC, in Jedburgh, Scotland. The Jed-Forest Sevens was the fourth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1894, after the Melrose Sevens (1883), Gala Sevens (1884) and the Hawick Sevens (1885). [1]

The Jed-Forest Sevens are traditionally the last tournament of the Kings of the Sevens competition. [2]

2024's Starrett's Jed-Forest Sevens will be played on 18th May. [3]

Sports day

Jed-Forest RFC] introduce a sports day in 1894 featuring rugby sevens as a way to supplement the club's income at the end of the season. [4] [5]

Sponsorship

The Sevens tournament is now sponsored by Starrett UK. It was sponsored by RJT, Mainetti and Tennents before that.

Past winners

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC - A Sporting Nation - The first Melrose Sevens match 1883". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Jedforest 7s - Kings of the 7s".
  3. ^ "Jed-forest Rugby Club - Mainetti Jed-forest 7s". www.jedforestrfc.com.
  4. ^ Roodt, Gerhard (7 August 2015). The Dna of Rugby Football: A Short History of the Origin of Rugby Football. Partridge Africa. ISBN  9781482808292 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Iainthepoet (28 April 2012). "On this day in Scotland: The world's first rugby sevens tournament".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jed-Forest Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Instituted1894
Number of teams16
Country Scotland Scotland
Holders Scotland Melrose (2023)
Most titles Scotland Hawick (28 titles)
Related competition Kings of the Sevens

Jed-Forest Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Jed-Forest RFC, in Jedburgh, Scotland. The Jed-Forest Sevens was the fourth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1894, after the Melrose Sevens (1883), Gala Sevens (1884) and the Hawick Sevens (1885). [1]

The Jed-Forest Sevens are traditionally the last tournament of the Kings of the Sevens competition. [2]

2024's Starrett's Jed-Forest Sevens will be played on 18th May. [3]

Sports day

Jed-Forest RFC] introduce a sports day in 1894 featuring rugby sevens as a way to supplement the club's income at the end of the season. [4] [5]

Sponsorship

The Sevens tournament is now sponsored by Starrett UK. It was sponsored by RJT, Mainetti and Tennents before that.

Past winners

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC - A Sporting Nation - The first Melrose Sevens match 1883". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Jedforest 7s - Kings of the 7s".
  3. ^ "Jed-forest Rugby Club - Mainetti Jed-forest 7s". www.jedforestrfc.com.
  4. ^ Roodt, Gerhard (7 August 2015). The Dna of Rugby Football: A Short History of the Origin of Rugby Football. Partridge Africa. ISBN  9781482808292 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Iainthepoet (28 April 2012). "On this day in Scotland: The world's first rugby sevens tournament".

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