Sport | Rugby sevens |
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Instituted | 1884 |
Number of teams | 12 |
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Most titles | ![]() |
Related competition | Kings of the Sevens |
Gala Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Gala RFC, in Galashiels, Scotland. The Gala Sevens was the second of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated in 1884, just behind the Melrose Sevens in 1883.[1]
Held around the start of every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2019's Gala Sevens took place on the 6 April.[2] It was won by Edinburgh Academicals.[3]
Sports Day
Gala introduced a Sports Day in 1884. This contained rugby sevens, a kicking competition and athletics.[4]
Memorial Football trophy
The winner of the Gala Sevens receives the Border Memorial Football Trophy.[5]
Invited Sides
Various sides have been invited to play in the Gala Sevens tournament throughout the years. The Barbarians entered in a side in 1976, as did Harlequins. Newcastle Falcons reached the final in 1999; Llanelli RFC reached the final in 1970; Bridgend RFC reached the final in 1971.
The Fiji national rugby sevens team won the event in 1991. They beat the Canada national rugby sevens team in the final.
Cardiff RFC won the event in 1964 and were runners-up the following year.
Of the English sides so far invited, only Tynedale, Blackheath, Loughborough Colleges, Orrell and Richmond have won the Memorial Football Trophy.
Sponsorship
The Sevens tournament is usually sponsored by Five Star Taxis of Galashiels.[6][7][8][9]
Past winners
- 2022
Gala
- 2021
Melrose
- 2020 no tournament - coronavirus pandemic
- 2019
Edinburgh Accies
- 2018
Jed-Forest
- 2017
Watsonians
- 2016
Watsonians
- 2015
Gala
- 2014
Melrose
- 2013
Gala
- 2012
Jed-Forest
- 2011
Melrose
- 2010
Melrose
- 2009
Selkirk
- 2008
Heriots
- 2007
Hawick
- 2006
Boroughmuir
- 2005
Watsonians
- 2004
Royal Scots
- 2003
Watsonians
- 2002
Royal Scots
- 2001
Kelso
- 2000
Melrose
- 1999
Melrose
- 1998
Glasgow Hawks
- 1997
Watsonians
- 1996
Watsonians
- 1995
Gala
- 1994
Gala
- 1993
Gala
- 1992
Hawick
- 1991
Fiji
- 1990
Saltires
- 1989
Saltires
- 1988
Saltires
- 1987
Melrose
- 1986
Hawick
- 1985
Kelso
- 1984
Richmond
- 1983
Kelso
- 1982
Gala
- 1981
Kelso
- 1980
Stewarts Melville
- 1979
Hawick
- 1978
Hawick
- 1977
Gala
- 1976
Stewarts Melville
- 1975
Orrell
- 1974
Kelso
- 1973
Heriots
- 1972
Gala
- 1971
Gala
- 1970
Gala
- 1969
Gala
- 1968
Hawick
- 1967
Hawick
- 1966
Hawick
- 1965
Loughborough Colleges
- 1964
Cardiff
- 1963
Gala
- 1962
Melrose
- 1961
Hawick
- 1960
Hawick
- 1959
Hawick
- 1958
Hawick
- 1957
Blackheath
- 1956
Hawick
- 1955
Langholm
- 1954
Gala
- 1953
Melrose
- 1952
Stewart's College FP
- 1951
Langholm
- 1950
Glasgow HSFP
- 1949
Hawick
- 1948
Kelso
- 1947
Hawick
- 1946
Hawick
- 1942-1945 Second World War
- 1941
Kelso
- 1940
Hawick
- 1939
Glasgow Academicals
- 1938
Melrose
- 1937
Kelso
- 1936
Kelso
- 1935
Hawick
- 1934
Gala
- 1933
Hawick
- 1932
Hawick
- 1931
Hawick
- 1930
Gala
- 1929
Gala
- 1928
Hawick
- 1927
Hawick
- 1926
Hawick
- 1925
Kelso
- 1924
Hawick
- 1923
Hawick
- 1922
Gala
- 1921
Jed-Forest
- 1920
Gala
- 1919
Royal HSFP
- 1917-1918 First World War
- 1916
4th K.O.S.Borderers
- 1915 First World War
- 1914
Gala
- 1913
Gala
- 1912
Hawick
- 1911
Hawick
- 1910
Hawick
- 1909
Hawick
- 1908
Gala
- 1907
Gala
- 1906
Hawick
- 1905
Watsonians
- 1904
Hawick
- 1903
Hawick
- 1902
Hawick
- 1901
Hawick
- 1900
Hawick
- 1899
Jed-Forest
- 1898
Hawick
- 1897
Hawick
- 1896
Hawick
- 1895
Hawick
- 1894
Hawick
- 1893
Hawick
- 1892
Jed-Forest
- 1891
Gala
- 1890
Gala
- 1889
Melrose
- 1888
Gala
- 1887
Gala
- 1886
Melrose
- 1885
Tynedale
- 1884
Gala
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - A Sporting Nation - The first Melrose Sevens match 1883". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Edinburgh Accies beat Watsonians in final to win Gala Sevens". 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Victory for Accies at Gala 7s". edinburghaccies.com.
- ^ "Gala Rugby - Club History". Gala Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ The Annual Sports (1930 programme), Gala Football Club
- ^ "Five Star Taxis Gala Sevens - News - Gala Rugby". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Jed-forest Rugby Club - Jed win Five Star Taxis Gala 7s". jedforestrfc.com.
- ^ Rugby, Gala (4 March 2016). "Five Star Taxis Gala Sevens 2016".
- ^ "Five Star Taxis - The Scottish Borders' largest Taxi firm". fivestartaxisgalashiels.com.