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The Scotland national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. It also competed World Rugby Sevens Series although it has been replaced by a combined Great Britain team in this competition. The head coach is Ciaran Beattie, supported by manager Sean Lamont and skills coach Graham Shiel.
The 1973 International Seven-a-side tournament was the first rugby sevens tournament to feature national representative teams, [1] predating the first official Rugby World Cup Sevens by twenty years. Held in Scotland as part of the Scottish Rugby Union's centenary celebrations, the tournament featured players from all eight of the members of ...
Scotland were invited to the final leg of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Biarritz, they placed eleventh in the tournament. [4] Scotland qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and will be making their debut since the introduction of the women's competition at the 2018 Games. [5] [6] [7]
Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh. Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try. Rugby union in Scotland in its modern form has existed since the mid-19th century. Scotland has one of the oldest rugby union traditions and has introduced various innovations including rugby sevens.
Traditional Sevens schedule was changed by the Scottish Rugby Union in order to allow more time for the regular rugby season. Controversially, due to the influence of former national coach Jim Telfer, Melrose RFC did not have to change its date. As of 2011, Sevens will take place on consecutive weekends in April and May.
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.
The Rugby World Cup Sevens originated with a proposal by the Scottish Rugby Union to the International Rugby Board. [citation needed] The inaugural tournament was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in 1993, and has been held every four years since.
The first rugby sevens tournament took place in 1955 and it has been played in all subsequent years, with the exception of the coronavirus pandemic years in 2019 and 2020. [1] The 2023 tournament, won by Currie, [2] had 21 sides taking part. [3]