The Middlesex Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held annually at Twickenham stadium in London, England until 2011. It was first held in 1926, and started by Dr J.A. Russell-Cargill, a London-based Scot.Bath, Scotland Rugby Miscellany, p82 The event was held at the end of the rugby union season in May every year for 75 years, but moved to August in 2001 due to lack of available stadium dates and players in May. The Middlesex Sevens tournament was last played in 2011, as the new Premiership Rugby 7s Series caused many of the top clubs that previously took part to pull out.
This tournament was a charitable event, officially called the Middlesex Charity Sevens, with the beneficiaries being Wooden Spoon and the RFU Injured Players Fund. Middlesex Charity Sevens raised over £10 million for charities.
Two rugby league clubs have won the Middlesex Sevens. In 1996 Wigan Warriors brought a star-studded team including Martin Offiah, Shaun Edwards, Andy Farrell, Va'aiga Tuigamala and Jason Robinson to Twickenham in 1996. Bradford Bulls were champions in 2002.
The Women's Middlesex 7s was introduced in 2011, the final year of the tournament, and was won by Wooden Spoon Women.
Harlequins | 14 | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1967, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008 |
Richmond | 9 | 1951, 1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983 |
London Welsh | 8 | 1930, 1931, 1956, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984 |
London Scottish | 7 | 1937, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1991 |
Wasps FC | 5 | 1948, 1952, 1985, 1993, 2006 |
Loughborough Colleges | 5 | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1976 |
St. Mary's Hospital | 5 | 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 |
Rosslyn Park | 4 | 1947, 1950, 1954, 1981 |
Barbarians | 3 | 1934, 1997, 1998 |
Blackheath | 2 | 1932, 1958 |
British Army | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
Penguins | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
ULR Samurai | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
St Luke's College | 2 | 1957, 1969 |
Bath Rugby | 1 | 1994 |
Bradford Bulls (RL) | 1 | 2002 |
Cambridge University | 1 | 1941 |
Cardiff RFC | 1 | 1939 |
Gloucester RFC | 1 | 2005 |
Heriot's FP | 1 | 1949 |
Leicester Tigers | 1 | 1995 |
London Irish | 1 | 2009 |
Metropolitan Police | 1 | 1938 |
Newcastle Falcons | 1 | 2007 |
Northampton Saints | 1 | 2003 |
Nottingham RFC | 1 | 1945 |
Sale Sharks | 1 | 1936 |
Stewart's Melville FP | 1 | 1982 |
Western Samoa | 1 | 1992 |
Wigan Warriors (RL) | 1 | 1996 |
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