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The Middlesex Sevens was a tournament held annually at Twickenham stadium in , 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.


History
Traditionally the Middlesex Sevens was an invitation tournament with entertainment derived from overseas and qualifying sides challenging rugby union's top teams. In 2005 the tournament became a twelve team competition with only Rugby Premiership teams participating. In 2008 the tournament reverted to sixteen teams. Brazil was amongst the teams invited to take part in the 2011 tournament. The final was played between Esher RFC and Samurai.

Two clubs have won the Middlesex Sevens. In 1996 brought a star-studded team including Martin Offiah, , , Va'aiga Tuigamala and Jason Robinson to Twickenham in 1996. 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.


List of winners

By wins
Harlequins141926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1967, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008
Richmond91951, 1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983
81930, 1931, 1956, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984
London Scottish71937, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1991
51948, 1952, 1985, 1993, 2006
Loughborough Colleges51959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1976
St. Mary's Hospital51940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946
Rosslyn Park41947, 1950, 1954, 1981
Barbarians31934, 1997, 1998
Blackheath21932, 1958
British Army22001, 2004
Penguins21999, 2000
ULR Samurai22010, 2011
St Luke's College21957, 1969
11994
(RL)12002
Cambridge University11941
11939
12005
Heriot's FP11949
11995
12009
Metropolitan Police11938
Newcastle Falcons12007
Northampton Saints12003
11945
11936
Stewart's Melville FP11982
Western Samoa11992
(RL)11996


See also


Bibliography
  • Bath, Richard (editor) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing, 2007 )


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