The Kings Of The 7s tournament is run by The Border League, the oldest Rugby Union league in the world. The first Border League took place in 1901, and since then Hawick have dominated with 49 tournament wins. Things change over the years and the tournament has certainly gone through a few tweaks. However it is still going and the format will no doubt change again in the future to fit in fixtures in an increasingly busy rugby season.
Here we take a look at the list of winners spanning over a century. This is also the page to let you know all about the current tournament.
POOL A
JEDFOREST P2 W2 L0 10pts
GALA P2 W1 L1 6pts
MELROSE P2 W0 L2 1pt
Aug 24 – Jedforest 29-22 Melrose
Aug 31 – Gala 22-29 Jedforest
Dec 26 – Melrose 14-26 Gala
POOL B
SELKIRK P3 W2 L1 11pts
HAWICK P2 W2 L0 9pts
KELSO P2 W1 L1 5pts
PEEBLES P3 W0 L3 0pts
Aug 31 – Kelso 19-32 Selkirk
Jan 4 – Peebles 22-30 Selkirk
Feb 1 – Selkirk 7-13 Hawick
Feb 7 – Peebles 0-28 Hawick
Match Cancelled – Peebles cannot field front row – Hawick awarded 5 points
Feb 21 – Kelso 24-14 Peebles
Cancelled – Kelso v Hawick
Final Cancelled
JEDFOREST v TBA
HAWICK 49
MELROSE 20
GALA 12
JEDFOREST 10
SELKIRK 6
KELSO 5
LANGHOLM 1
PEEBLES 0
HAWICK 49
1901-2, 1908-9, 1909-10 (Shared with Jedforest), 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1988-89, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2014-15
MELROSE 20
1910-11, 1938-39, 1949-50 (Shared with Gala), 1953-54, 1957-68, 1962-63, 1970-71, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
GALA 12
1905-06, 1921-22, 1949-50 (Shared with Melrose), 1966-67, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16
JEDFOREST 10
1902-03, 1903-04, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1909-10 (Shared with Hawick), 1919-20, 1956-57, 1987-88, 1994-95
SELKIRK 6
1934-35, 1937-38, 1952-53, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10
KELSO 5
1930-31, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1985-86, 1986-87
LANGHOLM 1
1958-59
VOID YEARS
1914-1918, 1932-33 (Unfinished), 1935-36 (Unfinished), 1939-48, 1951-52, 2019-20 (Unfinished)
VIDEOS OF BORDER LEAGUE FINALS
2018-19 MELROSE 16-10 HAWICK
2017-18 JEDFOREST 22-50 MELROSE
2016-17 GALA 5-37 MELROSE
2013-14 GALA v MELROSE
2012-13 GALA v MELROSE
2011-12 GALA v HAWICK
2008-09 SELKIRK v KELSO
2007-08 SELKIRK v JEDFOREST
