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 50 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.
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2023-24 TOURNAMENT
This season the pool system has been scrapped so that all seven Borders teams
in the Border League will play each other. There will be double headers with teams
who share the same league, but also one-off Border League games.
There are 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for an unfulfilled fixture.
N.B. There are no bonus points in this competition.
BORDER LEAGUE TABLE
HAWICK P3 W3 D0 L0 12pts (+143)
SELKIRK P3 W2 D0 L1 8pts (+4)
KELSO P4 W2 D0 L2 8pts (-35)
MELROSE P1 W1 D0 L0 4pts (+22)
PEEBLES P1 W0 D0 L1 0pts (-12)
GALA P1 W0 D0 L1 0pts (-22)
JEDFOREST P3 W0 D0 L3 0pts (-100)
(DH – Double Header with League Fixture)
Aug 17 2023 – Kelso 29-17 Peebles
Sep 16 2023 – Hawick 61-7 Kelso (DH)
Sep 16 2023 – Selkirk 65-35 Jedforest (DH)
Sep 30 2023 – Melrose 53-31 Gala (DH)
Oct 7 2023 – Jedforest 0-61 Hawick (DH)
Oct 7 2023 – Kelso 19-21 Selkirk (DH)
Oct 28 2023 – Hawick 36-8 Selkirk (DH)
Oct 28 2023 – Kelso 30-21 Jedforest (DH)
Jan 6 2024 – Selkirk v Peebles
Feb 3 2024 – Peebles v Gala
Feb 9 2024 – Peebles v Hawick
Feb 23 2024 – Selkirk v Melrose
Feb 23 2024 – Gala v Kelso
Mar 1 2024 – Melrose v Kelso
Mar 8 2024 – Gala v Selkirk
Mar 8 2024 – Peebles v Melrose
Mar 15 2024 – Melrose v Jedforest
Mar 23 2024 – Hawick v Melrose
Mar 23 2024 – Jedforest v Peebles
TBC – Gala v Hawick
TBC – Jedforest v Gala
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2022-23 TOURNAMENT
POOL A
SELKIRK P2 W1 D1 L0 7 pts (+26)
HAWICK P2 W1 D1 L0 6 pts (+10)
JEDFOREST P2 W0 D0 L1 0 pts (-36)
Sat 27 Aug – Hawick 20-20 Selkirk (Prem Double Header)
Sat 3 Sep – Jedforest 12-22 Hawick (Prem Double Header)
Fri 18 Nov – Selkirk 36-10 Jedforest (Prem Double Header)
POOL B
MELROSE P3 W3 L0 14 pts (+53)
KELSO P3 W2 L1 11 pts (+30)
PEEBLES P2 W0 L2 2 pts (-25)
GALA P2 W0 L2 1 pt (-52)
Sat 27 Aug – Peebles 0-28 Kelso
Sat 15 Oct – Gala 23-27 Kelso
Sat 29 Oct – Melrose 16-14 Kelso
Sat 26 Nov – Melrose 63-15 Gala
Fri 10 Feb – Peebles 26-29 Melrose
Not Played – Peebles v Gala
BORDER LEAGUE FINAL AT NETHERDALE
Mon 20 March 2023
Selkirk 12-6 Melrose
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2021-22 TOURNAMENT
POOL A
HAWICK P1 W1 L0 5 pts (+41)
JEDFOREST P1 W0 L1 0 pts (-41)
Fri 25 Feb – Hawick 53-12 Jedforest
Gala & Peebles pulled out of the competition due to injuries (Peebles)
and fixture congestion (Gala)
POOL B
MELROSE P2 W1 L1 6 pts (+43)
KELSO P1 W1 L0 4 pts (+5)
SELKIRK P1 W0 L1 0 pts (-38)
Fri 19 Nov – Kelso 18-13 Melrose (Also NL1 game)
Fri 4 Feb – Melrose 43-5 Selkirk
Fri 11 Mar – Selkirk 10-20 Kelso
BORDER LEAGUE FINAL
Wednesday 13 April at Mansfield Park
Hawick 18-14 Kelso
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THE ROLL OF HONOUR
HAWICK 50
MELROSE 20
GALA 12
JEDFOREST 10
SELKIRK 7
KELSO 5
LANGHOLM 1
PEEBLES 0
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PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE BORDER LEAGUE
HAWICK 50
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, 2021-22
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 7
1934-35, 1937-38, 1952-53, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2022-23
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), 2020-21 (Cancelled)
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VIDEOS OF BORDER LEAGUE FINALS
2022-23 SELKIRK 12-6 MELROSE
2021-22 HAWICK 18-14 KELSO
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
