Middlesex Rugby Sevens

The invitation Sevens tournament, first held in 1926, is one of the oldest Sevens competitions in England and the most famous rugby charity event in the world.

The first Sevens competition had 50 clubs competing with the finals being held at Twickenham. The winners that year, Harlequins defeated St Mary's Hospital and raised net proceeds of £1,621.

Since then, it has been staged in unbroken sequence becoming the largest Club Sevens in the world and, until the format was streamlined in 1992, had 300 entries per year.The arrival of the professional game had a huge impact on the Sevens and following discussions with the Premiership Clubs it was decided to relaunch the Middlesex Charity Sevens as a celebration of a new season rather than its traditional role as the finale.With the support of all clubs in the Guinness Premiership the Middlesex Charity Sevens remains one of England's biggest charity events and the major Sevens Tournament in Europe.

Throughout the competitions 83 year history, there have been many notable players to take part in the tournament including, Waisale Sereve, Martin Offiah, Lawrence Dallaglio, JPR Williams, Clive woodward, Will Carling, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Danny Cipriani and David Strettle, amongst others.

The Middlesex Charity Sevens has been extremely successful, and over years has raised well over £3 million in support of the Wavell Wakefield Rugby Union Youth Trust and the Middlesex County Rugby Football Union Memorial Fund. Currently the proceeds are distributed to the PRA benevolent fund and the RFU Injured Player’s Foundation.

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