Run by: Helensburgh RFC

Where: Ardencaple, Helensburgh

Winners play for: Davidson Cup

Notes: –

Past winners

Men

• 2023 Glasgow Caledonian University
• 2022 Glasgow Academicals
• 2021 no tournament – coronavirus pandemic
• 2020 no tournament – coronavirus pandemic
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014 Helensburgh
• 2013 Glasgow University
• 2012 Greenock Wanderers
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009 Greenock Wanderers
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005 Oban Lorne
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990
• 1989
• 1988 Irvine
• 1987 Clydebank
• 1986 Glasgow High Kelvinside
• 1985 East Kilbride
• 1984 Cartha Queens Park
• 1983 Cartha Queens Park
• 1982 Drumpellier
• 1981 Lenzie
• 1980 East Kilbride
• 1979 Lenzie
• 1978 East Kilbride
• 1977 Lenzie
• 1976 East Kilbride
• 1975 St. Mungo Academicals
• 1974 Cartha
• 1973 Glasgow HSFP
• 1972 Helensburgh

Tournaments

27 May 2023

Helensburgh Rugby Club and Loch Lomond RFC hosted the Ardencaple Hotel Sevens Festival with eight teams from across the west of Scotland and the Royal Navy.

Cumbernauld, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), two HMS Queen Elizabeth teams, Lenzie, Lomond-Helensburgh, Oban, and V Boats (HMNB Clyde), all took part at the Rhu Road Higher grounds.

The battle for the Sevens Cup started at 1pm with home side Lomond-Helensburgh, taking on GCU. Making a strong start, the hosts were up at half-time, but a stronger GCU side overtook the score line during the last minute to secure their first win.

GCU ended up at the top of Pool A, followed by Lomond-Helensburgh, with Lenzie and All About the Tackle at the top of Pool B.

The wooden spoon was won by Win or Lose, Here for the Booze.

Third place resulted in a 19-19 draw between Oban and Cumbernauld, resolved by teams nominating their “strongest socialite to demolish a lovely pint”. Oban won.

Lomond-Helensburgh faced off against All About the Tackle for second place and that ended in another draw, this time 24-24. The hosts claimed the winning plate. And their number 9 player was awarded The Ardencaple Hotel player of the tournament.

The final was between GCU and Lenzie, with GCU claiming the No Limits Brewing Cup with a 34-12 final score.

https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/23554352.helensburgh-rugby-club-sevens-tournament-hailed-success/

28 May 2022

https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2022/05/30/oban-lorne-7s-campaign-continues/

The Oban boys travelled down to Helensburgh for their final fixture of the 21/22 season.

Grouped with Bishopton, Glasgow Accies and the President select seven, they had a tough afternoon ahead.

A pulsating opening game against Bishopton finished 21-21, despite Oban being 14-0 down at the half, followed by beating Presidents 7, 57-0 and finishing off by losing to a very clinical Accies outfit – the eventual cup winners.

The boys ended up in the shield final, winning 50-0 and bringing home some much celebrated silverware to their Glencruitten trophy cabinet.

5 April 1986

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19860407/028/0028

3 April 1982

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002391/19820409/037/0037

3 April 1976

Final:

East Kilbride 18 St. Mungo’s Academicals 4

6 April 1974

Final:

Cartha 26 Allan Glen’s 22 (after extra time)

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19740408&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

14 April 1973

Final:

Glasgow HSFP 32 Hutchesons’ GSFP 4

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730416&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

1 April 1972

First round:

Bearsden 13 War Memorial College F.P. 0

Dollar F.P. 16 Hutchesons GSFP 0

Helensburgh 12 Clarkston 6

Whitehill F.P. 13 Glasgow HSFP 0

Dalziel HSFP 10 Dumbarton 8

Allan Glen’s F.P. 14 Clydebank 0

Hillhead 14 Lenzie 4

Cumbernauld 18 Shawlands F.P. 0

Second round:

Bearsden 18 Dollar F.P. 0

Helensburgh 8 Whitehill F.P. 4

Allan Glen’s F.P. 16 Dalziel HSFP 6

Hillhead 12 Cumbernauld 9

Semi-finals:

Helensburgh 14 Bearsden 6

Allan Glen’s F.P. 12 Hillhead 6

Final:

Helensburgh 12 Allan Glen’s F.P. 6

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19720403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Teams

27 May 2023

Lomond Helensburgh
Lenzie RFC
Glasgow Caledonian University RFC
V Boats
Cumbernauld RFC
Oban Lorne RFC
Win or Lose, Here for the Booze (HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH A)
All About the Tackle (HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH B)

28 May 2022

3 April 1976

1 April 1972

Finalists:-

Helensburgh:

D.H. Muir, J. Goldsborough, C. Smith, G. Heron, H. Morrison, B. Johnston and G. Ferguson

Muir and Heron scored a try each; Muir converting both.

Allan Glen’s F.P.:

S. Langlands, G.M. Pomphrey, B. McAllister, J. Kyle, B. Lawson, R. Leckie, I.M. Beattie

McAllister kicked two penalties.