Wigtownshire Sevens

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Run by: Wigtownshire RFC

Where: London Road, Stranraer (previously Transit Camp, Stranraer)

Winners play for: Wigtownshire Challenge Cup

Notes: Tournament began in 1952. A supplementary tournament for losers is also played.

Past winners

Men

  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017 Dumfries
  • 2016 Dumfries
  • 2015 Dumfries
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996 Wigtownshire
  • 1995 Wigtownshire
  • 1994 Stewartry
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 1991 Wigtownshire
  • 1990 Wigtownshire
  • 1989 Irvine
  • 1988 Wigtownshire
  • 1987
  • 1986 Murrayfield
  • 1985 Kilmarnock
  • 1984 Oban Lorne
  • 1983 Larne
  • 1982 Dumfries
  • 1981
  • 1980 Dumfries
  • 1979 Larne
  • 1978 Ayr
  • 1977 Ayr
  • 1976
  • 1975 Ardrossan Academicals
  • 1974 Drumpellier
  • 1973
  • 1972 Larne
  • 1971
  • 1970 Larne
  • 1969 Wigtownshire ‘A’
  • 1968 Hamilton
  • 1967 Wigtownshire ‘A’
  • 1966 Hamilton
  • 1965 Kilmarnock
  • 1964 Dumfries
  • 1963 Dumfries
  • 1962 Dumfries
  • 1961 Dumfries
  • 1960 Wigtownshire
  • 1959 Dumfries ‘A’
  • 1958 Kilmarnock
  • 1957 Bellahouston Academicals
  • 1956 Wigtownshire
  • 1955 Bellahouston Academicals
  • 1954
  • 1953 Dalziel HSFP
  • 1952 Dalziel HSFP

Women

  • 2000 Annan Warriors
  • 1999 Annan Warriors

Tournaments

18 April 1987

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003909/19870417/053/0053

1 April 1972

First round:

Ardrossan Academicals 28 Wigtownshire ‘B’ 6

Stewartry 10 Glasgow Police 0

Hamilton Academicals walkover Cartha scratched

Larne ‘A’ 36 Stranraer Academy 0

Kilmarnock 12 Lanark 4

Queens Park F.P. walkover Shawlands scratched

Dumfries, Annan, Dalziel HSFP, Wigtownshire ‘A’, Drumpellier, Irvine, Ayr, Larne ‘B’, Cumnock and Bellahouston Academicals all received byes.

Second round:

Ardrossan Academicals 12 Stewartry 3

Larne ‘A’ 14 Hamilton Academicals 0

Kilmarnock 10 Queens Park F.P. 6

Dalziel HSFP 6 Wigtownshire ‘A’ 0

Dumfries 6 Annan 3

Drumpellier 24 Irvine 0

Ayr 16 Larne ‘B’ 6

Cumnock 10 Bellahouston Academicals 4

Quarter-finals:

Larne ‘A’ 26 Ardrossan Academicals 0

Dalziel HSFP 8 Kilmarnock 6

Drumpellier 4 Dumfries 0

Cumnock 10 Ayr 4

Semi-finals:

Larne ‘A’ 20 Ardrossan Academicals 0

Cumnock 6 Drumpellier 0

Final:

Larne ‘A’ 14 Cumnock 4

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

1 April 1967

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19670403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3 April 1965

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19650405&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4 April 1964

Final:

Dumfries 10 Marr 3

Dumfries won the Wigtownshire seven-a-side tournament for the fourth successive year when they beat Marr College F.P. by 10 points to 3 in the final at Stranraer.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19640406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4 April 1959

First round:

Larne ‘A’ 10 Queen’s Park F.P. 0

Kilmarnock 13 Wigtownshire ‘B’ 0

Bellahouston Academicals 8 Wigtownshire ‘A’ 5

Dumfries ‘A’ 15 Cartha 0

Ayr, Larne ‘B’, Dumfries ‘B’ and Albert Road Academicals all received byes.

Second round:

Ayr 10 Larne ‘B’ 5

Dumfries ‘A’ 18 Kilmarnock 5

Bellahouston Academicals 11 Dumfries ‘B’ 0

Larne ‘A’ 6 Albert Road Academicals 0

Semi-finals

Dumfries ‘A’ 15 Ayr 0

Larne ‘A’ 8 Bellahouston Academicals 0

Final:

Dumfries ‘A’ 8 Larne ‘A’ 6

12 April 1952

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002029/19520419/097/0005

Teams

1 April 1972

Finalists:-

Larne:

R. Blaine, J. Woodside, T. Cochrane, M. Shaw, D. Muirhead, K. Young and W. McAuley.

Scrum-half M. Shaw was injured during match and was carried off.

Cumnock:

R. Forrest, F. Hughes, J. Mitchell, R. Dale, I. McClung, S. Stobie and J. Quinn

J. Mitchell scored a try.

18 April 1953

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000473/19530424/088/0004

12 April 1952

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002029/19520419/097/0005

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