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The club prides itself as the home of rugby sevens. A view looking down on the Greenyards during the final of the Melrose sevens, Melrose, Scottish Borders.

Spectators go through the turnstiles at the Greenyards to see the Melrose sevens rugby tournament, Melrose, Scottish Borders. Kings of the 7s - Selkirk Winning Selkirk team, victorious after a nail biting final 12 points to 7 against Melrose The 95th playing of the Selkirk Sevens, at Philiphaugh, Selkirk on Saturday 12th May Kings of the 7s - Selkirk Final action between Selkirk and Melrose, Selkirk victorious after a nail biting final 12 points to 7 The 95th playing of the Selkirk Sevens, at Philiphaugh, Selkirk on Saturday 12th May Melrose, Scotland - April Gala win Melrose, Scotland - April 13 It is hoped that the event, which was due to take place between the 8th and 11th April, can be re-arranged for later in the year.

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The sevens tournament goes by this name to this day. A sports day was not unusual in Scotland, indeed both Celtic and Rangers football clubs held such events. There were races and a series of other events connected with rugby. The highlight, however, was to be the "football" competition. This had been the brainchild of Ned Haig, an employee in a local butcher's. Haig had originally come from Jedburgh, but had started to play for Melrose in He was later to recall: "Want of money made us rack our brains as to what was to be done to keep the Club from going to the wall, and the idea struck me that a football tournament might prove attractive, but as it was hopeless to think of having several games in one afternoon with fifteen players on each side, the teams were reduced to seven men.

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