The 2018 Melrose Sevens also known as the Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens was the 128th staging of the world's oldest annual Rugby sevens competition at the home of Melrose RFC at the Greenyards in Melrose, Scotland on Saturday 14 April 2018. It was played as a male only competition which featured 24 teams in a single elimination tournament with all the ties from the first round through to the final being played throughout the same day and formed part of the Kings of the Sevens series.
| 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens | |
|---|---|
 The Greenyards in Melrose | |
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Scotland |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | 14 April 2018 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 24 |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Final | |
| Venue | The Greenyards, Melrose |
| Champions | Watsonian (9th title) |
| Runners-up | Melrose |
The later stages of the tournament was televised live for the last time on BBC Two Scotland and locally, from the first tie right through to the final, on Radio Borders.
The tournament was won by Scottish side Watsonian after they beat the home side Melrose 19-14 in a tightly fought final to win the Ladies Cup for the first time since 1996 and was Melrose's second consecutive loss in the final.[1]
Teams
editThe main tournament will consist of 21 teams from across Scotland as well as two specially invited overseas teams from the United States and Poland and the charity team Crusaders to make a combined total of 24 teams.
Seedings
editSixteen unseeded Scottish sides will enter the competition in the first round whilst the seeded teams which includes the hosts Melrose, the four remaining Scottish teams Ayr, Jed-Forest, Edinburgh Accies and Watsonian the two invited overseas teams and the charity side Crusaders will enter the competition in the second round.
Unseeded teams which enter in the First round
editSeeded teams which enter in the Second round
editTournament
editThe draw for the first and second rounds was made at the Greenyards in Melrose on Saturday 7 April 2018.
First round
editSecond round
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
edit- This was the first Melrose Sevens final where the playing time was reduced from twenty to fourteen minutes in line with all other sevens matches.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Watsonians defeat hosts at Melrose Sevens". The Offside Line. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.[permanent dead link]