Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908.
[2][3] The main circuit has now grown to 11 tournaments; 10 in Scotland and 1 - the Berwick Sevens - in England.
Controversially, due to the influence of former national coach Jim Telfer, Melrose RFC did not have to change its date.
The likes of the French Barbarians (1983); Ireland Wolfhounds (1991); Bay of Plenty (1992); Manly (1995); Hamilton RFC, Sea Point (2010) and Saracens (2012, 2013) have all won the event.
Germany 7s reached the final of the Melrose Sevens in 2015, losing out to Glasgow Warriors.
[16] The league began in 1994 though work is ongoing to calculate previous winners based on the format.