Roll of Honor
Since 1926
- 2012 — Cancelled
- 2011 — Samurai
- 2010 — URL Samurai
- 2009 — London Irish
- 2008 — Harlequins
- 2007 — Newcastle Falcons
- 2006 — London Wasps
- 2005 — Gloucester
- 2004 — British Army
- 2003 — Northampton Saints
- 2002 — Bradford Bulls (RL)
- 2001 — British Army
- 2000 — Penguins
- 1999 — Penguins
- 1998 — Barbarians
- 1997 — Barbarians
- 1996 — Wigan Warriors (RL)
- 1995 — Leicester
- 1994 — Bath
- 1993 — London Wasps
- 1992 — Samoa
- 1991 — London Scottish I
- 1990 — Harlequins I
- 1989 — Harlequins I
- 1988 — Harlequins I
- 1987 — Harlequins I
- 1986 — Harlequins I
- 1985 — Wasps I
- 1984 — London Welsh I
- 1983 — Richmond I
- 1982 — Stewart's Melville FP
- 1981 — Rosslyn Park I
- 1980 — Richmond I
- 1979 — Richmond I
- 1978 — Harlequins I
- 1977 — Richmond I
- 1976 — Loughborough Colleges I
- 1975 — Richmond I
- 1974 — Richmond I
- 1973 — London Welsh I
- 1972 — London Welsh I
- 1971 — London Welsh I
- 1970 — Loughborough Colleges
- 1969 — St Luke's College, Exeter I
- 1968 — London Welsh I
- 1967 — Harlequins I
- 1966 — Loughborough Colleges I
- 1965 — London Scottish I
- 1964 — Loughborough Colleges I
- 1963 — London Scottish I
- 1962 — London Scottish I
- 1961 — London Scottish I
- 1960 — London Scottish
- 1959 — Loughborough College
- 1958 — Blackheath
- 1957 — St Luke's College
- 1956 — London Welsh I
- 1955 — Richmond I
- 1954 — Rosslyn Park
- 1953 — Richmond I
- 1952 — Wasps
- 1951 — Richmond II
- 1950 — Rosslyn Park I
- 1949 — Heriot's FP
- 1948 — Wasps I
- 1947 — Rosslyn Park I
- 1946 — St Mary's Hospital I
- 1945 — Nottingham
- 1944 — St Mary's Hospital I
- 1943 — St Mary's Hospital I
- 1942 — St Mary's Hospital I
- 1941 — Cambridge University
- 1940 — St Mary's Hospital I
- 1939 — Cardiff I
- 1938 — Metropolitan Police I
- 1937 — London Scottish
- 1936 — Sale
- 1935 — Harlequins I
- 1934 — Barbarians
- 1933 — Harlequins I
- 1932 — Blackheath I
- 1931 — London Welsh
- 1930 — London Welsh
- 1929 — Harlequins I
- 1928 — Harlequins I
- 1927 — Harlequins
- 1926 — Harlequins I
The Middlesex Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament held annually at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. It was first held in 1926, started by Dr J.A. Russell-Cargill, a London based Scot. The event was held at the end of the rugby union season in May every year for 75 years and moved to August in 2001 due to lack of available stadium dates and players in May.
This Rugby Union tournament is a charitable event, now officially called the Middlesex Charity Sevens, with the current beneficiaries being Wooden Spoon and the RFU Injured Players Fund. Middlesex Charity Sevens has raised over 10 million british pounds for charities.
The Middlesex Sevens has seen many notable great players take the field including Waisale Serevi, Eric Rush, Lawrence Dallaglio, Henry Paul, Robbie Paul, Clive Woodward, Will Carling, JPR Williams, Prince Alexander Obolensky, Frank Whitcombe, David Sole, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Martin Offiah, Ben Gollings, Simon Amor, David Strettle, Josh Lewsey, Andy Ripley and Ollie Phillips amongst others.
Traditionally the Middlesex Sevens has been an invitation tournament with entertainment derived from overseas and qualifying sides challenging the rugby union top teams. In 2005 the tournament became a twelve team competition with Guinness Premiership teams only participating. In 2008 the tournament reverted to sixteen teams. The 2010 final was played between London Irish (who fielded three Armitage brothers) and ULR Samurai with a strong international contingent. Brazil was amongst the teams invited to take part in the 2011 Vauxhall Middlesex Charity 7s. The final was played between Esher RFC and Samurai.
The Women's Middlesex 7s was introduced in 2011 and was won by Wooden Spoon Women.
The Middlesex Sevens, one of the most famous club rugby-sevens tournaments, ended after the 2011 edition. The reasons? Premiership Rugby created its own tournament, the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series. Because of that, many top professional clubs withdrew from the Middlesex event. Without those big teams and players, the tournament lost its main attraction and viability