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until 2011. It was first held in 1926, and 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. The Middlesex Sevens
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Traditionally the Middlesex Sevens was 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
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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.
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was amongst the teams invited to take part in the 2011 Vauxhall Middlesex Charity 7s. The Final was played between Esher RFC and Samurai.
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The Women's Middlesex 7s was introduced in 2011, the final year of the tournament, and was won by Wooden Spoon Women.
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It was famously won by Rugby league side Wigan in 1996 and again by a Rugby league side in 2001 (Bradford Bulls).
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tournament was a charitable event, officially called the Middlesex Charity Sevens, with the beneficiaries being
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Injured Players Fund. Middlesex Charity Sevens has raised over £10 million for charities.
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to Twickenham in 1996 as a tune-up before the union leg of their historic
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caused many of the top clubs that previously took part to pull out.
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series against Bath. Wigan were joined on the honours list by
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Index

Rugby Sevens
Twickenham stadium
London
England
Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Rugby Sevens
Wooden Spoon
RFU
Rugby Premiership
Brazil
rugby league
Wigan
Shaun Edwards
Andy Farrell
Jason Robinson
Clash of the Codes
Bradford Bulls
Harlequins
Harlequins
Harlequins
Harlequins
London Welsh
London Welsh
Blackheath
Harlequins
Barbarians
Harlequins
Sale
London Scottish
Metropolitan Police

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