1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament
The 1973 International Seven-a-side tournament was the first rugby sevens tournament to feature national representative teams, predating the first official Rugby World Cup Sevens by twenty years. Held in Scotland as part of the Scottish Rugby Union's centenary celebrations, the tournament featured players from all eight of the members of the IRB. Although not sanctioned by the IRB as an official world cup the winners, England, were hailed by the press as the world seven-a-side champions.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Scotland |
| Dates | 7 April 1973 – 7 April 1973 |
| No. of nations | 7 (plus a SRU President's VII) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runner-up | Ireland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
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