Editing Middlesex Sevens (section)

{{Short description|Rugby sevens tournament}}
The '''Middlesex Sevens''' was a [[Rugby Sevens]] tournament held annually at [[Twickenham stadium]] in [[London]], [[England]] until 2011. It was first held in 1926, and started by Dr J.A. Russell-Cargill, a London-based Scot.<ref name=BathMisc>Bath, ''Scotland Rugby Miscellany'', p82</ref> The event was held at the end of the rugby union season in May every year for 75 years, but moved to August in 2001 due to lack of available stadium dates and players in May. The Middlesex Sevens tournament was last played in 2011, as the new [[Premiership Rugby 7s Series]] caused many of the top clubs that previously took part to pull out.

This tournament was a charitable event, officially called the Middlesex Charity Sevens, with the  beneficiaries being [[Wooden Spoon Society|Wooden Spoon]] and the [[Rugby Football Union|RFU]] Injured Players Fund.{{cn|date=October 2024}} Middlesex Charity Sevens raised over £10 million for charities.{{cn|date=October 2024}}