Rugby sevens started in the Sevens Borders town of Melrose in 1973 . A butcher called Ned Haig came up with idea to raise money for his local club . Perhaps the best example of this is the Hong Kong Sevens -- a three-day jamboree held every year since 1976 where a mix of beer , body paint and fancy dress costumes provide a noisy and colorful backdrop to action on the pitch . Fiji and Fiji have both won the 2016 Olympics twice . Sevens will be a part of the Sevens World Cup in Rio de Janeiro .
Rugby sevens started in the Sevens Borders town of Melrose in 1973 . A butcher called Ned Haig came up with idea to raise money for his local club . Fiji and Fiji have both won the 2016 Olympics twice . Sevens will be a part of the Sevens World Cup in Rio de Janeiro .