{"id":5636,"date":"2015-04-02T09:12:13","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T09:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/?p=5636"},"modified":"2015-04-02T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T14:12:51","slug":"north-west-university-pukke-ready-for-kick-off-in-the-125th-aberdeen-asset-management-melrose-sevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/north-west-university-pukke-ready-for-kick-off-in-the-125th-aberdeen-asset-management-melrose-sevens\/","title":{"rendered":"North West University Pukke ready for kick off in the 125th Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens"},"content":{"rendered":"

North West University Pukke ready for kick off in the 125th Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next week on Saturday 11 April 2015 North West University Pukke will take to the pitch for this year\u2019s Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens which transforms the picturesque Borders town of Melrose into a rugby mecca.\u00a0 South African teams have lifted the trophy several times in the past so it\u2019s hoped that North West University Pukke can take the tophy home to Potchefstroom in the North West of South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tournament will be televised by the BBC allowing sports enthusiasts to enjoy the fast action remotely but over 12,000 rugby fans will travel to Melrose from across the globe to personally experience the buzz and atmosphere of the live action.\u00a0 North West University Pukke will face stiff competition in the form of around 20 hungry Scottish teams, an international team from Germany as well as last year\u2019s winners, Glasgow Warriors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management is proud to back the world\u2019s most prominent rugby Sevens contest for the fourth time.\u00a0 The tournament originated in Melrose over a century ago when local player Ned Haig, thinking up innovative ways to raise funds for his Melrose team, devised a shorter, faster rugby game played with seven men per side.\u00a0 The popularity and passion for the sport has grown year on year transforming it into the global phenomenon it is today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management says, <\/span><\/strong>\u201cThis year\u2019s Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens will be in the spotlight as it\u2019s the historic 125th playing of the tournament.\u00a0 Not only does the event attract high calibre players, both local and international, to the Greenyards grounds in Melrose, it also entertains and inspires visitors who travel miles to see the action unfold.\u00a0 Next year the sport makes its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro so the players will be determined to hone their skills and put on a great show in preparation for this.\u00a0 Aberdeen Asset Management is honoured to be associated with a sport that is loved by Scots and is also set to take the Olympics by storm next summer 2016\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The tournament offers excitement and entertainment both on and off the pitch making the Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens an excellent experience for families, couples and any rugby fans who enjoy fast and slick sporting action.\u00a0 Tickets for the event cost from \u00a310 for children, from \u00a315 for senior citizens and from \u00a320 for adults. Family tickets are also newly introduced this year costing \u00a350 for two adults and two children.\u00a0 All tickets are available at <\/span>http:\/\/www.melrose7s.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The 125th playing of the Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens takes place on the 11 April 2015.\u00a0 The game of rugby Sevens was created in Melrose in 1883 and its popularity has spread to attract global interest and participation.\u00a0 Teams from across Scotland will compete against international teams in the Borders town of Melrose which takes on a carnival atmosphere for the duration of this key date in the sporting calendar.\u00a0 To find out more about the Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens visit <\/span>http:\/\/www.melrose7s.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North West University Pukke ready for kick off in the 125th Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens Next week on Saturday 11 April 2015 North West University Pukke will take to the pitch for this year\u2019s Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens which transforms the picturesque Borders town of Melrose into a rugby mecca.\u00a0 South African teams […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5638,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions\/5638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}