The inaugural Blacks Midnight 7s in 2006 celebrated the 50th anniversary of Blacks Rugby Football Club's (BRFC's) men's wing and the 10th anniversary of the women's wing. With strong participation from internationall sides and a theme that could hardly be forgotten, Blacks Midnight 7s has made a mark of its own on the rugby calendar in this region.
Blacks Anchor 10s
No greenhorn to tournament hosting, BRFC has been hosting highly competitive tournaments for over 20 years. The year 2000 marked the 27th year of BRFC's annual Blacks 10s (or better known to many as the Blacks Anchor 10s). For over 2 decades, Blacks 10s saw teams from some of the best rugby clubs In the region (i.e. Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei) coming together.
Blacks Women 7s
Todate, BRFC is the only club in Singapore to have organised and run a tournament for women's contact rugby in Singapore. The inaugural Blacks Women's 7s in 1998 saw teams from Japan and Thailand which made an indelible mark in the local women's rugby scene. In 2000, the BRFC Women stamped their mark by emerging champions on home ground in the Blacks Women's 7s.
2007 saw the introduction of the U20 Girls' category in the Blacks Girls 7s curtain raiser and the inclusion of the junior rugby fixtures. The first night of the tournament consisted of pool matches on a round robin basis which was followed by a cinderella themed midnight moment!
The second day started early with the girls category and the playoffs. The young girls in the Under 20 Girls’ category displayed fearless determination and perseverance – true to the spirit of the sport. The Cup final saw Thailand Huayjorakae School securing a comfortable win against RP Voldemort in their 31-0 victory.
The Blacks Midnight 7s Men’s Cup final featured a tightly fought match between Bucks Rugby and NS Wanderers Rugby. Bucks clinched the Men's Cup with a narrow score of 3-0.
The Thai Women Barbarians came back stronger this year and swept the Cup from Blacks Power in the Jane Lee Women’s Challenge with a score of 31-0.