Ned Haig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ned Haig

Inventor of rugby sevens

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1858

Place of Birth: Jedburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1939

Profession: butcher, rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ned Haig (7 December 1858 in Jedburgh, Scotland – 28 March 1939 in Melrose, Scotland, buried in Wairds Cemetery, Melrose, Scotland) was a butcher and rugby union player notable for founding the sport of rugby sevens.
He moved to Melrose when he was young.
There he took up rugby (now rugby union) and joined Melrose Rugby Football Club (RFC) in 1880.
In 1883 Haig suggested hosting a sports tournament to help raise money for the Melrose RFC and came up with the idea of playing with seven rather than 15 a side and reducing the match length to 15 minutes (from 80 minutes).