The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) discovered the news last week with an announcement expected soon.

Scotland has hosted a leg of the Series since 2007 with Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and Scotstoun Park in Glasgow sharing the hosting rights.

Murrayfield , home of the SRU, played host to the event from 2007 to 2011 before the event was moved to the smaller 15,000-seater Scotstoun Park from 2012 onwards.

An agreement to host the event in Glasgow was formed by the IRB and SRU and was initially proposed for a three year period at the least.

It looks as though this agreement has not been extended as France takes the hosting mantel from 2016 an beyond.

The news that they are set to lose the Sevens World Series leg will come as a huge blow for Scotland following the huge success of the rugby sevens competition at Glasgow 2014 ©Getty Images



The news will come as a major blow for Scottish rugby following the hugely successful rugby sevens competition during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

More than 171,000 fans passed through the gates at the Ibrox Stadium, home to local football team Rangers FC, across the two-day tournament, a record for the sport at the Commonwealth Games.

The announcement will mean that when the Series returns to Scotstoun in May, it will be for the last time until 2019 at the earliest.

The decision comes despite the fact that rugby sevens was invented in Scotland in 1883 by Ned Haigh - a member of the IRB Hall of Fame - after he came up with the idea of hosting a one-day tournament to raise funds for Melrose Rugby Club.

The IRB refused to comment but said the schedule is due to be released next month. 

In another change, 2019 Rugby World Cup hosts Japan are also set to be lose their leg of the World Seven Series.

They will be replaced by Singapore. 

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