Niue national rugby sevens team
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The Niue national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.[1] They have participated in two Commonwealth Games — in 2002 and 2006. They also compete in the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship and the Pacific Games.
Background[edit]
In September 2000, Niue competed in their first IRB international tournament when they attended the Oceania qualifiers for the World Cup in Rarotonga.[2] They were invited to the 2001 Wellington Sevens as replacements for France who withdrew from the tournament.[2]
They were pooled with New Zealand and Samoa at the 2004 Wellington Sevens.[3][4] At the 2006 Wellington Sevens they were edged out by Scotland in the Bowl quarterfinals.[5][6]
In 2009, they were drawn in the same pool with New Zealand, Australia, and Wales for the Wellington Sevens.[7][6] They featured at the Adelaide and Wellington Sevens in 2010, and participated in the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens.[8]
Niue competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane; they finished 15th overall after losing all four of their matches.[9][10]
Tournament History[edit]
Commonwealth Games[edit]
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 1998
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Did not qualify | |||||
 2002
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Bowl Quarter-final | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 2006
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Bowl Quarter-final | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 2010
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Did not qualify | |||||
 2014
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| 2018
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| 2022
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| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pacific Games[edit]
| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 1999
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Did Not Compete | |||||
 2003
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5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 2007
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Did Not Compete | |||||
 2011
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Bronze Final | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2015
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Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2019
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 2023
|
TBD | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Oceania Sevens[edit]
| Oceania Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2008
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Bronze Final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 2009
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Bronze Final | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010
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5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011
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7th Place Playoff | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012
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Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2013
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| 2014
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Bowl Final | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 2015
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Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2016
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| 2017
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| 2018
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Pool Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019
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Pool Stage | 15th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021
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Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2022
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| 2023
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Pool Stage | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/15 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
Players[edit]
Previous squad[edit]
- Leonale Bourke
- Matt Faleuka
- Uani Talagi
- Rudolf Ainuu
- Hayden Head
- Tony Pulu
- Vincent Pihigia
- Sanualio Sakalia
- Zac Makavilitogia
- Kenny Akulu
- Huggard Tongatule
- Ricki Helagi
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
- ^ a b Turner, Huw (28 January 2001). "Niue to add Pacific flair to Wellington sevens". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Teams announced for Gold Coast kick-off". irbsevens.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Grey, Lachlan (11 November 2023). "Day 2 Recap: Aussie women dominate NZ, Fiji too good as men bow out of title race". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (12 November 2023). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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