Niue_national_rugby_sevens_team
Niue national rugby sevens team
Rugby team
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.
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]
Commonwealth Games
Pacific Games
Oceania Sevens
| Oceania Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 2008 |
Bronze Final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 2009 |
Bronze Final | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 2010 |
5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 |
7th Place Playoff | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 |
Did Not Compete | |||||
 2013 | ||||||
| 2014 |
Bowl Final | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 2015 |
Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 |
Pool Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 |
Pool Stage | 15th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 |
Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 |
Pool Stage | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/15 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
Previous squad
- Leonale Bourke
- Matt Faleuka
- Uani Talagi
- Rudolf Ainuu
- Hayden Head
- Tony Pulu
- Vincent Pihigia
- Sanualio Sakalia
- Zac Makavilitogia
- Kenny Akulu
- Huggard Tongatule
- Ricki Helagi
- "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
- 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.
- "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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