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Latvia national rugby sevens team 
Summary
The Latvia national rugby sevens team is a national rugby sevens side, representing Latvia. They currently play in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy tournament.
| Union | Latvian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Gary Walker | ||
| Captain | Emīls Balodis | ||
| Home stadium | Daugava Stadium Baldone Stadium | ||
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| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1993) | ||
Latvian rugby received a surprise boost when they qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993.[1] At the time, there were only two pitches in the country, both of which spent much of their time under snow.[1]
Tournament history edit
Rugby World Cup Sevens edit
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Group Stage | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
 1997
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2001
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 2005
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Not eligible | ||||||||
 2009
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 2013
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 2018
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 2022
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| Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
1993 World Cup Sevens: Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
5 5 0 0 175 43 132 15 
Fiji
5 4 0 1 150 60 90 13 
Wales
5 3 0 2 135 78 57 11 
Japan
5 2 0 3 67 118 -51 9 
Romania
5 1 0 4 44 133 -89 7 
Latvia
5
0
0
5
29
168
-139
5
Results
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Time/Date Match Result Venue 16 Apr 1993
Time:10:00Fiji 42-0 Latvia
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16 Apr 1993
Time:12:02Romania 22-5 Latvia
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16 Apr 1993
Time:14:00South Africa 47-5 Latvia
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17 Apr 1993
Time:15:41Japan 21-12 Latvia
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17 Apr 1993
Time:17:04Wales 36-7 Latvia
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh References edit
