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Niue national rugby sevens team

Summary

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.

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UnionNiue Rugby Football Union
Team kit
The Niue team performing a meke

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 Did not qualify
  2002 Bowl Quarter-final — 4 0 0 4
  2006 Bowl Quarter-final — 4 0 0 4
  2010 Did not qualify
  2014
  2018
  2022
Total 0 Titles 2/7 8 0 0 8

Pacific Games edit

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
  1999 Did Not Compete
  2003 5th Place Playoff 6th 6 3 0 3
  2007 Did Not Compete
  2011 Bronze Final 4th 6 2 0 4
  2015 Did Not Compete
  2019
  2023 TBD
Total 0 Titles 2/6 12 5 0 7

Oceania Sevens edit

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

Players edit

Previous squad edit

2011 Gold Coast Sevens

  • 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

  1. ^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.