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1 Background  





2 Tournament History  



2.1  Commonwealth Games  





2.2  Pacific Games  





2.3  Oceania Sevens  







3 Players  



3.1  Previous squad  







4 See also  





5 References  














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Niue
UnionNiue Rugby Football Union

Team kit

The Niue team performing a meke

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 CupinRarotonga.[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 ChampionshipinBrisbane; 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
Malaysia 1998 Did not qualify
England 2002 Bowl Quarter-final 4 0 0 4
Australia 2006 Bowl Quarter-final 4 0 0 4
India 2010 Did not qualify
Scotland 2014
Australia 2018
England 2022
Total 0 Titles 2/7 8 0 0 8

Pacific Games[edit]

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

Oceania Sevens[edit]

Oceania Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Samoa 2008 Bronze Final 4th 5 2 0 3
French Polynesia 2009 Bronze Final 4th 8 5 0 3
Australia 2010 5th Place Playoff 6th 6 2 0 4
Samoa 2011 7th Place Playoff 8th 7 2 0 5
Australia 2012 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2013
Australia 2014 Bowl Final 10th 5 1 0 4
New Zealand 2015 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2016
Fiji 2017
Fiji 2018 Pool Stage 13th 3 0 0 3
Fiji 2019 Pool Stage 15th 4 0 0 4
Australia 2021 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2022
Australia 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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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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