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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 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 ]
Pacific Games [ edit ]
Oceania Sevens [ edit ]
Oceania Sevens
Year
Round
Position
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 ]
^ "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 }}
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^ 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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