The Cyprus national rugby sevens team competes in the FIRA-AER European sevens. They have only played for 2 seasons. In their first season of the 2008 competition they managed to compete with the First and Third Tier sevens teams by defeating Georgia 7-5 and drawing 7–7 with Italy. Their second season saw them finish 12th out of 30 teams, just 2 places off qualifying for the final tournament held in Germany. In just their third year of sevens rugby, Cyprus hosted the final stage of the FIRA-AER European Sevens, this was held in Paphos on 12 and 13 June 2010.
| Union | Cyprus Rugby Federation | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mouflons | |
| Ground(s) | Pafiako Stadium, Paphos | |
| Captain(s) | Chris Thoma | |
| ||
| Largest win | ||
 Cyprus 80 - 0 Hungary  | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
 Italy 28 - 0 Cyprus | ||
FIRA-AER European Sevens
2008-09 Squad
10-man squad:
| Player | Club |
| Chris Thoma | Paphos Tigers (c) |
| George Agathacleous | Paphos Tigers |
| Daniel Thrasivoulou | Derby Rugby Club |
| Marcus Holden | RGC 1404 |
| Andreas Zacharia | University of Lincoln |
| Colm O'Cleirgh | Bective Rangers |
| Peter Ioulianou | University of Lincoln |
| Marko Mladenvic | Limassol Crusaders |
| Luke Peters | North Shore Rugby Football Club |
| Kyle Oelofse | Paphos Tigers |
2010 squad
12-man squad: Bucharest and Paphos Sevens
| Player | Club |
| Jonathon Pettemerides (c) | Singapore Rugby Club |
| Chris Thoma | Paphos Tigers |
| George Agathacleous | Paphos Tigers |
| Daniel Thrasivoulou | Derby Rugby Club |
| Marcus Holden | RGC 1404 |
| Andreas Zacharia | University of Lincoln |
| Reno Ioannides | Montluçon Rugby |
| Burhan Torghut | Moseley |
| Marko Mladenvic | Limassol Crusaders |
| Fidias Efthymiou | Paphos Tigers |
| Andrew Binikos | Currie RFC |
| Dan McFarlane | Paphos Tigers |
Coaches
- Mark Walboyoff (head coach)
- Paul Shanks (assistant coach)
- Carlton Douglas
References
External links
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesYasukeHarrison ButkerRobert FicoBridgertonCleopatraDeaths in 2024Joyce VincentXXXTentacionHank AdamsIt Ends with UsYouTubeNew Caledonia2024 Indian general electionHeeramandiDarren DutchyshenSlovakiaKingdom of the Planet of the ApesAttempted assassination of Robert FicoLawrence WongBaby ReindeerXXX: Return of Xander CageThelma HoustonFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaMegalopolis (film)Richard GaddKepler's SupernovaWicked (musical)Sunil ChhetriXXX (2002 film)Ashley MadisonAnya Taylor-JoyPlanet of the ApesNava MauYoung SheldonPortal:Current eventsX-Men '97