Niue national rugby sevens team

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.

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

Background

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

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
1998Did not qualify
2002Bowl Quarter-final4004
2006Bowl Quarter-final4004
2010Did not qualify
2014
2018
2022
Total0 Titles2/78008

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
1999Did Not Compete
20035th Place Playoff6th6303
2007Did Not Compete
2011Bronze Final4th6204
2015Did Not Compete
2019
2023TBD
Total0 Titles2/612507

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Sevens
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
2008Bronze Final4th5203
2009Bronze Final4th8503
20105th Place Playoff6th6204
20117th Place Playoff8th7205
2012Did Not Compete
2013
2014Bowl Final10th5104
2015Did Not Compete
2016
2017
2018Pool Stage13th3003
2019Pool Stage15th4004
2021Did Not Compete
2022
2023Pool Stage154004
Total0 Titles8/154212030

Players

Previous squad

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

References


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