Nauru national rugby sevens team
Union | Nauru Rugby Union | |||
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Founded | 2012 | |||
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First international | ||||
Nauru 0–69 2016 Oceania Sevens 11 November 2016) | ||||
World Cup Sevens | ||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Nauru national rugby sevens team made its international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1]
History
Nauru was introduced to the sport of
Having made their international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games, they were pooled alongside New Caledonia 7s, Tonga 7s, Vanuatu 7s and 2011 Pacific Games Gold medalists Samoa 7s.[3]
Nauru won their first international game at the 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship, defeating the Solomon Islands 22-19. Competing in the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, Nauru defeated Vanuatu 24-12, and Wallis and Futuna 31-10, their largest win ever.[5] At the 2019 Oceania Sevens in Fiji, Nauru, recorded their first international win when they defeated Vanuatu in the 11th–14th place playoffs.[6]
In 2023, they competed at the Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane where they finished in 12th place overall.[7]
Tournament History
Oceania Sevens
Oceania Sevens | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2008–14 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2015 | 7th Place Playoff | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2016 | 9th Place Playoff | 9th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2018 | 11th Place Playoff | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 11th Place Playoff | 12th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2022 | ||||||
2023 | 11th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 0 Titles | 5/15 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
Pacific Games
Pacific Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
1999 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2003 | ||||||
2007 | ||||||
2011 | ||||||
2015 | 9th Place Playoff | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2019 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 11th Place Playoff | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Current squad
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
Players |
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Matai Logan Dabwadauw |
Elkodawn Dagiaro |
Johnny Mullins Dagiaro |
Yoshi Harris |
Crawford Hedmon |
Tama Jeremiah |
Jeremiah Kam |
Lastman Kamtaura |
Geson Koepke |
Lockett Mau |
Zac Temaki |
Lloyd Mark Vunipola |
References
- ^ Radio New Zealand (8 July 2015). "Sport: Nauru 7s team to make international debut". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Charles Yapumi (2015). "Nauru rugby 7 teams fly in". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Sevens stars set for Pacific Games". World Rugby. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Nauru Becomes Newest Member Of Global Rugby Family". RugbyRedefined.com. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ http://rugby7.com/aa6.Asp?L=E
- ^ Rakautoga, Venina (2019-11-10). "Oceania 7s: Nauru claims first international win". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-12.