Niue national rugby sevens team

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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

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
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

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

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

Current Squad

2023 Oceania

  • Regan Atamu
  • Shaun Atamu
  • Jordan Bunce
  • Navajo Doyle
  • Lepau Feau
  • Nofoaiga Limoni
  • Le’monté Richmond
  • Willie Sionetali
  • Isaac Tamapeau
  • Raven Togiafofoa
  • Kegan Tuhega
  • Mikey Williams


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

  1. ^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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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