Nauru national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Nauru Sevens
Union:Nauru Rugby Union
First: 0–69
(2015 Pacific Games, 8 July 2015)
Bigwin: 31-10
(2017 Pacific Mini Games, 9 July 2017)
Bigloss: 0–73
(2016 Oceania Sevens 11 November 2016)
Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:0
Countryflagvar:rugby
Founded:2012
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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 Rugby sevens in 2012.[2] They became an associate member of the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions in 2014.[3] [4]

Having made their international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games, they were pooled alongside,, and 2011 Pacific Games Gold medalists .

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
YearRoundPosition
2008–14Did Not Compete
20157th Place Playoff8th6006
20169th Place Playoff9th5005
2017Did Not Compete
201811th Place Playoff12th4004
201911th Place Playoff12th6105
2021Did Not Compete
2022
202311th Place Playoff12th5104
Total0 Titles5/15262024

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPosition
1999Did Not Compete
2003
2007
2011
20159th Place Playoff10th5005
20195th Place Playoff6th5104
202311th Place Playoff11th4103
Total0 Titles3/7142012

Current squad

Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:

Players
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport: Nauru 7s team to make international debut . Radio New Zealand . 8 July 2015 . 10 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Nauru rugby 7 teams fly in . Charles Yapumi . 2015 . 10 July 2015.
  3. Web site: 7 July 2015 . Sevens stars set for Pacific Games . 10 July 2015 . .
  4. Web site: Nauru Becomes Newest Member Of Global Rugby Family. 5 June 2015. 10 July 2015. RugbyRedefined.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911064055/http://rugbyredefined.com/2014/06/05/nauru-becomes-newest-member-of-global-rugby-family/. 11 September 2015. dead.
  5. http://rugby7.com/aa6.Asp?L=E
  6. Web site: Rakautoga . Venina . 2019-11-10 . Oceania 7s: Nauru claims first international win . 2023-11-14 . FijiTimes . en.
  7. Web site: Grey . Lachlan . 2023-11-12 . Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris . 2023-11-12 . www.rugby.com.au . en.