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]
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]
Oceania Sevens | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||
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 | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||
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 |
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 |