Netherlands national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Netherlands
Union:Dutch Rugby Union
Pattern La1:_dutch_rugby
Pattern Ra1:_dutch_rugby
Leftarm1:000000
Body1:FFA500
Rightarm1:000000
Shorts1:000080
Socks1:000080
Sevens:yes
World Cup Apps:1
Year:1993
Best:21st place, 1993

The Netherlands national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
YearRoundPosition
1993Group stage21st5050
1997Did not qualify
2001
2005Did not enter
2009
2013Did not qualify
2018Did not enter
Total0 Titles1/75050

Hong Kong Sevens

In the 1988 Hong Kong Sevens, one of their players, Marcel Bierman, broke his neck in a tackle, subsequently requiring a wheelchair as an assistive device. [1]

In the 1989 Hong Kong Sevens, they beat Bahrain by a large margin: 24-4.[2] That year the team had the distinction of including four brothers: Hans, Andre, Mats and Peter Marcker.[1]

Bill McLaren was particularly impressed by Bart Wierenga

"the player who made the biggest impression was a gangly lad with a head of hair like a wind-blown thatched cottage, Bart Wierenga, who ran his heart out in a series of tingling performances."[1]

On the team's lap of honour, Wierenga wheeled Marcel Bierman around the pitch, to loud cheers and claps from the audience.[1]

Hong Kong Sevens

Year Venue CupPlate
width=15%Winner width=8%Final Score width=15%Runner-up width=15%Winnerwidth=15%Runner-up
1989
Details
Government Stadium22-10

See also

References

  1. McLaren, p72
  2. McLaren, p70