New Caledonia national rugby sevens team explained

Country:New Caledonia
Union:New Caledonia Rugby Committee
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The New Caledonia national rugby sevens team is a minor sporting side that represents New Caledonia in rugby sevens. They finished in sixth place at the 2011 Pacific Games.

History

In 2015, New Caledonia were placed in the same pool with defending champions, Samoa, and were joined by Tonga, Vanuatu, and Nauru for the Pacific Games in Port Moresby.[1] In their opening match of the 2019 Pacific Games, they faced Fiji and were thrashed 47–0.[2] They also competed at the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji.[3]

Tournament History

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPosition
1999Plate Final6th6105
20039th Place Play-off9th6303
2007Bowl Final9th5104
20115th Place Play-off6th6303
20155th Place Play-off5th7403
20197th Place Play-off8th5203
2023TBD
Total0 Titles6/63514021

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Sevens
YearRoundPosition
2008Did Not Compete
2009
2010
2011Bowl Final9th5104
2012Did Not Compete
2013
201411th Place Play-off11th5104
2015Did Not Compete
20167th Place Play-off8th6105
20179th3111
20187th Place Play-off8th5104
201913th Place Play-off14th6105
2021Did Not Compete
2022
2023
Total0 Titles6/15306123

Players

Squad to 2015 Pacific Games:[4]

Previous Squads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-07-07 . Sevens stars set for Pacific Games . 2023-11-14 . www.world.rugby.
  2. Web site: Raniga . Nitesh . 2019-07-12 . Fiji 7s thrash New Caledonia at Pacific Games . 2023-11-14 . Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: Singh . Shanil . 2019-11-08 . Fiji Airways Men's National 7s Team beat New Caledonia 66-0 in 3rd match of Men's International Competition . 2023-11-14 . www.fijivillage.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2015 Pacific Games Men's 7s . pg2015.gems.pro . 9 July 2015 . 11 July 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093218/http://pg2015.gems.pro/gems_pictures/Game/c94f4c18-505d-43eb-a09e-8de5ca931d0f.pdf . dead .