Nauru national rugby sevens team

Nauru Sevens
UnionNauru Rugby Union
Founded2012
Team kit
Change kit
Change kit
First international
Nauru  0–69  Samoa
(2015 Pacific Games, 8 July 2015)
Largest win
Nauru  31-10  Wallis and Futuna
(2017 Pacific Mini Games, 9 July 2017)
Largest defeat
Nauru  0–73  Fiji
(2016 Oceania Sevens 11 November 2016)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0

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 New Caledonia 7s, Tonga 7s, Vanuatu 7s and 2011 Pacific Games Gold medalists Samoa 7s.[3]

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
Year Round Position Pld W D L
2008–14 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2015 7th Place Playoff 8th 6 0 0 6
Fiji 2016 9th Place Playoff 9th 5 0 0 5
Fiji 2017 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2018 11th Place Playoff 12th 4 0 0 4
Fiji 2019 11th Place Playoff 12th 6 1 0 5
Australia 2021 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2022
Australia 2023 11th Place Playoff 12th 5 1 0 4
Total 0 Titles 5/15 26 2 0 24

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Guam 1999 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2003
Samoa 2007
New Caledonia 2011
Papua New Guinea 2015 9th Place Playoff 10th 5 0 0 5
Samoa 2019 5th Place Playoff 6th 5 1 0 4
Solomon Islands 2023 11th Place Playoff 11th 4 1 0 3
Total 0 Titles 3/7 14 2 0 12

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

References

  1. ^ Radio New Zealand (8 July 2015). "Sport: Nauru 7s team to make international debut". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ Charles Yapumi (2015). "Nauru rugby 7 teams fly in". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sevens stars set for Pacific Games". World Rugby. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Nauru Becomes Newest Member Of Global Rugby Family". RugbyRedefined.com. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ http://rugby7.com/aa6.Asp?L=E
  6. ^ Rakautoga, Venina (2019-11-10). "Oceania 7s: Nauru claims first international win". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-12.