Niue national rugby sevens team
| Union | Niue Rugby Football Union | |
|---|---|---|
| President | Tony Edwards | |
| Coach(es) | Leonale Bourke/Chance Bunce | |
| Captain(s) | Shaun atamu/Jordan Bunce | |
| ||
The Niue national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.[1] They have participated in two Commonwealth Games — in 2002 and 2006. They also compete in the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship,Pacific Games and the HSBC world series
Background
In September 2000, Niue competed in their first IRB international tournament when they attended the Oceania qualifiers for the World Cup in Rarotonga.[2] They were invited to the 2001 Wellington Sevens as replacements for France who withdrew from the tournament.[2]
They were pooled with New Zealand and Samoa at the 2004 Wellington Sevens.[3][4] At the 2006 Wellington Sevens they were edged out by Scotland in the Bowl quarterfinals.[5][6]
In 2009, they were drawn in the same pool with New Zealand, Australia, and Wales for the Wellington Sevens.[7][6] They featured at the Adelaide and Wellington Sevens in 2010, and participated in the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens.[8]
Niue competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane; they finished 15th overall after losing all four of their matches.[9][10]
Tournament History
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2002 | Bowl Quarter-final | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | Bowl Quarter-final | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2014 | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pacific Games
| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 1999 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2003 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2011 | Bronze Final | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2023 | TBD | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Oceania Sevens
| Oceania Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2008 | Bronze Final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | Bronze Final | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5th Place Playoff | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7th Place Playoff | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2013 | ||||||
| 2014 | Bowl Final | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 | Pool Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Pool Stage | 15th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | Pool Stage | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/15 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
Players
Current Squad
2023 Oceania
- Regan Atamu
- Shaun Atamu
- Jordan Bunce
- Navajo Doyle
- Lepau Feau
- Nofoaiga Limoni
- Le’monté Richmond
- Willie Sionetali
- Isaac Tamapeau
- Raven Togiafofoa
- Kegan Tuhega
- Mikey Williams
Head Coach Leonale bourke
Chance bunce
Previous Squad
- Leonale Bourke (vc)
- Matt Faleuka (c)
- Uani Talagi
- Rudolf Ainuu
- Hayden Head
- Tony Pulu
- Vincent Pihigia
- Sanualio Sakalia
- Zac Makavilitogia
- Kenny Akulu
- Huggard Tongatule
- Ricki Helagi
See also
References
- ^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
- ^ a b Turner, Huw (28 January 2001). "Niue to add Pacific flair to Wellington sevens". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Teams announced for Gold Coast kick-off". irbsevens.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (11 November 2023). "Day 2 Recap: Aussie women dominate NZ, Fiji too good as men bow out of title race". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (12 November 2023). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2023.