The Nauru national rugby sevens team made its international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Union | Nauru Rugby Union | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | |||
| ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||
History
editNauru 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
editOceania Sevens
edit| Oceania Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 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
edit| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 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 |
Current squad
editSquad 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
edit- ^ Radio New Zealand (8 July 2015). "Sport: Nauru 7s team to make international debut". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Charles Yapumi (2015). "Nauru rugby 7 teams fly in". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Sevens stars set for Pacific Games". World Rugby. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://rugby7.com/aa6.Asp?L=E
- ^ Rakautoga, Venina (2019-11-10). "Oceania 7s: Nauru claims first international win". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ 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.