Latvia national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Latvia women's national rugby sevens team.

LatviaUnion| Latvian Rugby Federation

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Head coach|  Jean Baptiste Bruzulier
Captain| Elmārs Šefanovskis
Home stadium| Daugava Stadium
Baldone Stadium
Zemgale Olympic Center

First colours

Second colours

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Rugby World Cup Sevens
Appearances| 1 (first in 1993)
Best result| Group stage (1993)
Website| rugby-latvia.lv

The Latvia national rugby sevens team (Latvian: Latvijas regbijs-7 izlase) is a national rugby sevens side, representing Latvia. They currently play in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy tournament.

Latvian rugby received a surprise boost when they qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993.[1] At the time, there were only two pitches in the country, both of which spent much of their time under snow.[1]

## Tournament history

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### Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby World Cup Sevens Record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | L | D
1993 | Group Stage  | 21st  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0
1997 | Did not qualify
2001
2005 | Not eligible
2009
2013
2018
2022
Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0

### 1993 World Cup Sevens: Pool A

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/-  | Pts

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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 43 | 132 | 15
Fiji | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 60 | 90 | 13
Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 78 | 57 | 11
Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 118 | -51 | 9
Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 133 | -89 | 7
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 168 | -139 | 5

### Results

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Time/Date | Match Result | Venue

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16 Apr 1993
Time:10:00 | Fiji 42-0  Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
16 Apr 1993
Time:12:02 | Romania 22-5  Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
16 Apr 1993
Time:14:00 | South Africa 47-5  Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
17 Apr 1993
Time:15:41 | Japan 21-12  Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
17 Apr 1993
Time:17:04 | Wales 36-7  Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

## References

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1. ^ a b Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p70

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