Nauru national rugby sevens team

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Rugby team

Nauru SevensUnion| Nauru Rugby Union

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Founded| 2012

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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

The Nauru national rugby sevens team made its international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

### Oceania 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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