Niue national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

NiueUnion| Niue Rugby Football Union

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President| Tony Edwards
Coach(es)| Leonale Bourke/Chance Bunce
Captain(s)| Shaun atamu/Jordan Bunce

Team kit

The Niue team performing a meke

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

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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

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### Commonwealth Games

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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

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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

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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

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### Current Squad

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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

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2011 Gold Coast Sevens

* 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

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* Niue national rugby union team (XV)

## References

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1. ^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. ^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. ^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
6. ^ a b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
7. ^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
8. ^ "Teams announced for Gold Coast kick-off". irbsevens.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 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.

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