Vanuatu national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

Vanuatu

Union| Vanuatu Rugby Football Union
World Cup Sevens
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The Vanuatu national rugby sevens team is Vanuatu's representative in rugby sevens.

## History

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At the 1999 South Pacific Games held in Guam, Vanuatu won its second rugby medal,[1] defeating Solomon Islands for the bronze in the rugby 7s. The first bronze medal had been won for the rugby 15's in 1966, as New Hebrides.[2]

In the 2000 Telecom Oceania Sevens held in Rarotonga, Vanuatu went on to beat Tahiti 31–0 to win the Bowl. The tournament was a qualifier for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and the last World Cup place was taken by the Cook Islands, who won the Oceania Sevens Cup.

At the 2011 Pacific Games, Vanuatu finished in 9th place, defeating Tahiti 7–17.

In 2023, at the Oceania Sevens Championship, they played the Oceania Barbarians in the ninth place playoff and finished in tenth place.[3]

## Players

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### Current squad

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Vanuatu's squad to the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands:[4]

Players

Lachlan Hillary Bani
Pechan Benjiman
Keleto David
Yen Felix
Andrew Desmond Kaltongga
Batick Nally
Pedro Sablon
Seal Taiwia
Naitika Tivivi
Adam Tumukon
Keane Williams

### Previous squads

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2015 Pacific Games – Sevens Squad[5]

Koko Kalsal • George Kalpausi Sablan • Akuila Ita Kalsakau • Jeffrey Saurei • Antoine Sablan • Waute Chichirua
Taputu Kalpukai • Steven Jacob Shem • Claude Raymond • Omari Kalmet Bakokoto • Malau Tevita Tai • Graham Malon Tungan
2011 Pacific Games – Sevens Squad

Claude Raymond • Koko Kalsal • Toara Dick Toara • Waute Chichirua • Andro Kalpukai • Antoine Sablan
Jeffrey Saurei • Steven Jacob Shem • James Kalsal • Omari Kalmet Kakokoto • Bill Vanu • Tonny Lui

## Tournament history

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### Pacific Games

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Pacific Games

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L
1999 | Bronze Final  |  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2
2003 | 7th Place Playoff  | N/A  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4
2007 | 7th Place Playoff  | 8th  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5
2011 | 9th Place Playoff  | 9th  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3
2015 | 7th Place Playoff  | 8th  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 6
2019 | Did Not Compete
2023 | 7th Place Playoff  | 7th  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3
Total  | 0 Titles  | 6/7  | 34  | 11  | 0  | 23

### Oceania Sevens

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Oceania Sevens

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L
2008 | 7th Place Playoff  | 7th  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3
2009 | Plate Final  | 6th  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 6
2010 | 7th Place Playoff  | 8th  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6
2011–16  | Did Not Compete
2017 | 9–12th Place Playoff  | 11th [a] | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3
2018 | 9th Place Playoff  | 10th  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3
2019 | 13th Place Playoff  | 13th  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4
2021 | Did Not Compete
2022 | Challenge 5th Place Playoff  | 6th  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 6
2023 | 9th Place Playoff  | 10th  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3
Total  | 0 Titles  | 8/15  | 45  | 11  | 0  | 34

## See also

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* Sports portal

* Rugby union in Vanuatu
* Vanuatu national rugby union team

## Notes

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1. ^ Due to adverse weather conditions affecting the schedule of games, all classification finals except the fifth-place playoff and Championship Final were cancelled. The fifth-place match was played because of qualification implications.

## References

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1. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF 3.5 MB). Sporting Pulse. Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee. 1999. p. 1\. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. ^ "Independence cup". Vanuatu Rugby Union. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "2023 Pacific Games – Vanuatu Rugby Sevens Team". sol2023.gems.pro. November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
5. ^ pg2015.gems.pro (9 July 2015). "2015 Pacific Games Men's 7s" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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