Niue national rugby sevens team

Niue
Union	Niue Rugby Football Union
President	Tony Edwards
Coach(es)	Leonale Bourke/Chance Bunce
Captain(s)	Shaun atamu/Jordan Bunce
	Team kit
	Team kit

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

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

Commonwealth Games

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

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	Did Not Compete
2023	TBD
Total	0 Titles	2/6	12	5	0	7

Oceania Sevens

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	Did Not Compete
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	Did Not Compete
2023	Pool Stage	15	4	0	0	4
Total	0 Titles	8/15	42	12	0	30

Players

Current Squad

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

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

References

^ "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
^ ^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.
^ "Draw for IRB Sevens in Wellington". ESPN.com. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Sevens draw pits Australia against England". ABC News. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^ "Teams announced for Gold Coast kick-off". irbsevens.com. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ 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.
^ 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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[the-island-1] "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.

[:0-2] 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.

[:1-6] "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[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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