Niue national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Niue
national rugby union
sevens
is a minor national sevens side.
- Australia Leg
Niue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
is a minor national sevens side.
2005-06 World Sevens Series
http://www.rugbyrugby.com/TOURNAMENTS/World_Sevens_Series/Tournament_News/story_48783.shtml| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
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| Cup | 27 - 22 | |
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| Plate | 14 - 10 | |
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| Bowl | 10 - 5 | |
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| Shield | 19 - 14 | |
2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
New Zealand-| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
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| Cup | 19 - 17 | |
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| Plate | 26 - 12 | |
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| Bowl | 24 - 10 | |
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| Shield | 24 - 0 | |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 54 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 51 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 58 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 101 | |||
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 6, 2009 | 17 - 28 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | 22 - 17 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | 43 - 7 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | 24 - 15 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | 34 - 10 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | 26 - 19 |
Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Group B matches -| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +106 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -108 | 3 |
- Fiji 31–14 Canada
- Scotland 33–5 Niue Island
- Fiji 63–0 Niue Island
- Canada 10–7 Scotland
- Canada 24–7 Niue Island
- Fiji 33–7 Scotland
Current Squad
2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, will be the 13th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
- Australia Leg
2011 Gold Coast Sevens
The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first edition of the tournament which was known as the Adelaide Sevens the last years. It was held at Robina, Australia, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium....
- Leonale Bourke
- Matt Faleuka
- Uani Talagi
- Rudolf Ainuu
- Hayden Head
- Tony Pulu
- Vincent Pihigia
- Sanualio Sakalia
- Zac Makavilitogia
- Kenny Akulu
- Huggard Tongatule
- Ricki Helagi