Solomon Islands national rugby union team
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The Solomon Islands national rugby union team represent Solomon Islands
in the sport of rugby union
.
They played their first international at 18 August 1969, losing to Papua New Guinea
by 23-5. Their next game, three days later, with Fiji
show their record loss of 113-13. Both games were part of the 3rd South Pacific Games. Since then they have played in only a small number of internationals. Their first win came in 1983, in a 19-12 win over Niue
, for the 7th South Pacific Games.
Solomon Islands have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup
finals, but did take part in the qualifying tournaments in Oceania for the 2003 Rugby World Cup
in Australia, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup
in France, but did not end up qualifying.
. The team that finishes the pool matches in first place will then progress to the final against the number one side from the Western pool.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
in the sport of 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...
.
They played their first international at 18 August 1969, losing to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
by 23-5. Their next game, three days later, with Fiji
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
show their record loss of 113-13. Both games were part of the 3rd South Pacific Games. Since then they have played in only a small number of internationals. Their first win came in 1983, in a 19-12 win over Niue
Niue national rugby union team
The Niue Island national rugby union team is the national team of the third tier rugby union playing nation of Niue Island. They first started playing in 1983 and have played just 10 games to date, four against the Cook Islands and three against Tahiti. Other games have been played against Fiji,...
, for the 7th South Pacific Games.
Solomon Islands have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
finals, but did take part in the qualifying tournaments in Oceania for the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
in Australia, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
in France, but did not end up qualifying.
World Cup record
- 1987 - Not invited
- 1991-1999 - Did not enter
- 2003-2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not enter
Oceania Cup 2011
In November and December 2011, Solomon Islands will compete in the Eastern Regional Pool of the 2011 Oceania Cup. In their first match, on 29 November, Solomon Islands recorded a notable 22-19 victory over the more fancied former champions Niue. This was followed by a 33-15 loss to host nation, Papua New Guinea. They will play their final pool match against VanuatuVanuatu national rugby union team
The Vanuatu national rugby union team represents Vanuatu in the sport of rugby union. The team is classified as a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board , and they have yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup. They made their international debut in 1966. The team is nicknamed the Tuskers,...
. The team that finishes the pool matches in first place will then progress to the final against the number one side from the Western pool.
External links
- Solomon Islands on IRB.com
- Solomon Islands on Rugbydata.com
- Solomon Islands at the Federation of Oceania Rugby UnionsFederation of Oceania Rugby UnionsThe Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions is the regional governing body for rugby in Oceania. It presently encompasses 12 full member unions and 2 associate territorial committees and 1 associated union. FORU overseas the Pacific Rugby Cup, the Pacific Nations Cup and the FORU Oceania Cup.-Full...
(FORU) - Solomon Islands Official Games