Niue national rugby sevens team

The Niue national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.[1]

Niue
UnionNiue Rugby Football Union
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances0
The Niue team performing a meke

IRB Sevens World Series

2005–06 World Sevens Series
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  Fiji 27 - 22  South Africa  France
 New Zealand
Plate  England 14 - 10  Argentina  Australia
 Samoa
Bowl  Scotland 10 - 5  Canada  Cook Islands
 Kenya
Shield  Tonga 19 - 14  Papua New Guinea  Niue[2][3]
 United States

2009 Wellington Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup  England 19 - 17  New Zealand  Argentina
 Kenya
Plate  South Africa 26 - 12  Wales  Fiji
 United States
Bowl  Cook Islands 24 - 10  Tonga  France
 Australia
Shield  Scotland 24 - 0  Niue  Samoa
 Canada

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 86 54 +32 7
 Wales 3 2 0 1 79 51 +28 7
 Australia 3 2 0 1 65 58 +7 7
 Niue 3 0 0 3 34 101 −67 3
Source: [4]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
6 February 2009  New Zealand 17 - 28  Wales
6 February 2009  Australia 22 - 17  Niue
6 February 2009  New Zealand 43 - 7  Niue
6 February 2009  Australia 24 - 15  Wales
6 February 2009  Wales 34 - 10  Niue
6 February 2009  New Zealand 26 - 19  Australia

2011 Gold Coast Sevens

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 92 10 +82 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 69 35 +34 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 31 59 −28 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 7 95 −88 3
Source:
25 November 2011
14:03
New Zealand 26–5 Kenya
Robina Stadium, Robina
25 November 2011
14:25
Fiji 38–0 Niue
Robina Stadium, Robina
25 November 2011
17:09
New Zealand 38–0 Niue
Report[Usurped!]
Robina Stadium, Robina
25 November 2011
17:31
Fiji 26–7 Kenya
Robina Stadium, Robina
25 November 2011
19:36
Kenya 19–7 Niue
Report[Usurped!]
Robina Stadium, Robina
25 November 2011
21:14
New Zealand 28–5 Fiji
Report[Usurped!]
Robina Stadium, Robina

Bowl Quarter-Final

26 November 2011
Scotland 36–0 Niue
Robina Stadium, Robina

Shield Semi-Final

26 November 2011
Niue 0–38 Papua New Guinea
Robina Stadium, Robina

Commonwealth Games

Melbourne 2006: Group B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 127 21 +106 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 48 45 +3 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 47 48 −1 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 12 120 −108 3
Source:
16 March 2006
Fiji 31–14 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
Scotland 33–5 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
Fiji 63–0 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
Canada 10–7 Scotland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
Canada 24–7 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
Fiji 33–7 Scotland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Current squad

2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series - Australia Leg

  • Leonale Bourke
  • Matt Faleuka
  • Uani Talagi
  • Rudolf Ainuu
  • Hayden Head
  • Tony Pulu
  • Vincent Pihigia
  • Sanualio Sakalia
  • Zac Makavilitogia
  • Kenny Akulu
  • Huggard Tongatule
  • Ricki Helagi

See also

References
  1. "Niue's claim to rugby fame". The Island. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2003.
  2. "Niue ready for return to Wellington". Fiji Sun. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. "Rugby sevens: Fiji triumph in nail-biter". New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. "Tough draw for NZ at Wellington sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2022.


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