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The Nauru national rugby sevens team made its international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1]
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History
Nauru was introduced to the sport of Rugby sevens in 2012.[2] They became an associate member of the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions in 2014.[3][4]
Having made their international debut at the 2015 Pacific Games, they were pooled alongside New Caledonia 7s, Tonga 7s, Vanuatu 7s and 2011 Pacific Games Gold medalists Samoa 7s.[3]
Nauru won their first international game at the 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship, defeating the Solomon Islands 22-19. Competing in the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, Nauru defeated Vanuatu 24-12, and Wallis and Futuna 31-10, their largest win ever.[5] At the 2019 Oceania Sevens in Fiji, Nauru, recorded their first international win when they defeated Vanuatu in the 11th–14th place playoffs.[6]
In 2023, they competed at the Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane where they finished in 12th place overall.[7]
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Tournament History
Oceania Sevens
Pacific Games
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Current squad
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
References
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