Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team.
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| Union | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Pukpuks[1] | |
| Coach(es) | Billy Rapilla[1] | |
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| Largest win | ||
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Papua New Guinea 56–10 Malaysia (University of Delhi, New Delhi; 11 October 2010) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
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Papua New Guinea 0-64 England (Wellington; 3 February 2006) | ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
Samoa playing Papua New Guinea at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team represents Papua New Guinea in rugby sevens. The team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series and in regional competitions that feed into the series. The last Sevens event that Papua New Guinea took part in was the 2008 Wellington Sevens (part of the 2007–08 season), but they have qualified for the 2010 edition of the same event.
PNG qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [2] So far PNG has yet to qualify for a Sevens World Cup.
Sevens World Series
Wellington Sevens
2007–08
- Samoa 22–0 Papua New Guinea
- New Zealand 41–0 Papua New Guinea
- Canada 27–21 Papua New Guinea
- Cook Islands 24–17 Papua New Guinea (1/4 finals Bowl)
- Kenya 38–7 Papua New Guinea (SF Shield)
2006–07
- Samoa 26–0 Papua New Guinea
- England 22–7 Papua New Guinea
- Scotland 17–12 Papua New Guinea
- Tonga 19–12 Papua New Guinea (1/4 finals Bowl)
- Portugal 26–19 Papua New Guinea (SF Shield)
2005–06
- Australia 24–10 Papua New Guinea
- England 64–0 Papua New Guinea
- Scotland 34–12 Papua New Guinea
- Canada 33–10 Papua New Guinea (1/4 finals Bowl)
- USA 12–15 Papua New Guinea (SF Shield)
- Tonga 19–14 Papua New Guinea (Shield Final)
2010–11
- Argentina 14 – 10 Papua New Guinea
- New Zealand 45 – 0 Papua New Guinea
- Scotland 12 – 14 Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea 10-22 Cook Islands (1/4 finals Bowl)
- France 52-12 Papua New Guinea (SF Shield)
Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Kenya |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 9 |
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 29 | +80 | 7 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 5 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 157 | −147 | 3 |
11 October 2010
| Samoa |
38–17 | Papua New Guinea |
| Kenya |
17–12 | Papua New Guinea |
| Papua New Guinea |
56–10 | Malaysia |
Bowl Quarter Final
Bowl Semi Final
Bowl Final
| 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowl Winners |
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Papua New Guinea |
Current squad
Squad at 2016 Hong Kong Sevens:[4]
- Koroseta VENI
- Tisa KAUTU
- Lawrence KUSO
- Arthur Apelis CLEMENT
- Hensley PETER
- Emmanuel Cecil GUISE
- Wesley VALI
- William TIRANG
- Paul NELSON
- Henry KALUA
- George MORSEU
- Karo KAUNA
Previous squads
| Squad to 2015 Pacific Games:[5] |
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| 2015 Wellington Sevens Squad[6] |
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See also
- Rugby union in Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team
- Papua New Guinea national rugby union team
References
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
- 1 2 "Sport: Late coaching change disrupts PNG sevens team". Radio New Zealand International. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2942581.htm?site=sport§ion=rugbyunion
- ↑ Rugby Sevens XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
- ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1663/teams/3906
- ↑ pg2015.gems.pro (8 July 2015). "2015 Pacific Games Men's 7s" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ World Rugby.org (6 February 2015). "2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series - Wellington: Papua New Guinea 7s". Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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