Guam national rugby sevens team

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Union Guam Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Peter Baggetta [1]
Captain(s)Chris Sgro
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The Guam national rugby sevens team competed at the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens. [2] They participated at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.

Contents

Players

Previous Squads

Squad to 2015 Pacific Games: [3]

Tournament History

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPositionPldWDL
Flag of Guam.svg 1999 Plate SemifinalN/A5104
Flag of Fiji.svg 2003 9th Place Play-off10th5104
Flag of Samoa.svg 2007 Did Not Compete
Flags of New Caledonia.svg 2011
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2015 9th Place Play-off9th5104
Flag of Samoa.svg 2019 Did Not Compete
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2023 TBD
Total0 Titles3/6153012

2009 Sevens RWC Qualifier: Asia

Group D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 22005217+356
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 21015024+264
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 20021271+592
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2008-10-04Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33 – 7Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
2008-10-04Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 38 – 5Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
2008-10-04Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19 – 12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

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References

  1. Weiss, Matt. "Baggetta commits to bring Guam rugby to the next level". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "Guam Rugby Sevens Team Headed To Hong Kong For 2009 Rugby World Cup" . Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. pg2015.gems.pro (8 July 2015). "2015 Pacific Games Men's 7s" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2015.