Union | Nauru Rugby Union | |
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First international | ||
Australia 58–0 Nauru (9 November 2018) | ||
World Cup Sevens | ||
Appearances | 0 |
The Nauru women's national rugby sevens team represents Nauru in women's rugby sevens. They compete in the Pacific Games and the Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship.
In 2018, Nauru competed in the Brisvegas Rugby 7s competition that was held in Toowong, Queensland. [1] They made their international debut at the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji, and finished in eighth place. [2] [3] [4] They also participated in the 2019 tournament that was also hosted by Fiji. [5]
They competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens tournament in Brisbane. [6] [7] They lost all five of their matches and finished tenth overall. [8] They participated in the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands. [6] [7]
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games :
Players |
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Bonnia Agege |
Vashti Agege |
Naomi Akua |
Thrixeena Akua |
Ashleigh Debao |
Tailey Ephraim |
Lovani Jeremiah |
Ivy Rose Jones |
Osanna Belana Scotty |
Rose Ismeria Scotty |
Jaya Shalimar Teboua |
Helen Whippy |
Pacific Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2011 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2015 | ||||||
2019 | 5th Place Play-off | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 7th Place Play-off | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 0 Titles | 2/4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Oceania Women's Sevens | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2007–17 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2018 | 7th Place Play-off | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2019 | 11th Place Play-off | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2022 | ||||||
2023 | 9th Place Play-off | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
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