Union | New Caledonia Rugby Committee | |
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The New Caledonia national rugby sevens team is a minor sporting side that represents New Caledonia in rugby sevens. They finished in sixth place at the 2011 Pacific Games.
In 2015, New Caledonia were placed in the same pool with defending champions, Samoa, and were joined by Tonga, Vanuatu, and Nauru for the Pacific Games in Port Moresby. [1] In their opening match of the 2019 Pacific Games, they faced Fiji and were thrashed 47–0. [2] They also competed at the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji. [3]
Pacific Games | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
1999 | Plate Final | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2003 | 9th Place Play-off | 9th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2007 | Bowl Final | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2011 | 5th Place Play-off | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2015 | 5th Place Play-off | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 7th Place Play-off | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | TBD | |||||
Total | 0 Titles | 6/6 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Oceania Sevens | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
2008 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2009 | ||||||
2010 | ||||||
2011 | Bowl Final | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2013 | ||||||
2014 | 11th Place Play-off | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2016 | 7th Place Play-off | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | — [lower-alpha 1] | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 7th Place Play-off | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 13th Place Play-off | 14th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | Did Not Compete | |||||
2022 | ||||||
2023 | ||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 6/15 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
Squad to 2015 Pacific Games: [4]
2011 Pacific Games Squad |
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