Papua New Guinea national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team represent Papua New Guinea
in rugby sevens
. The team competes in the IRB World Sevens Series and in regional competitions that feed into the series. The last event IRB 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 has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand 41 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Canada 27 - 21 Papua New Guinea
Cook Islands 24 - 17 Papua New Guinea 1/4 final Bowl
Kenya 38 - 7 Papua New Guinea SF Shield
England 22 - 7 Papua New Guinea
Scotland 17 - 12 Papua New Guinea
Tonga 19 - 12 Papua New Guinea 1/4 final Bowl
Portugal 26 - 19 Papua New Guinea SF Shield
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
- Australia Leg
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
in rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
. The team competes in the IRB World Sevens Series and in regional competitions that feed into the series. The last event IRB Sevens event that Papua New Guinea took part in was the 2008 Wellington Sevens
2008 Wellington Sevens
The Emirates Airline Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...
(part of the 2007–08 season), but they have qualified for the 2010 edition of the same event.
PNG has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
2007-08
Samoa 22 - 0 Papua New GuineaNew Zealand 41 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Canada 27 - 21 Papua New Guinea
Cook Islands 24 - 17 Papua New Guinea 1/4 final Bowl
Kenya 38 - 7 Papua New Guinea SF Shield
2006-07
Samoa 26 - 0 Papua New GuineaEngland 22 - 7 Papua New Guinea
Scotland 17 - 12 Papua New Guinea
Tonga 19 - 12 Papua New Guinea 1/4 final Bowl
Portugal 26 - 19 Papua New Guinea SF Shield
2005-06
Australia 24 - 10 Papua New GuineaEngland 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
Current Squad
12 Men squad for 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, will be the 13th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
- Australia Leg
2011 Gold Coast Sevens
The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first edition of the tournament which was known as the Adelaide Sevens the last years. It was held at Robina, Australia, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium....
- Monty Diave
- Shadrach Ghabiliha
- Billy Torea
- Dougie Guise
- Chris Kakah
- Eugene Tokavai
- Henry Liliket
- Alistair McLay
- Tisa Kautu
- Albert Levi
- Jason Missian
- Gairo Varo