Tuvalu national rugby sevens team

The Tuvalu national rugby sevens team (Tuvalu 7s) participates in the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Pacific Games and the Oceania Sevens Championship. The Tuvalu Rugby Union (TRU) was established in 2007 as the organising body for Rugby Union in Tuvalu.[1] The TRU selects the members of the Tuvalu 7s.

Tuvalu
UnionTuvalu Rugby Union
World Cup Sevens
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Tuvalu is a lower ranking rugby nation, with the Tuvalu 7s focusing on skills development.[2] The Tuvalu 7s lost all their matches at the 2011 Pacific Games.[3] and at the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championships[4]

Elenoa Kunatuba was the Tuvalu men’s 7s coach, at the 2019 Pacific Games; she selected seven new players for the games squad.[5]

References
  1. Lalua, Silafaga (10 January 2007). "Rugby Union starts up". Tuvalu-News.TV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. Narain, Parvin (19 March 2018). "Tuvalu here to learn". Fiji Times. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. "Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pacific Games". XIVth Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 Nov 2011.
  4. "Tuvalu 7s at the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championships". Flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. "TUVALU TO DEBUT NEW FACES AT RUGBY 7S". 2019 Pacific Games. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

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