New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)
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| Union | New Zealand Rugby Football Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Gordon Tietjens |
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| Appearances | 4 (First in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winner in 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team competes in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.
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[edit] Honours
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 1998
- World Sevens Series Winners 2000
- World Sevens Series Winners 2001
- Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 2001
- World Sevens Series Winners 2002
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 2002
- World Sevens Series Winners 2003
- World Sevens Series Winners 2004
- World Sevens Series Winners 2005
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 2006
[edit] 2007 Wellington & San Diego Leg Squad
- Charles Baxter (Bay of Plenty),
- Tomasi Cama (Manawatu),
- Edwin Cocker (Otago),
- Aden Dewes (Northland),
- DJ Forbes (Auckland),
- Jarek Goebel (Auckland),
- Nigel Hunt (Wellington),
- Tafai Ioasa (Hawke's Bay, captain),
- Solomon King (Bay of Plenty),
- Zar Lawrence (North Harbour),
- Afeleke Pelenise (Canterbury),
- Lote Raikabula (Hawke's Bay),
- Willie Rickards (Southland),
- Nick Thomson (Canterbury),
- Scott Waldrom (Taranaki)
- Steven Yates (Canterbury).
[edit] Coaches
- Gordon Tietjens (Head Coach)
- Eric Rush (Assistant Coach)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Rugby union in New Zealand | |
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| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| Heartland Championship teams: | Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast |
