New Zealand national rugby sevens team
Nickname(s) | All Blacks Sevens | ||
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Emblem | Silver fern | ||
Union | New Zealand Rugby Union | ||
Head coach | Clark Laidlaw | ||
Captain | Scott Curry | ||
Top scorer | Tomasi Cama (2026) | ||
Top try scorer | Tim Mikkelson (168) | ||
Home stadium | Waikato Stadium | ||
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Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions (2001, 2013, 2018) |
The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. The team has been officially known as the All Blacks Sevens since 1 June 2012.[1]
The team played for the first time at the 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament.[citation needed] In 1983 it first entered the Hong Kong Sevens, where it has been champion 10 times and runner-up another 10 times.
Contents
1 History
1.1 IRB Sevens
1.2 2007
1.3 2008
2 Honours
3 Global tournaments
3.1 World Rugby Sevens Series
3.2 Summer Olympic Games Record
3.3 Rugby World Cup Sevens
4 Other international tournaments
4.1 Commonwealth Games
4.2 Oceania Sevens
5 Win summaries
6 Team
6.1 Current squad
6.2 Coaches
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
IRB Sevens
The team has won twelve of the eighteen IRB Sevens World Series events. Since 2000 when the series first started, the only times they have not won the series were in 2006 when Fiji were crowned champions, 2009 won by South Africa, 2010 when they came second to Samoa and 2015/2016 when Fiji won the series back to back.The team has won 47 tournaments out of 122 held.
2007
In the 2006–07 series, it was left until the last round at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, to find out who would win. If Fiji had won their quarter-final against Wales then they would have won the series but they lost 21–14. This meant that New Zealand needed to win the final against Samoa to win the title. With a convincing six tries to one, 34–5 scoreline, they did just that and were crowned champions.[2]
2008
The 2007–08 series saw New Zealand set several records. They became the first team in the nine-year history of the IRB Sevens to have won the first four events of a season, having won the Dubai, South Africa, Wellington and USA tournaments. During the USA Sevens, they broke their own record, set in 2001 and 2002, for most consecutive match wins in the IRB Sevens. The team extended their streak of tournaments won to the first five of the season, and a record seven overall, by defeating South Africa in the final of the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens.[3]
Their record streaks of tournaments won (7) and match wins (47) ended in the final of the Adelaide Sevens with a 15–7 defeat to South Africa.[4] Although they would lose to England in the Cup quarterfinals of the next event, the London Sevens, they won the second-level Plate final, giving them enough points to secure the 2007–08 series crown with one round to spare.[5]
Honours
World Rugby Sevens Series
Winners: 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14- Runner-up: 2009–10
- Third-place: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Fourth-place: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2016–17
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Winners: 2001, 2013, 2018- Runner-up: 2005
- Third-place: 1997
Commonwealth Games
Winners: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018- Runner-up: 2014
Oceania Sevens
- Runner-up: 2014
- Runner-up: 2014
Global tournaments
World Rugby Sevens Series
New Zealand has won the World Rugby Sevens Series a record 12 times. No other country has won more than twice. New Zealand were particularly dominant in the early years of the Series, winning the first six series.
World Series Record | |||||||||
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Season | Round | Position | |||||||
1999–00 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2000–01 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2001–02 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2002–03 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2003–04 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2004–05 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2005–06 | Fourth Place | 4th | |||||||
2006–07 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2007–08 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2008–09 | Fourth Place | 4th | |||||||
2009–10 | Runners-Up | 2nd | |||||||
2010–11 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2011–12 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2012–13 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2013–14 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
2014–15 | Third Place | 3rd | |||||||
2015–16 | Third Place | 3rd | |||||||
2016–17 | Fourth Place | 4th | |||||||
Total | 12 Titles | 18/18 |
Summer Olympic Games Record
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Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1993 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
1997 | Semifinals | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
2001 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
2005 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
2009 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
2013 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2018 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 Titles | 6/6 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 0 |
Other international tournaments
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1998 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2002 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2006 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2010 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2014 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022 | Schedule to be confirmed | ||||||||
Total | 5 Titles | 6/6 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
Oceania Sevens
Oceania record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
2008 | None | ||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2012 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
2015 | None | ||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/10 |
Win summaries
Event | Venue | Cup | Plate | Bowl | Shield | ||
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Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | Winner | ||
2017 South Africa Sevens | Cape Town Stadium | New Zealand | 38–14 | Argentina | Fiji | Australia | Kenya |
2016 Canada Sevens | BC Place | New Zealand | 19–14 | South Africa | Samoa | Canada | Russia |
2016 Sydney Sevens | Sydney Football Stadium | New Zealand | 27–24 | Australia | Argentina | Canada | Wales |
2016 Wellington Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 24–21 | South Africa | Australia | Samoa | France |
2015 Wellington Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 27–21 | England | Fiji | France | Canada |
2014 London Sevens | Twickenham Stadium | New Zealand | 52–33 | Australia | South Africa | Canada | United States |
2014 Scotland Sevens | Scotstoun Stadium | New Zealand | 54–7 | Canada | England | France | Wales |
2014 Hong Kong Sevens | Hong Kong Stadium | New Zealand | 26–7 | England | South Africa | Scotland | Kenya |
2014 Wellington Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 21–0 | South Africa | Australia | Kenya | United States |
2013 Gold Coast Sevens | Robina Stadium | New Zealand | 40–19 | Australia | Fiji | France | United States |
2013 London Sevens | Twickenham Stadium | New Zealand | 47–12 | Australia | Fiji | Wales | |
2012 South Africa Sevens | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | New Zealand | 47–12 | France | Wales | Australia | Spain |
2012 Scotland Sevens | Scotstoun Stadium | New Zealand | 29–14 | England | Samoa | Russia | Kenya |
2012 Wellington Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 24–7 | Fiji | South Africa | Kenya | Scotland |
2011 South Africa Sevens | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | New Zealand | 31–26 | South Africa | Wales | Scotland | Zimbabwe |
2011 Adelaide Sevens | Adelaide Oval | New Zealand | 28–20 | South Africa | Wales | United States | Japan |
2011 Hong Kong Sevens | Hong Kong Stadium | New Zealand | 29–17 | England | South Africa | Canada | Kenya |
2011 New Zealand Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 29–14 | England | Fiji | Kenya | United States |
2010 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 22–19 | England | South Africa | Scotland | Zimbabwe |
2009 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 21 – 12 | Fiji | England | Wales | Scotland |
2009 Dubai Sevens | The Sevens | New Zealand | 24 – 12 | Samoa | Australia | Wales | Russia |
2008 Edinburgh Sevens | Murrayfield | New Zealand | 24 – 14 | England | South Africa | Australia | Portugal |
2008 Hong Kong Sevens | Hong Kong Stadium | New Zealand | 26 – 12 | South Africa | France | Russia | |
2008 USA Sevens | Petco Park | New Zealand | 27 – 12 | South Africa | Fiji | Wales | Australia |
2008 USA Sevens | Petco Park | New Zealand | 27 – 12 | South Africa | Fiji | Wales | Australia |
2008 Wellington Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 22 – 7 | Samoa | South Africa | England | United States |
2007 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 34 – 7 | Fiji | Kenya | Wales | Canada |
2007 Dubai Sevens | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | New Zealand | 31 – 21 | Fiji | Argentina | Australia | Zimbabwe |
2007 Edinburgh Sevens | Murrayfield | New Zealand | 34 – 5 | Samoa | Fiji | England | France |
2007 London Sevens | Twickenham | New Zealand | 29 – 7 | Fiji | South Africa | England | Kenya |
2006 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 24 – 17 | South Africa | Wales | Australia | Portugal |
2005 Singapore Sevens | National Stadium, Singapore | New Zealand | 26–5 | England | Samoa | France | Chinese Taipei |
2005 USA Sevens | Petco Park | New Zealand | 34–5 | Argentina | Fiji | Canada | Tonga |
2005 New Zealand Sevens | Westpac Stadium | New Zealand | 31–7 | Argentina | Australia | Kenya | Niue |
2004 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 33–19 | Fiji | South Africa | Australia | Portugal |
There are no fixtures available for 1999–2004
Team
Current squad
The following is the New Zealand roster for the 2017 Canada Sevens tournament:[6]
Head coach: Scott Waldrom
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Matches | Points | Tries | Union |
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FW | Scott Curry (c) | (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28) | 148 | 410 | 80 | Bay of Plenty |
BK | Tim Mikkelson | (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 30) | 330 | 959 | 189 | Waikato |
FW | DJ Forbes | (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 34) | 420 | 737 | 147 | Counties Manukau |
BK | Sione Molia | (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 23) | 55 | 75 | 15 | Counties Manukau |
FW | Dylan Collier | (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 25) | 96 | 90 | 18 | Southland |
BK | Ambrose Curtis | (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) | 62 | 190 | 38 | Manawatu |
FW | Iopu Iopu-Aso | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 25) | 30 | 25 | 5 | Taranaki |
FW | Trael Joass | (1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 23) | 10 | 5 | 1 | Tasman |
BK | Vilimoni Koroi | (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 18) | 15 | 26 | 2 | Otago |
BK | Sherwin Stowers | (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 30) | 177 | 616 | 122 | Counties Manukau |
BK | Isaac Te Tamaki | (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 22) | 41 | 47 | 7 | Waikato |
BK | Beaudein Waaka | (1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 24) | 52 | 223 | 13 | Taranaki |
Thirteenth player:
Andrew Knewstubb Tasman
Travelling reserve:
Tone Ng Shiu Tasman
Coaches
Walace Lagi (Head Coach as of June 1, 2017)
philip Curuki (Interim Head Coach until June 1, 2017)
Filimoni Tarai (Assistant Coach)- Mark Harvey (Conditioning coach)
See also
- List of New Zealand rugby sevens internationals
- All Blacks
References
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^ "NZ Sevens on top of the world". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
^ "New Zealand maintain Series dominance in USA" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ "South Africa halt kiwi winning streak" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
^ "Samoa win London Sevens as NZ clinch Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
^ http://www.allblacks.com/News/30479/all-blacks-sevens-team-for-vancouver-tournament-named
External links
- Official website
- WorldRugby profile