New Zealand national rugby sevens team

























New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)All Blacks Sevens
EmblemSilver fern
UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Head coachClark Laidlaw
CaptainScott Curry
Top scorer
Tomasi Cama (2026)
Top try scorer
Tim Mikkelson (168)
Home stadiumWaikato Stadium
















First colours














Second colours


Rugby World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 1993)
Best resultChampions (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


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.




New Zealand national rugby sevens team at the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens































































World Series Record
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
Total12 Titles18/18


Summer Olympic Games Record









Rugby World Cup Sevens


































































World Cup record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

L

D

Scotland 1993
Quarterfinals
7th
8
6
2
0

Hong Kong 1997

Semifinals

3rd

4

3

1

0

Argentina 2001

Champions

1st

8

8

0

0

Hong Kong 2005

Runners-Up

2nd

8

7

1

0

United Arab Emirates 2009
Quarterfinals
5th
4
3
1
0

Russia 2013

Champions

1st

6

6

0

0

United States 2018

Champions

1st

4

4

0

0
Total3 Titles6/6423750


Other international tournaments



Commonwealth Games





























































Commonwealth record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

L

D

Malaysia 1998

Champions

1st

6

6

0

0

England 2002

Champions

1st

6

6

0

0

Australia 2006

Champions

1st

6

6

0

0

India 2010

Champions

1st

6

6

0

0

Scotland 2014

Runners-Up

2nd

6

5

1

0

Australia 2018

Champions

1st

5

5

0

0

England 2022

Schedule to be confirmed
Total5 Titles6/6353410


Oceania Sevens



















Oceania record
Year
Round
Position

Samoa 2008

None

French Polynesia 2009

Australia 2010

Samoa 2011

Australia 2012

Fiji 2013

Australia 2014

Runners-up

2nd

New Zealand 2015

None

Fiji 2016

Fiji 2017

Runners-up

2nd
Total0 Titles2/10


Win summaries





































































































































































































































































































Event
Venue
Cup
Plate
Bowl
Shield
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

FW

Scott Curry (c)

(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28)
148
410
80

New Zealand Bay of Plenty

BK

Tim Mikkelson

(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 30)
330
959
189

New Zealand Waikato

FW

DJ Forbes

(1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 34)
420
737
147

New Zealand Counties Manukau

BK

Sione Molia

(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 23)
55
75
15

New Zealand Counties Manukau

FW

Dylan Collier

(1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 25)
96
90
18

New Zealand Southland

BK

Ambrose Curtis

(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24)
62
190
38

New Zealand Manawatu

FW

Iopu Iopu-Aso

(1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 25)
30
25
5

New Zealand Taranaki

FW

Trael Joass

(1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 23)
10
5
1

New Zealand Tasman

BK

Vilimoni Koroi

(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 18)
15
26
2

New Zealand Otago

BK

Sherwin Stowers

(1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 30)
177
616
122

New Zealand Counties Manukau

BK

Isaac Te Tamaki

(1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 22)
41
47
7

New Zealand Waikato

BK

Beaudein Waaka

(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 24)
52
223
13

New Zealand 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




  1. ^ allblacks.com (1 June 2012). "AllBlacks name extended to NZSevens and NZMaori". Retrieved 10 July 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "NZ Sevens on top of the world". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2011.


  3. ^ "New Zealand maintain Series dominance in USA" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.


  4. ^ "South Africa halt kiwi winning streak" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.


  5. ^ "Samoa win London Sevens as NZ clinch Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-25.


  6. ^ http://www.allblacks.com/News/30479/all-blacks-sevens-team-for-vancouver-tournament-named




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