The Wallis and Futuna national rugby sevens team is a minor national team that competes in the
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games wer ...
and in regional tournaments.
Background
Wallis and Futuna hosted the
2013 Pacific Mini Games Sevens competition. They participated in the
2019 Pacific Games in
Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga.
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,
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...
.
They competed in the Nawaka Sevens tournament in
Fiji in preparation for the
2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games, will be a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories that is scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. ...
. They competed at the Pacific Games in
Honiara and were placed in Pool D with
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, and the
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...
.
Squad
Squad to
2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games, will be a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories that is scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. ...
:
Tournament History
Pacific Games
See also
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Wallis and Futuna Rugby Committee
The Wallis and Futuna Rugby Committee ( French: ''Comité de Rugby Wallis et Futuna'', —or officially: ''Comité Territorial de Rugby Wallis et Futuna'') is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body ...
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Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna
Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna is a popular sport within the French overseas territory.
Governing body
The Comité Territorial de Rugby Wallis et Futuna is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing bo ...
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Rugby union in France
References
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Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna
National rugby sevens teams
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