The Vanuatu national rugby sevens team is Vanuatu's representative in rugby sevens.
History
At the 1999 South Pacific Games held in Guam, Vanuatu won its second rugby medal,[1] defeating Solomon Islands for the bronze in the rugby 7s. The first bronze medal had been won for the rugby 15's in 1966, as New Hebrides.[2]
In the 2000 Telecom Oceania Sevens held in Rarotonga, Vanuatu went on to beat Tahiti 31–0 to win the Bowl. The tournament was a qualifier for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and the last World Cup place was taken by the Cook Islands, who won the Oceania Sevens Cup.
Koko Kalsal • George Kalpausi Sablan • Akuila Ita Kalsakau • Jeffrey Saurei • Antoine Sablan • Waute Chichirua Taputu Kalpukai • Steven Jacob Shem • Claude Raymond • Omari Kalmet Bakokoto • Malau Tevita Tai • Graham Malon Tungan
Claude Raymond • Koko Kalsal • Toara Dick Toara • Waute Chichirua • Andro Kalpukai • Antoine Sablan Jeffrey Saurei • Steven Jacob Shem • James Kalsal • Omari Kalmet Kakokoto • Bill Vanu • Tonny Lui
^Due to adverse weather conditions affecting the schedule of games, all classification finals except the fifth-place playoff and Championship Final were cancelled. The fifth-place match was played because of qualification implications.
References
^"Annual Report"(PDF 3.5 MB). Sporting Pulse. Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee. 1999. p. 1. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^"Independence cup". Vanuatu Rugby Union. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
