Indonesia national rugby sevens team
The Indonesia national rugby union sevens is a minor sevens side. They have competed at the Hong Kong Sevens, and were runners up in the plate competition in 1977.
History
[edit]Rugby was first introduced in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, and was played mostly by ex-pats.[1] In March 1976 an Indonesian Sevens squad, alongside twelve other nations, participated in the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament.[2] Indonesia returned to Hong Kong again for the 1976 tournament where they lost to Tonga in the plate final.[3] Indonesia continued to participate in the tournament until 1986 after which, interest began to wane and the program went on hiatus.[1]
Indonesia returned to competitive sevens rugby at the 2012 HSBC Asian Rugby Sevens Series after having some success with their fifteens program.
Tournament Record
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(DNP) = Did not place, (―) = W/L record unavailable
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Clark, Wes. "Islam and Rugby". The Rugby Reader's Review (wesclark.com). Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ Porteus, James (6 March 2015). "How it all began: A jewel discovered". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Signes, Emil. "History of the Hong Kong Sevens". www.rugby7.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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