Latvia national rugby sevens team
Appearance
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Union | Latvian Rugby Federation | ||
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Head coach | Jean Baptiste Bruzulier | ||
Captain | Elmārs Šefanovskis | ||
Home stadium | Daugava Stadium Baldone Stadium Zemgale Olympic Center | ||
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Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1993) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1993) | ||
Website | rugby-latvia.lv |
The Latvia national rugby sevens team (Latvian: Latvijas regbijs-7 izlase) is a national rugby sevens side, representing Latvia. They currently play in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy tournament.
Latvian rugby received a surprise boost when they qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993.[1] At the time, there were only two pitches in the country, both of which spent much of their time under snow.[1]
Tournament history
[edit]Rugby World Cup Sevens
[edit]Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1993 | Group Stage | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2005 | Not eligible | ||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2018 | |||||||||
2022 | |||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
1993 World Cup Sevens: Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa 5 5 0 0 175 43 132 15 Fiji 5 4 0 1 150 60 90 13 Wales 5 3 0 2 135 78 57 11 Japan 5 2 0 3 67 118 -51 9 Romania 5 1 0 4 44 133 -89 7 Latvia 5 0 0 5 29 168 -139 5
Results
[edit]Time/Date | Match Result | Venue |
16 Apr 1993 Time:10:00 |
Fiji 42-0 Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
16 Apr 1993 Time:12:02 |
Romania 22-5 Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
16 Apr 1993 Time:14:00 |
South Africa 47-5 Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
17 Apr 1993 Time:15:41 |
Japan 21-12 Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
17 Apr 1993 Time:17:04 |
Wales 36-7 Latvia | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p70