Netherlands national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national rugby sevens team.

The Netherlands national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.

Netherlands

Union	Dutch Rugby Union
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	1 (First in 1993)
Best result	21st place, 1993

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Group stage	21st	5	0	5	0
1997	Did not qualify
2001
2005	Did not enter
2009
2013	Did not qualify
2018	Did not enter
Total	0 Titles	1/7	5	0	5	0

Hong Kong Sevens

In the 1988 Hong Kong Sevens, one of their players, Marcel Bierman, broke his neck in a tackle, subsequently requiring a wheelchair as an assistive device.

In the 1989 Hong Kong Sevens, they beat Bahrain by a large margin: 24-4. That year the team had the distinction of including four brothers: Hans, Andre, Mats and Peter Marcker.

Bill McLaren was particularly impressed by Bart Wierenga

"the player who made the biggest impression was a gangly lad with a head of hair like a wind-blown thatched cottage, Bart Wierenga, who ran his heart out in a series of tingling performances."

On the team's lap of honour, Wierenga wheeled Marcel Bierman around the pitch, to loud cheers and claps from the audience.

Hong Kong Sevens

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate
		Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Runner-up
1989 Details	Government Stadium	New Zealand	22-10	Australia	Tonga	Netherlands

See also

• Rugby union in the Netherlands
• Netherlands national rugby union team

References

• McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)