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| Union | Dutch Rugby Union | |
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| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1993) | |
| Best result | 21st place, 1993 | |
Team The Netherlands national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Group stage | 21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
 1997
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2001
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 2005
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 2009
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 2013
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2018
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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 | |||
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| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1989 Details |
Government Stadium |  New Zealand |
22-10 |  Australia |
 Tonga |
 Netherlands |
See also
References
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
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