Kiribati national rugby sevens team
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UnionKirbati Rugby Union
Best result0
| Union | Kirbati Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| First international | |
 Papua New Guinea 33–0 Kiribati  (Gatton, Australia; 19 November 2022) | |
| Largest defeat | |
 Fiji 76–0 Kiribati (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 24 November 2023) | |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Best result | 0 |
The Kiribati national rugby sevens team represents Kiribati in Rugby sevens. They played their first international match in 2022.
Kiribati made history at the 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge tournament in Brisbane when they fielded their first-ever rugby team to represent their nation at an international level.[1][2] Tambwereti Arimaere scored his country's first international try.[1][3] They faced Niue in the seventh place playoff but were defeated 36–7, and finished in eighth place overall.[4][3]
Kiribati featured at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship where they finished in fourteenth place.[5][6]
Players
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
| Players |
|---|
| Tambwereti Arimaere |
| Maritino Neaua Ieremia |
| Barrie Uatu Karea |
| Aviata Kenana |
| Tikieru Kenana |
| Tiito Koito |
| Michael Maruia |
| Teaero Matikarai |
| Salom Mauteka |
| James Raurenti |
| Tekei Tanintoa |
| Titau Tautii |
