9The 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

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

Year Tournament Host Venue W L Place
1976 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1977 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― 4th
1978 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1980 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1981 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1982 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1983 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1984 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1985 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
1986 Hong Kong Sevens Hong Kong Hong Kong HK Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong ― ― DNP
2013 HSBC Asian Rugby Sevens Series Singapore Singapore Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Ang Mo Kio ― ― 11th
2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series India India Nehru Jawaharlal Stadium. Chennai 1 4 10th
2017 Southeast Asian Games  Malaysia Petaling Jaya Stadium. Petaling Jaya 2 4 5th
2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series  Philippines Clark Parade Grounds, Mabalacat 4 1 5th
2018 Asian Games  Indonesia Senayan Rugby Pitch, Jakarta 1 5 11th
2019 Southeast Asian Games  Philippines Clark Parade Grounds, Mabalacat 2 4 5th
2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series  Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta 2 2 6th
2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series  Indonesia JGBK Rugby Pitch, Jakarta 1 3 8th

(DNP) = Did not place, (―) = W/L record unavailable

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References

  1. ^ a b Clark, Wes. "Islam and Rugby". The Rugby Reader's Review (wesclark.com). Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  2. ^ Porteus, James (6 March 2015). "How it all began: A jewel discovered". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ Signes, Emil. "History of the Hong Kong Sevens". www.rugby7.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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