Cyprus national rugby sevens team
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Rugby team
| Union | Cyprus Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mouflons |
| Ground(s) | Pafiako Stadium, Paphos |
| Captain(s) | Chris Thoma |
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Team kit
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| Largest win | |
| Cyprus Cyprus 80 - 0 Hungary | |
| Largest defeat | |
| Italy Italy 28 - 0 Cyprus Cyprus | |
The Cyprus national rugby sevens team competes in the FIRA-AER European sevens. They have only played for 2 seasons. In their first season of the 2008 competition they managed to compete with the First and Third Tier sevens teams by defeating Georgia 7-5 and drawing 7–7 with Italy. Their second season saw them finish 12th out of 30 teams, just 2 places off qualifying for the final tournament held in Germany. In just their third year of sevens rugby, Cyprus hosted the final stage of the FIRA-AER European Sevens, this was held in Paphos on 12 and 13 June 2010.
FIRA-AER European Sevens
[edit ]2008-09 Squad
[edit ]10-man squad:
Player
Club
Chris Thoma
Paphos Tigers (c)
George Agathacleous
Paphos Tigers
Daniel Thrasivoulou
Derby Rugby Club
Andreas Zacharia
University of Lincoln
Colm O'Cleirgh
Bective Rangers
Peter Ioulianou
University of Lincoln
Marko Mladenvic
Limassol Crusaders
Luke Peters
North Shore Rugby Football Club
Kyle Oelofse
Paphos Tigers
2010 squad
[edit ]12-man squad: Bucharest and Paphos Sevens
Player
Club
Jonathon Pettemerides (c)
Singapore Rugby Club
Chris Thoma
Paphos Tigers
George Agathacleous
Paphos Tigers
Daniel Thrasivoulou
Derby Rugby Club
Andreas Zacharia
University of Lincoln
Reno Ioannides
Montluçon Rugby
Burhan Torghut
Moseley
Marko Mladenvic
Limassol Crusaders
Fidias Efthymiou
Paphos Tigers
Andrew Binikos
Currie RFC
Dan McFarlane
Paphos Tigers
Coaches
[edit ]- Mark Walboyoff (head coach)
- Paul Shanks (assistant coach)
- Carlton Douglas