Cyprus_Sevens_Team

Cyprus national rugby sevens team

Cyprus national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

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.

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FIRA-AER European Sevens

2008-09 Squad

10-man squad:

Player Club
Chris Thoma Paphos Tigers (c)
George Agathacleous Paphos Tigers
Daniel Thrasivoulou Derby Rugby Club
Marcus Holden RGC 1404
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

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
Marcus Holden RGC 1404
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

  • Mark Walboyoff (head coach)
  • Paul Shanks (assistant coach)
  • Carlton Douglas

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