The Brunei national rugby union sevens team currently competes in the IRB Asian Sevens Series.
They are traditionally seen as "minnows" [by whom?]. For example, in the 1989 Hong Kong Sevens, they lost 52-0 to Australia,[1] who managed to score nine tries against them.[2] Results have improved gradually since then culminating in victories over Laos [3] and Indonesia [4] during the inaugural IRB Asian Sevens Series in 2009.
More recently they have competed in the 2016 Borneo 7s in Sandakan and Singapore SEA 7s 2016 with considerable success placing 6th out of 8, above Singapore development and Indonesia.
IRB Asian Sevens Series record
2009 Series (12th overall)
First Day
Event
Finish
2009-09-12
Shanghai
Did Not Compete
2009-10-24
Brunei
Plate Runners Up
2009-10-31
Borneo
Bowl Semi-Finalists
2009-11-20
Kish Island
Did Not Compete
2009-11-27
Sri Lanka
Bowl Semi-Finalists
Current squad
As at 31 October 2009 for the Borneo and Sri Lanka tournaments:[5]
Player
Club
Faez Anuar
Bandar Blacks
Augustine Mulok
KB Pythons
Cassidy Enggau
KB Pythons
Christian Danial Wong
KB Pythons
Damian Donnavan
Bandar Blacks
George Pyrgos
No Club
Lim Shen Quan
Bandar Blacks
Muhammad Ziyad
KB Pythons
Nobel Lee
Bandar Blacks
Petrus Tuan
KB Pythons
Richard Chu
KB Pythons
Ronny Tarang
Bandar Blacks
Richard Gillam
Bandar Blacks
Honours
2009 Brunei 7s Plate Runners up
References
McLaren, BillA Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)