The Netherlands national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens RecordYearRoundPosition 1993Group stage21st5050 1997Did not qualify 2001 2005Did not enter 2009 2013Did not qualify 2018Did not enterTotal0 Titles1/75050
Hong Kong Sevens In the 1988 Hong Kong Sevens, one of their players, Marcel Bierman, broke his neck in a tackle, subsequently requiring a wheelchair as an assistive device.McLaren, p72
In the 1989 Hong Kong Sevens, they beat Bahrain by a large margin: 24-4.McLaren, p70 That year the team had the distinction of including four brothers: Hans, Andre, Mats and Peter Marcker.
Bill McLaren was particularly impressed by Bart Wierenga "the player who made the biggest impression was a gangly lad with a head of hair like a wind-blown thatched cottage, Bart Wierenga, who ran his heart out in a series of tingling performances."
On the team's lap of honour, Wierenga wheeled Marcel Bierman around the pitch, to loud cheers and claps from the audience.
Hong Kong Sevens Year Venue CupPlateWinner Final Score Runner-up WinnerRunner-up1989 DetailsGovernment Stadium22-10
See also Rugby union in the Netherlands Netherlands national rugby union team
References McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)