The Bahrain national rugby sevens team is a minor sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens. They are traditionally seen as "minnows". For example, in the 1989 Hong Kong Sevens, they lost 52–0 to New Zealand and 24–4 to the Netherlands.McLaren, p70
History The first team representing Bahrain at sevens competed at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1978 (doing so for seven non-consecutive tournaments until 1989). However this was likely the Bahrain RFC founded in 1971, containing exclusively foreign nationals.
The first official team played in the 2023 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy held in Doha, Qatar where they reached the final, losing to Thailand.
Tournament history
Hong Kong Sevens Year Venue CupPlateWinner Final Score Runner-up WinnerRunner-up1978 DetailsHK Football Club Stadium14-10Manawatu1985 DetailsHK Football Club Stadium24-10Public School Wanderers
1979: Plate Semi-finals 1983: Plate Quarter-finals 1984: Plate Quarter-finals 1987: Plate Quarter-finals
Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy recordYearRoundPosition 2023Finalists2nd 4 2 1 1 2024Cup quarter-finals5th 5 3 2 0 2025Cup quarter-finals5th 5 4 1 0Total0 Titles3/314941
External links Bahrain at rugby7.com (click the drop down and scroll down to Bahrain)
References
McLaren Bill, A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)