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
2008-09 Squad 10-man squad: PlayerClubChris ThomaPaphos Tigers (c)George AgathacleousPaphos TigersDaniel ThrasivoulouDerby Rugby ClubMarcus HoldenRGC 1404Andreas ZachariaUniversity of LincolnColm O'CleirghBective RangersPeter IoulianouUniversity of LincolnMarko MladenvicLimassol CrusadersLuke PetersNorth Shore Rugby Football ClubKyle OelofsePaphos Tigers
2010 squad 12-man squad: Bucharest and Paphos Sevens PlayerClubJonathon Pettemerides (c)Singapore Rugby ClubChris ThomaPaphos TigersGeorge AgathacleousPaphos TigersDaniel ThrasivoulouDerby Rugby ClubMarcus HoldenRGC 1404Andreas ZachariaUniversity of LincolnReno IoannidesMontluçon RugbyBurhan TorghutMoseleyMarko MladenvicLimassol CrusadersFidias EfthymiouPaphos TigersAndrew BinikosCurrie RFCDan McFarlanePaphos Tigers
Coaches Mark Walboyoff (head coach) Paul Shanks (assistant coach) Carlton Douglas
References
External links
Cyprus Rugby Federation Paphos Tigers - Member of Cyprus Rugby Federation Limassol Crusaders RFC