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The Latvia national rugby sevens team is a national rugby sevens side, representing Latvia. They currently play in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy tournament.

Latvian rugby received a surprise boost when they qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993.^[1] At the time, there were only two pitches in the country, both of which spent much of their time under snow.^[1]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Group Stage	21st	5	0	5	0
1997	Did not qualify
2001
2005	Not eligible
2009
2013
2018
2022
Total	0 Titles	1/7	5	0	5	0

1993 World Cup Sevens: Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	5	5	0	0	175	43	132	15
Fiji	5	4	0	1	150	60	90	13
Wales	5	3	0	2	135	78	57	11
Japan	5	2	0	3	67	118	-51	9
Romania	5	1	0	4	44	133	-89	7
Latvia	5	0	0	5	29	168	-139	5

Results

Time/Date	Match Result	Venue
16 Apr 1993 Time:10:00	Fiji  42-0  Latvia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
16 Apr 1993 Time:12:02	Romania  22-5  Latvia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
16 Apr 1993 Time:14:00	South Africa  47-5  Latvia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
17 Apr 1993 Time:15:41	Japan  21-12  Latvia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
17 Apr 1993 Time:17:04	Wales  36-7  Latvia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

References