Special member state territories and the European Union claim of Adélie Land in Antarctica) is a French Overseas Territory but has no permanent population. It has "sui generis" status within France. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna are overseas collectivities (formerly referred to as overseas territories) of France, while New Caledonia is a ""sui generis" collectivity". Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon use the euro, while New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna use the CFP Franc, a currency which is tied to the euro and guaranteed by France. Natives of the collectivities are European citizens owing to their French citizenship and
Rugby union in New Caledonia a century. New Caledonia is still a French colony, and this has proven a mixed blessing, as players have the prospect of "promotion" to French professionalism/semi-amateurism, but this also potentially weakens the New Caledonian system, removing players, and disallowing them to represent their own country. Rugby Sevens has been a sport in the South Pacific Games since the late 1990s. There is also a semi-formal league structure. New Caledonia took part in a rugby sevens tournament in the Cook Islands in June, 2009. Rugby union in New Caledonia Rugby union in New Caledonia is a minor but growing sport. The