At the Commonwealth Games 2006 in the Australian metropolis of Melbourne , a 7-a-side rugby tournament for men took place.
The venue was the Telstra Dome .
The preliminary round matches were played on March 16, the final round on the following day.
The winner of the tournament was New Zealand, which defeated England in the final with 29:21. in the bronze medal match, Fiji beat Australia 24:17.
Preliminary round
Group A
rank
|
country
|
Weight
|
Loss
|
Result
|
Points
|
1
|
New Zealand New Zealand
|
3
|
0
|
117: 17
|
9
|
2
|
Wales Wales
|
2
|
1
|
83:42
|
7th
|
3
|
Kenya Kenya
|
1
|
2
|
31:79
|
5
|
4th
|
Namibia Namibia
|
0
|
3
|
19: 112
|
3
|
New Zealand - Wales
|
|
35:10
|
Kenya - Namibia
|
|
31: 5
|
New Zealand - Namibia
|
|
41: 7
|
Wales - Kenya
|
|
33: 0
|
New Zealand - Kenya
|
|
41: 0
|
Wales - Namibia
|
|
40: 7
|
Group B
rank
|
country
|
Weight
|
Loss
|
Result
|
Points
|
1
|
Fiji Fiji
|
3
|
0
|
127: 21
|
9
|
2
|
Canada Canada
|
2
|
1
|
48:45
|
7th
|
3
|
Scotland Scotland
|
1
|
2
|
47:48
|
5
|
4th
|
Niue Niue
|
0
|
3
|
12: 120
|
3
|
Fiji - Canada
|
|
31:14
|
Scotland - Niue
|
|
33: 5
|
Fiji - Niue
|
|
63: 0
|
Canada - Scotland
|
|
10: 7
|
Canada - Niue
|
|
27: 7
|
Fiji - Scotland
|
|
33: 7
|
Group C
rank
|
country
|
Weight
|
Loss
|
Result
|
Points
|
1
|
England England
|
3
|
0
|
110: 17
|
9
|
2
|
Australia Australia
|
2
|
1
|
113: 33
|
7th
|
3
|
Cook Islands Cook Islands
|
1
|
2
|
71:63
|
5
|
4th
|
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
|
0
|
3
|
0: 181
|
3
|
England - Cook Islands
|
|
35: 5
|
Australia - Sri Lanka
|
|
73-0
|
England - Sri Lanka
|
|
61: 0
|
Australia - Cook Islands
|
|
28:19
|
Cook Islands - Sri Lanka
|
|
47: 0
|
England - Australia
|
|
14:12
|
Group D
rank
|
country
|
Weight
|
Loss
|
Result
|
Points
|
1
|
South Africa South Africa
|
2
|
1
|
94:43
|
7th
|
2
|
Samoa Samoa
|
2
|
1
|
66:22
|
7th
|
3
|
Tonga Tonga
|
1
|
2
|
40:68
|
5
|
4th
|
Uganda Uganda
|
1
|
2
|
41: 108
|
5
|
Tonga - South Africa
|
|
26:19
|
Samoa - Uganda
|
|
31:10
|
South Africa - Uganda
|
|
63: 7
|
Samoa - Tonga
|
|
25: 0
|
Uganda - Tonga
|
|
24:14
|
South Africa - Samoa
|
|
12:10
|
Loser final round (places 9-16)
Quarter finals
Semifinals
Play for 9th place
Final round of winners (places 1–8)
Quarter finals
Scene from the England versus Samoa game
Semi-finals (5th to 8th place)
Play for 5th place
Medals semifinals (1st to 4th place)
3rd place match (bronze)
final
Medalist
space
|
country
|
athlete
|
1
|
New Zealand New Zealand
|
Joshua Blackie , Alando Soaki , Tanerau Latimer , Onosa'i James Tololima-Auva'a , Amasio Valence , Liam Messam , Tamati Ellison , Tafai Ioasa , Nigel Hunt , Cory Jane , Lote Raikabula , Sosene Anesi
|
2
|
England England
|
Henry Paul , Magnus Lund , Ben Russell , David Seymour Nils Mordt , Richard Haughton , Thomas Varndell , Andrew Vilk , Daniel Care , Benjamin Gollings , Simon Amor , Mathew Tait
|
3
|
Fiji Fiji
|
Apolosi Satala , Ratu Mataluvu , Ratu Saukawa , Sireli Naqelevuki , Vilame Satala , Waisale Serevi , Jone Daunivucu , Norman Ligairi , Neumi Nanuku , Filmore Bobivucu , Lepari Nabulivvaqa , William Ryder
|
Web links
Rugby 7 at the Commonwealth Games