Commonwealth Games 2018/7 rugby
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast , Australia , two 7-a-side rugby competitions were held from April 13-15, 2018 . These each comprised a competition for women and for men. A total of eight women's teams and 16 men's teams qualified. The venue was the Robina Stadium . The women's tournament was held for the first time as part of the games.
Time schedule
| V | Preliminary round | P | Placement games | ½ | Semifinals | B. | Bronze game | F. | final |
| Date → competition ↓ |
Fri. 13. |
Sat 14. |
Sun. 15. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | V | P | ½ | B. | F. | |
| Women | V | V | P | ½ | B. | F. |
Men
New Zealand beat Fiji 14-0 in the final and won gold. The bronze medal went to England , who defeated South Africa 21:14 in the game for third place .
Women
New Zealand was also victorious in the women’s race. The final opponent was Australia , who was defeated 17:12. England took bronze again, this time with a 24:19 win over Canada .
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 New Zealand
|
2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 |
 Australia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
 Fiji
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 4th |
 England
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
Web links
- Official results (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Commonwealth Games: All Blacks Sevens win rugby gold with win over Fiji. (No longer available online.) In: newshub.co.uk. April 15, 2018, archived from the original on April 30, 2018 ; accessed on April 29, 2018 (English).