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Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date16–17 March 2006
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up England
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner Wales
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played32
2002 2010
The Telstra Dome, host venue for the Rugby sevens
Fiji playing Wales
England playing Samoa

The rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Commonwealth Games at which rugby sevens was played. It is one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being boxing. The venue for the rugby competition was the Telstra Dome, on the western edge of Melbourne's Central Business District. Preliminary matches were held on 16 March, with the finals the following day.

Sixteen teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament as they were separated into four groups of four. The top two teams of each group qualified through to the cup finals while the bottom two would compete in the bowl. After finishing on top of Pool A, New Zealand won the gold medal match as they defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006. Fiji claimed the bronze medal defeating Australia 24–17 in the 3rd place final. In the minor finals, Wales took out the plate final with Kenya winning the bowl.

Qualified teams

Continent Qualifier(s)
Asia  Sri Lanka
Africa  Kenya
 Namibia
 South Africa
 Uganda
Americas  Canada
Oceania  Cook Islands
 Fiji
 New Zealand
 Niue
 Samoa
 Tonga
Europe  England
 Scotland
 Wales
Host nation  Australia

Pool Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 117 17 +100 9
 Wales 3 2 0 1 83 42 +41 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 31 79 −48 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 19 112 −93 3
Source:
16 March 2006
11:14
New Zealand 35–10 Wales
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
11:36
Kenya 31–5 Namibia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
14:20
New Zealand 41–7 Namibia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
14:42
Wales 33–0 Kenya
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
19:50
New Zealand 41–0 Kenya
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
21:28
Wales 40–7 Namibia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 127 21 +106 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 48 45 +3 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 47 48 −1 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 12 120 −108 3
Source:
16 March 2006
10:30
Fiji 31–14 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
10:52
Scotland 33–5 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
13:36
Fiji 63–0 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
13:58
Canada 10–7 Scotland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
19:28
Canada 24–7 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
21:06
Fiji 33–7 Scotland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 110 17 +93 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 113 33 +80 7
 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 71 63 +8 5
 Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 181 −181 3
Source:
16 March 2006
12:52
England 35–5 Cook Islands
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
13:14
Australia 73–0 Sri Lanka
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
18:44
England 61–0 Sri Lanka
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
19:06
Australia 28–19 Cook Islands
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
20:44
Cook Islands 47–0 Sri Lanka
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
22:12
England 14–12 Australia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 94 43 +51 7
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 66 22 +44 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 40 68 −28 5
 Uganda 3 1 0 2 41 108 −67 5
Source:
16 March 2006
11:58
Tonga 26–19 South Africa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
12:20
Samoa 31–10 Uganda
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
18:00
South Africa 63–7 Uganda
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
18:22
Samoa 25–0 Tonga
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
20:22
Uganda 24–14 Tonga
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
16 March 2006
21:50
South Africa 12–10 Samoa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Knock-out stage

Cup

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Match
           
 17 March – Melbourne
 
  New Zealand24
 17 March – Melbourne
  Canada0
  New Zealand21
 17 March – Melbourne
  Australia19
  Australia20
 17 March – Melbourne
  South Africa14
  New Zealand29
 17 March – Melbourne
  England 21
  England17
 17 March – Melbourne
  Samoa14
  England21
 17 March – Melbourne
  Fiji14 Bronze Medal Match
  Fiji26
 17 March – Melbourne
  Wales7
  Fiji24
 
  Australia17
 

Quarter-finals

17 March 2006
New Zealand 24–0 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Australia 20–14 South Africa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
England 17–14 Samoa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Fiji 26–7 Wales
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Semi-finals

17 March 2006
New Zealand 21–19 Australia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
England 21–14 Fiji
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Bronze medal match

17 March 2006
Fiji 24–17 Australia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Gold medal match

17 March 2006
New Zealand 29–21 England
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Plate

For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals

Plate semi-finals

17 March 2006
South Africa 17–14 Canada
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Wales 26–17 Samoa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th

17 March 2006
Wales 29–28 South Africa
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Bowl

Bowl-quarter-finals

17 March 2006
Kenya 21–5 Niue
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Uganda 24–12 Sri Lanka
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Tonga 31–12 Cook Islands
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Scotland 26–12 Namibia
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Bowl semi-finals

17 March 2006
Kenya 29–0 Uganda
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17 March 2006
Tonga 12–5 Scotland
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th

17 March 2006
Kenya 26–12 Tonga
Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Medalists

Men's Gold Silver Bronze
New Zealand New Zealand
Josh Blackie
Alando Soakai
Tanerau Latimer
Onosai Tololima-Auva'a
Amasio Valence
Liam Messam
Tamati Ellison
Tafai Ioasa
Nigel Hunt
Cory Jane
Lote Raikabula
Sosene Anesi
England England

Henry Paul
Magnus Lund
Ben Russell
David Seymour
Nils Mordt
Richard Haughton
Thomas Varndell
Andrew Vilk
Danny Care
Ben Gollings
Simon Amor
Mathew Tait

Fiji Fiji
Apolosi Satala
Ratu Mataluvu
Semisi Naevo
Sireli Naqelevuki
Viliame Satala
Waisale Serevi
Jone Daunivucu
Norman Ligairi
Neumi Nanuku
Filimoni Bolavucu
Lepani Nabuliwaqa
William Ryder

References

  1. "New Zealand wins Rugby 7s". Melbourne 2006. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

See also

Sports at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne)
Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
Tournaments
Qualifications
Squads
Rugby union schedule for 2006
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Celtic League Mid-year tests Celtic League
H. Cup Six Nations Championship Heineken Cup H. Cup H. Cup
English Premiership English Premiership
Top 14 Top 14
Super 14 Tri Nations
Shute Shield
World Sevens Series Sevens
Powergen Cup North America 4 North America 4 End-of-year tests
GFI Hong Kong Tens U21 World C'ship Air New Zealand Cup
Commonwealth Sevens Pacific Rugby Cup Churchill Cup Australian Provincial C'ship
European Challenge Cup Pacific Five Nations Currie Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying

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