Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Robina Stadium
Dates	13–15 April 2018
Competitors	312 from 16 nations

Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 13 to 15.^[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at Robina Stadium.^[2] This is the sixth time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 1998 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[3] A total of sixteen men's and eight women's teams are scheduled to compete (312 athletes, at 12 per team plus one traveling reserve) in each respective tournament.^[4]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the Rugby sevens competitions:^[5]

P

Pool stage

CM

Classification matches

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze Medal Match

F

Gold Medal Match

Event↓/Date →	Fri 13	Sat 14		Sun 15
Event	E	M	E	M
Men		P		CM	½	CM	B	F
Women	P			CM	½	CM	B	F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand	2	0	0	2
2	Australia*	0	1	0	1
	Fiji	0	1	0	1
4	England	0	0	2	2
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men[6] details	New Zealand Scott Curry Tim Mikkelson Trael Joass Etene Nanai-Seturo Dylan Collier Vilimoni Koroi Sam Dickson Andrew Knewstubb Regan Ware Kurt Baker Akuila Rokolisoa Sione Molia	Fiji Sevuloni Mocenacagi Josua Vakurunabili Kalione Nasoko Paula Dranisinukula Semi Kunatani Jasa Veremalua Mesulame Kunavula Vatemo Ravouvou Jerry Tuwai Alosio Naduva Eroni Sau Amenoni Nasilasila Samisoni Viriviri	England Richard de Carpentier Mike Ellery Phil Burgess Dan Norton James Rodwell Tom Mitchell Dan Bibby Alex Davis Ollie Lindsay-Hague Ruaridh McConnochie Ethan Waddleton Harry Glover
Women[7] details	New Zealand Alena Saili Shakira Baker Stacey Waaka Niall Williams Sarah Goss Michaela Blyde Tyla Nathan-Wong Kelly Brazier Gayle Broughton Theresa Fitzpatrick Portia Woodman Tenika Willison Risi Pouri-Lane	Australia Shannon Parry Sharni Williams Demi Hayes Dom Du Toit Emma Tonegato Vani Pelite Charlotte Caslick Cassie Staples Emma Sykes (rugby union) Alicia Quirk Emilee Cherry Ellia Green Georgie Friedrichs	England Claire Allan Abbie Brown Lydia Thompson Emily Scarratt Natasha Hunt Deborah Fleming Heather Fisher Emily Scott Alex Matthews Megan Jones Jessica Breach Amy Wilson-Hardy Victoria Fleetwood

Qualification

A total of sixteen men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team plus one traveling reserve) for a maximum total of 26 athletes.^[4]

Men's competition

See also: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
South Africa  Scotland  Papua New Guinea  Malaysia	England  Australia (hosts)  Samoa  Jamaica	New Zealand  Canada  Kenya  Zambia	Fiji  Wales  Uganda  Sri Lanka

Women’s competition

See also: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Pool A	Pool B
New Zealand  Canada  South Africa  Kenya	Australia (hosts)  Fiji  England  Wales

Participating nations

There are 16 participating nations at the rugby sevens competitions with a total of 312 athletes.^[4]

•  Australia (26 athletes)
•  Canada (26)
•  England (26)
•  Fiji (26)
•  Jamaica (13)
•  Kenya (26)
•  Malaysia (13)
•  New Zealand (26)
•  Papua New Guinea (13)
•  Samoa (13)
•  Scotland (13)
•  South Africa (26)
•  Sri Lanka (13)
•  Uganda (13)
•  Wales (26)
•  Zambia (13)

References

1. "Official Ticketing Guide" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
2. "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
3. Osborne, Paul (7 October 2014). "Women's rugby sevens confirmed for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
4. "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
5. "Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
6. "Medallists of the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 15 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2018.
7. "Medallists of the women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 15 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021.

External links

• Results Book – Rugby Sevens