Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Fiji playing the Cook Islands

England playing Samoa

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were the third 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 Sevens 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.

The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated England 29-21 in the final on 17 March 2006.

Fiji won the bronze medal, defeating Australia 24-17 in the 3rd place final. The game was overshadowed by a fit suffered by Australian Scott Fava after a legitimate tackle. Fortunately Fava recovered quickly and was released from hospital the following day.

New Zealand has never lost a match at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in all three Games at which the sport has been played.

Rugby Sevens medal count

2006 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens medal count
Pos	Country				Total
1	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
2	England	0	1	0	1
3	Fiji	0	0	1	1
		1	1	1	3

16 March

Group A

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points Difference	Points
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	+110	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	+41	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	-44	5
Namibia	3	0	0	3	-93	3

• New Zealand 35–10 Wales
• Kenya 31–5 Namibia
• New Zealand 41–7 Namibia
• Wales 33–0 Kenya
• New Zealand 41–0 Kenya
• Wales 40–7 Namibia

Group B

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points Difference	Points
Fiji	3	3	0	0	+106	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	+3	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	-1	5
Niue	3	0	0	3	-108	3

• Fiji 31–14 Canada
• Scotland 33–5 Niue Island
• Fiji 63–0 Niue Island
• Canada 10–7 Scotland
• Canada 24–7 Niue Island
• Fiji 33–7 Scotland

Group C

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points Difference	Points
England	3	3	0	0	+93	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	+80	7
Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	+8	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	-181	3

• England 35–5 Cook Islands
• Australia 73–0 Sri Lanka
• England 61–0 Sri Lanka
• Australia 28–19 Cook Islands
• Cook Islands 47–0 Sri Lanka
• England 14–12 Australia

Group D

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points Difference	Points
South Africa	3	2	0	1	+65	7
Samoa	3	2	0	1	+44	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	-28	5
Uganda	3	1	0	2	-65	5

• Tonga 26–19 South Africa
• Samoa 31–10 Uganda
• South Africa 63–7 Uganda
• Samoa 25–0 Tonga
• Uganda 24–14 Tonga
• South Africa 12–10 Samoa

17 March

Bowl quarter-finals

• Kenya 21–5 Niue Island
• Uganda 24–12 Sri Lanka
• Tonga 31–12 Cook Islands
• Scotland 26–12 Namibia

Medal quarter-finals

• New Zealand 24–0 Canada
• Australia 20–14 South Africa
• England 17–14 Samoa
• Fiji 26–7 Wales

Bowl semi-finals

• Kenya 29–0 Uganda
• Tonga 12–5 Scotland

Plate semi-finals

• South Africa 17–14 Canada
• Wales 26–17 Samoa

Medal semi-finals

• New Zealand 21–19 Australia
• England 21–14 Fiji

Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th

• Kenya 26-12 Tonga

Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th

• Wales 29–28 South Africa

Bronze medal match

• Fiji 24–17 Australia

Gold medal match

• New Zealand 29–21 England

Results

Men's	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	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 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 Apolosi Satala Ratu Mataluvu Semisi Naevo Sireli Naqelevuki Viliame Satala Waisale Serevi Jone Daunivucu Norman Ligairi Neumi Nanuku Filimoni Bolavucu Lepani Nabuliwaqa William Ryder

See also

• Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships
• Rugby sevens