Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Countries that competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament.

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Fiji playing the Cook Islands

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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	Gold	Silver	Bronze	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 2006

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	117	17	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	100	42	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	31	79	5
Namibia	3	0	0	3	19	122	3

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16 March 2006	New Zealand	35–10	Wales	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Kenya	31–5	Namibia	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	New Zealand	41–7	Namibia	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Wales	33–0	Kenya	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	New Zealand	41–0	Kenya	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Wales	40–7	Namibia	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	127	21	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	48	45	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	48	48	5
Niue	3	0	0	3	12	120	3

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16 March 2006	Fiji	31–14	Canada	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Scotland	33–5	Niue	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Fiji	63-0	Niue	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Canada	10–7	Scotland	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Canada	24–7	Niue	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Fiji	33–7	Scotland	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	110	17	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	113	31	7
Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	71	63	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	0	181	3

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16 March 2006	England	35–5	Cook Islands	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Australia	73–0	Sri Lanka	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	England	61-0	Sri Lanka	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Australia	28–19	Cook Islands	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Cook Islands	47–0	Sri Lanka	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	England	14–12	Australia	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
South Africa	3	2	0	1	94	43	7
Samoa	3	2	0	1	66	20	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	40	58	5
Uganda	3	1	0	2	41	108	5

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16 March 2006	Tonga	26–19	South Africa	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Samoa	31–10	Uganda	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	South Africa	63-7	Uganda	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Samoa	25–0	Tonga	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	Uganda	24–14	Tonga	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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16 March 2006	South Africa	12-10	Samoa	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Knock-out stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold Medal Match
	17 March — Melbourne
	New Zealand	24
					17 March — Melbourne
	Canada	0
					New Zealand	21
	17 March — Melbourne
					Australia	19
	Australia	20
									17 March — Melbourne
	South Africa	14
									New Zealand	29
	17 March — Melbourne
									England	21
	England	17
					17 March — Melbourne
	Samoa	14
					England	21			Bronze Medal Match
	17 March — Melbourne
					Fiji	14
	Fiji	26							Fiji	24
	Wales	7							Australia	17
									17 March — Melbourne

Quarter-finals

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17 March 2006	New Zealand	24–0	Canada	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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17 March 2006	Australia	20–14	South Africa	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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17 March 2006	England	17-14	Samoa	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

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17 March 2006	Fiji	26–7	Wales	Telstra Dome, Melbourne

Semi-Finals

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

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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

Medalists

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

Bowl quarter-finals

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

Bowl semi-finals

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

Plate semi-finals

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

Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th

• Kenya 26–12 Tonga

Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th

• Wales 29–28 South Africa

See also

• Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships
• Rugby sevens

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