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Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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
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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.[1] 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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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

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

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

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

References

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

See also

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
Guinness Premiership Guinness 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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