Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Host nation	Australia
Date	16-17 March 2006
Cup
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	England
Third	Fiji
Plate
Champions	Wales
Runners-up	South Africa
Bowl
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	Tonga
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played	32
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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 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

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

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

Sports at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne) Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cycling Gymnastics Hockey Lawn bowls Netball Rugby sevens Shooting Squash Table tennis Triathlon Weightlifting

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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