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

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2018 Women's Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Tournament
File:Robina Stadium, Queensland.jpg
View of the Robina Stadium, where the Rugby Sevens tournament took place
Tournament details
HostFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
VenueRobina Stadium
Date13–15 April 2018
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-upFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Third placeFile:Flag of England.svg England
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
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Rugby sevens at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
File:Rugby sevens pictogram.svg
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The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the first time that women's teams had participated in this event. The venue for the competition was Robina Stadium.

Background

Pool stage

Wales qualified on 9 July 2017 after placing fifth at the 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series.[1] The pools were confirmed on 2 February 2018, scheduling was announced on 23 February 2018.[2][3]

Participating nations

Event Date Location Teams Qualified
Host Nation 11 November 2011 Basseterre, Saint Kitts 1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 1 Dec 2016 – 25 June 2017 Various 4 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
File:Flag of England.svg England
2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens 16 – 17 September 2017 Monastir, Tunisia 2 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series 17 June – 9 July 2017 Various 1 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Total 8

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the Women’s Rugby sevens competition:[4]

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
Women P CM ½ CM B F

Pool stage

In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group. The top two teams in each pool advance to the semi-finals and the remaining teams advance to the lower classification matches (for places 5 to 8).

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 3 0 0 110 7 +103 9 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 2 0 1 60 36 +24 7
3 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 1 0 2 31 79 −48 5 Classification semi-finals
4 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 0 0 3 10 89 −79 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
16:31
Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg29–0File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Try: Crossley 1' m
Benn 2' c
Kaljuvee 4' c
Williams 6' m
Darling 8' m
Con: Landry (2/4) 3', 4'
Lukan (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
13 April 2018
16:53
New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg45–0File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Try: Woodman (3) 1' m, 8' c, 9' c
Brazier 2' c
Broughton 7' c
Williams (2) 11' c, 14' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6) 3', 7', 8', 9', 11'
Willison (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
13 April 2018
19:11
Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg24–12File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Try: Greenshields 1' m
Darling 3' m
Farella (2) 6' c, 8' c
Con: Nicholas (2/4) 6', 8'		(Gold Goast 2018)Try: Olando 5' c
Okelo 12'
Con: Remour Nziwa (1/1) 5'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
13 April 2018
19:33
New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg41–0File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Try: Goss 1' c
Woodman (2) 1' m, 8' c
Blyde 6' m
Broughton 7' m
Williams 9' c
Brazier 12' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/6) 1', 8', 9'
Willison (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
14 April 2018
12:27
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg10–19File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Try: Simmers 8' m
Jordaan 9' m
Con: Jordaan (0/2)		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Okelo 2' c
Masinde 7' c
Olando 13' m
Con: Okulu (2/3) 3', 7'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
14 April 2018
12:49
New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg24–7File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Try: Woodman 2' m
Blyde (2) 9' m, 12' c
Waaka 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (2/4) 12', 14'
Cards: Goss yellow card 6' to 8'
Blyde yellow card 7' to 9'		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Greenshields 7' c
Con: Landry (1/1) 7'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 3 0 0 80 27 +53 9 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of England.svg England 3 2 0 1 74 34 +40 7
3 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 3 1 0 2 44 41 +3 5 Classification semi-finals
4 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 0 0 3 12 108 −96 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
17:15
Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg5–17File:Flag of England.svg England
Try: Ravisa 6' m
Con: Nagasau (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Fleming 1' m
Scarratt 11' c
Thompson 13' m
Con: Hunt (1/3) 11'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
13 April 2018
17:37
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg34–5File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Try: Tonegato 1' m
Pelite 2' c
Green (2) 6' m, 8' m
Williams 7' m
du Toit 12' c
Con: Sykes (2/6) 3', 13'		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Joyce 10' m
Con: Snowsill (0/1)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
13 April 2018
19:55
Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg29–7File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Try: Tinai (3) 1' c, 5' c, 8' m
Riwai 3' m
Naimasi 10' m
Con: Tinai (2/4) 1', 5'
Riwai (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Joyce 13' c
Con: Packer (1/1) 13'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
13 April 2018
20:17
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg29–12File:Flag of England.svg England
Try: Tonegato 2' m
Green 7' c
Sykes 8' m
Pelite 12' c
Staples 14' m
Con: Sykes (2/5) 7', 12'		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Brown 4' m
Fleming 6' c
Con: Hunt (1/2) 6'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
13 April 2018
18:59
England File:Flag of England.svg45–0File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Try: Fleming 1' c
Hunt (2) 2' c, 6' m
Scarratt 4' c
Scott 8' c
Wilson-Hardy (2) 9' m, 14' c
Con: Hunt (3/5) 1', 2', 4'
Scott (2/2) 8', 14'		(Gold Coast 2018)Cards: Powell Hughes yellow card 12' to 14'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
13 April 2018
19:21
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg17–10File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Try: Tonegato 1' m
Caslick (2) 8' m, 13' c
Con: Sykes (1/2) 13'
Cherry (0/1)		(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Naiobasali (2) 2' m, 9' m
Con: Tinai (0/1)
Nagasau (0/1)
Cards: Siata yellow card 11' to 13'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Knockout stage

Lower classification round

 
Classification Semi-finalsMatch for 5th Place
 
      
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji40
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa12
 
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji40
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya5
 
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya14
 
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales12
 
Match for 7th Place
 
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa14
 
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales19

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia33
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada7
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia12
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (e)17
 
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand26
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England5
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada19
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England24

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of England.svg England
4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
5 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
6 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
7 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
8 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "Wales Women sevens qualify for 2018 Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pools confirmed for Commonwealth Games 2018". World Rugby. 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "GC2018 Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
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