Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was the fifth time in the competition's history that the event took place. The tournament's preliminaries took place on 26 July, with the classification matches, quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches the following day.[1] The venue for the competition was Ibrox Stadium. South Africa beat the reigning champions New Zealand in the final on 27 July, beating their opponents 17-12. It was the first time that New Zealand had been beaten in any game since the inception of rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, ending their 30 match win streak and marking the first time any other nation had won the competition.
| Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 Podium | |
| Host nation |  Scotland |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Cook Islands |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Sri Lanka |
| Runner-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
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171,000 people attended the two-day competition, a record for the sport.[2]
Participating nations
The full pools and fixtures for the event were announced on 18 February 2014.[3][4]
| Continent | Teams |
|---|---|
| Asia |  Malaysia Sri Lanka |
| Americas | Canada |
| Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago[5]  Barbados |
| Europe | England Scotland (Hosts) Wales |
| Africa |  Kenya South Africa  Uganda |
| Oceania | Australia Cook Islands New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Samoa |
Nigeria were originally announced as one of the sixteen teams, but shortly after the team was withdrawn from the rugby competition and replaced by Barbados.[6]
Pools and format
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four nations, with each nation playing their other pool opponents once, every nation playing three times during the group stages. Nations were awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a draw and one point for a loss, the top two nations of every pool advance to the quarterfinals of the medal competition. The winners of each pool then faced the runners up of a different pool in the quarterfinals in a straight single-elimination knockout competition. The winners moved on to the semifinals, with the winners then moving onto the final, and the losers of the semifinals contesting a play off for the bronze medal.
Points System
The points system was the same one used in most sevens competitions, including the IRB Sevens World Series:
- 3 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 point for losing
Pool stage
The round robin stage was played on 26 July 2014. All teams played three matches, with the top two in each pool qualifying for the medal competition, and the bottom two qualifying to the bowl competition.[7][8]
Pool A
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 14 | 101 | 9 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 22 | 69 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 5 |
| Barbados |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 183 | -178 | 3 |
| Qualified for medal competition | |
| Qualified for bowl competition |
Pool B
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 9 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 7 |
| Cook Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 88 | -55 | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 104 | -89 | 3 |
| Qualified for medal competition | |
| Qualified for bowl competition |
Pool C
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26 | 80 | 9 |
| Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 26 | 67 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 5 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 142 | -135 | 3 |
| Qualified for medal competition | |
| Qualified for bowl competition |
Knockout stage
Medal competition
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
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| England | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 35 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 35 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Plate competition
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July 2014 — Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | ||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
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| Wales | 28 | |||||
| Wales | 15 | |||||
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| England | 17 | |||||
| England | 15 | |||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||
Semi-finals
Plate final
Bowl competition
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 July 2014 — Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | ||||||||||
| Canada | 33 | |||||||||
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
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| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 35 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 50 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |||||||||
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| Sri Lanka | 12 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 24 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
| Barbados | 7 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bowl final
Shield competition
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July 2014 — Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 10 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | |||||
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| Sri Lanka | 43 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 34 | |||||
| Barbados | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Shield final
Medalists
| Men's | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| South Africa
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New Zealand
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Australia
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References
- "SPORTS SCHEDULE – RUGBY SEVENS" (PDF). Glasgow 2014. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- glasgow2014.com (18 February 2014). "Rugby Sevens" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014.
- "Commonwealth Games Sevens pools announced". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- [irbsevens.com] (11 November 2013). "Asia and NACRA sides book places in Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- glasgow2014.com (14 February 2014). "Barbados replace Nigeria in Rugby Sevens competition". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- glasgow2014.com. "Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014.
- glasgow2014.com. "Glasgow 2014 - Rugby Sevens". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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