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

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.

2018 Women's Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Tournament
View of the Robina Stadium, where the Rugby Sevens tournament took place.
Tournament details
Host nation Australia
VenueRobina Stadium
Date13–15 April 2018
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place England
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
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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  Australia
2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 1 Dec 2016 – 25 June 2017 Various 4  New Zealand
 Canada
 Fiji
 England
2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens 16 – 17 September 2017 Monastir, Tunisia 2  South Africa
 Kenya
2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series 17 June – 9 July 2017 Various 1  Wales
Total8

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  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 110 7 +103 9 Semi-finals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 60 36 +24 7
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 31 79 −48 5 Classification semi-finals
4  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  29–0  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)
13 April 2018
16:53
New Zealand  45–0  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  24–12  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'
13 April 2018
19:33
New Zealand  41–0  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)
14 April 2018
12:27
South Africa  10–19  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'
14 April 2018
12:49
New Zealand  24–7  Canada
Try: Woodman 2' m
Blyde (2) 9' m, 12' c
Waaka 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (2/4) 12', 14'
 (Gold Coast 2018) Try: Greenshields 7' c
Con: Landry (1/1) 7'

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 80 27 +53 9 Semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 74 34 +40 7
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 44 41 +3 5 Classification semi-finals
4  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  5–17  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'
13 April 2018
17:37
Australia  34–5  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)
13 April 2018
19:55
Fiji  29–7  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  29–12  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'
13 April 2018
18:59
England  45–0  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)
13 April 2018
19:21
Australia  17–10  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)

Knockout stage

Lower classification round
 
Classification Semi-finalsMatch for 5th Place
 
      
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
 Fiji40
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 South Africa12
 
 Fiji40
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 Kenya5
 
 Kenya14
 
 
 Wales12
 
Match for 7th Place
 
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
 South Africa14
 
 
 Wales19

Medal round
 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
 Australia33
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 Canada7
 
 Australia12
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 New Zealand (e)17
 
 New Zealand26
 
 
 England5
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium
 
 
 Canada19
 
 
 England24

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.
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