Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Australia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] It will be Australia's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Administration[]

Petria Thomas is Chef de Mission.[2]

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1

3x3 basketball[]

Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Australia qualified to compete in both the men's and women's tournaments, having done so as the highest-ranked nation not already qualified by regional rankings.[3][4]

Cricket[]

Main article: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), Australia qualified for the tournament.[5][6]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[7]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Australia women Women's tournament  India  Barbados  Pakistan
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2022. Source: Birmingham 2022
29 July 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v
31 July 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
3 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v

Hockey[]

Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Australia qualified for both tournaments.[8][9] The men qualified as defending champions, whereas the women qualified based on their position in the FIH Women's World Ranking (as of 1 February 2022).

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[10]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / PM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Australia men Men's tournament  Scotland
  New Zealand
  South Africa
  Pakistan
Australia women Women's tournament  Kenya
  South Africa
  New Zealand
  Scotland

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.


31 July 2022
09:00
Australia  v  Scotland
Umpires:

1 August 2022
19:00
New Zealand  v  Australia
Umpires:

3 August 2022
19:00
South Africa  v  Australia
Umpires:

4 August 2022
19:00
Australia  v  Pakistan
Umpires:

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.


30 July 2022
14:00
Australia  v  Kenya
Umpires:

31 July 2022
19:00
South Africa  v  Australia
Umpires:

2 August 2022
09:00
New Zealand  v  Australia
Umpires:

3 August 2022
09:00
Australia  v  Scotland
Umpires:

Netball[]

Main article: Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), Australia qualified for the tournament.[11][12]

Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[13] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[14]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Australia women Women's tournament  Barbados  Scotland  South Africa  Wales  Jamaica
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification matches
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Birmingham 2022


29 July 2022
12:00 		Australia  v  Barbados    National Exhibition Centre
30 July 2022
12:00 		Australia  v  Scotland    National Exhibition Centre
1 August 2022
12:00 		Australia  v  South Africa    National Exhibition Centre
2 August 2022
12:00 		Australia  v  Wales    National Exhibition Centre
4 August 2022
09:00 		Australia  v  Jamaica    National Exhibition Centre

Rugby sevens[]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Australia qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved through their positions in the World Rugby Sevens Series and World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.[15][16]

Weightlifting[]

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Sarah Cochrane qualified at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[17][18]

Women
Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Sarah Cochrane

See also[]

References[]

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