Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Rugby Sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	12–14 September 1998
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Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens was played. It was at the time one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games.^[1]

The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 21–12 in the final on 14 September 1998. In the bronze medal playoff Australia defeated Samoa 33–12. Gambia and Zimbabwe withdrew before the tournament started, resulting in a re-draw of the first round matches and groups.^[2]

Pool Stage[]

First Phase[]

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Fiji	2	2	0	0	125	7	+118
Wales	2	1	0	1	79	54	+25
	2	0	0	2	0	143	–143

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Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
South Africa	2	2	0	0	88	22	+66
Papua New Guinea	2	1	0	1	76	29	+47
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	0	113	–113

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Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Canada	2	1	1	0	72	12	+60
Samoa	2	1	1	0	73	24	+49
Bahamas	2	0	0	2	12	121	–109

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Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	133	0	+133
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	35	79	–44
Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	26	115	–89

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Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
England	2	2	0	0	45	10	+35
Tonga	2	1	0	1	43	22	+21
Kenya	2	0	0	2	5	61	–56

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Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Australia	2	2	0	0	103	0	+103
Cook Islands	2	1	0	1	60	50	+10
Cayman Islands	2	0	0	2	0	113	–113

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Second Phase[]

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	132	12	+120
Tonga	2	1	0	1	50	41	+9
Bahamas	2	0	0	2	0	129	–129

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Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Fiji	2	2	0	0	134	5	+129
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	24	68	–44
Kenya	2	0	0	2	5	90	–85

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Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Australia	2	2	0	0	129	19	+110
Papua New Guinea	2	1	0	1	61	59	+2
Sri Lanka	2	0	0	2	5	117	–112

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Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
South Africa	2	2	0	0	117	0	+117
Cook Islands	2	1	0	1	50	57	–7
	2	0	0	2	19	129	–110

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Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Samoa	2	2	0	0	104	12	+92
England	2	1	0	1	62	26	+36
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	1	7	135	–128

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Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/–
Canada	2	2	0	0	92	7	+85
Wales	2	1	0	1	69	45	+24
Cayman Islands	2	0	0	2	0	109	–109

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Final Standings[]

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L
C	Australia	4	4	0	0
C	Fiji	4	4	0	0
C	New Zealand	4	4	0	0
C	South Africa	4	4	0	0
C	Samoa	4	3	1	0
C	Canada	4	3	1	0
C	England	4	3	0	1
C	Wales	4	2	0	2
P	Cook Islands	4	2	0	2
P	Papua New Guinea	4	2	0	2
P	Malaysia	4	2	0	2
P	Tonga	4	2	0	2
P	Kenya	4	0	0	4
P	Sri Lanka	4	0	0	4
P		4	0	0	4
P	Trinidad and Tobago	4	0	0	4
B	Bahamas	4	0	0	4
B	Cayman Islands	4	0	0	4

	= Qualified for Cup
	= Qualified for Plate (to determine places 9-16)
	= Qualified for Bowl (to determine places 17-18)

Knockout Stages[]

Cup[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold Medal Match
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	New Zealand	38
					14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Wales	14
					New Zealand	19
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
					Samoa	14
	Samoa	26
									14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	South Africa	5
									New Zealand	21
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
									Fiji	12
	Fiji	26
					14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Canada	19
					Fiji	28
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
					Australia	14			Bronze Medal Match
	Australia	49
									14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	England	14
									Samoa	12
									Australia	33

Plate & Bowl[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Plate Match
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Papua New Guinea	40
					14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Sri Lanka	17
					Papua New Guinea	35
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
					Malaysia	5
	Malaysia	26
									14 September – Kuala Lumpur
		7
									Cook Islands	31
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
									Papua New Guinea	12
	Cook Islands	45
					14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Trinidad and Tobago	12
					Cook Islands	22
	14 September – Kuala Lumpur
					Tonga	21			Bowl Match
	Tonga	35
									14 September – Kuala Lumpur
	Kenya	19
									Bahamas	47
									Cayman Islands	17

Medallists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby sevens	New Zealand (NZL) Amasio Valence Bruce Reihana Caleb Ralph Christian Cullen Dallas Seymour Eric Rush Joeli Vidiri Jonah Lomu Rico Gear Roger Randle	Fiji (FIJ) Alifereti Doviverata Setareki Tawake Marika Vunibaka Waisale Serevi	Australia (AUS) Brendan Williams David Campese Ipolito Fenukitau Jim Williams Marc Stcherbina Richard Graham

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