Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host nation | ![]() |
Venue | Robina Stadium |
Date | 13–15 April 2018 |
No. of nations | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
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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 |
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Host Nation | 11 November 2011 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts | 1 | ![]() |
2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 1 Dec 2016 – 25 June 2017 | Various | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | 16 – 17 September 2017 | Monastir, Tunisia | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series | 17 June – 9 July 2017 | Various | 1 | ![]() |
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 | |||||||
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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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 7 | +103 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 5 | Classification semi-finals |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 89 | −79 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
16:31 |
Canada ![]() |
29–0 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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) |
13 April 2018
19:11 |
Canada ![]() |
24–12 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Try: 8' m 9' m Con: (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 | ![]() |
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Try: Woodman 2' m Blyde (2) 9' m, 12' c Waaka 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (2/4) 12', 14' Cards: Goss ![]() Blyde ![]() |
(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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 5 | Classification semi-finals |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 108 | −96 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
17:15 |
Fiji ![]() |
5–17 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Try: Tonegato 1' m Pelite 2' c Green (2) 6' m, 8' m Williams 7' m du Toit 12' c Con: (2/6) 3', 13' |
(Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Joyce 10' m Con: Snowsill (0/1) |
13 April 2018
19:55 |
Fiji ![]() |
29–7 | ![]() |
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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: (1/1) 13' |
13 April 2018
20:17 |
Australia ![]() |
29–12 | ![]() |
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Try: Tonegato 2' m Green 7' c 8' m Pelite 12' c 14' m Con: (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 | ![]() |
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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 ![]() |
13 April 2018
19:21 |
Australia ![]() |
17–10 | ![]() |
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Try: Tonegato 1' m Caslick (2) 8' m, 13' c Con: (1/2) 13' Cherry (0/1) |
(Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Naiobasali (2) 2' m, 9' m Con: Tinai (0/1) Nagasau (0/1) Cards: ![]() |
Knockout stage[]
Lower classification round[]
Classification Semi-finals | Match for 5th Place | |||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Match for 7th Place | ||||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification semi-finals
Match for 7th Place
Match for 5th Place
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Medal round[]
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Bronze medal match | ||||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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References[]
- ^ "Wales Women sevens qualify for 2018 Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Pools confirmed for Commonwealth Games 2018". World Rugby. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "GC2018 Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 in women's rugby union
- Women's rugby sevens competitions
- 2018 in Australian women's sport
- International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Australia