Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
View of the Robina Stadium, where the Rugby Sevens tournament took place | |
Tournament details | |
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Host | |
Venue | Robina Stadium |
Date | 13–15 April 2018 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
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Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the sixth time in history that the event has taken place since it started in 1998. The venue for the competition was Robina Stadium.
For the first time since 2002 the men's tournament saw some minor alterations to the format. The competition retained its 16 team first round pool stage format however the quarter-final stage was removed so only the teams who finished as pool winners went through to contest for the medals with teams who come runners-up in their pools going through the newly formed lower classification stage and all remaining teams who finished third and fourth respectively were eliminated.[1][2]
Qualification
[edit]Malaysia and Sri Lanka both qualified for the tournament via the 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series on 15 October 2017, finishing seventh and fourth respectively.[3] On 26 November 2017, Jamaica qualified for the first time beating Guyana 24–28. The tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico.[4]
Qualified teams
[edit]Event | Date | Location | Teams | Qualified |
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Host Nation | 11 November 2011 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts | 1 | |
2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series | 2 Dec 2016 – 21 May 2017 | Various | 9 | |
2017 Africa Cup Sevens | 6–7 October 2017 | Kampala, Uganda | 2 | |
2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 1 September – 14 October 2017 | Various | 2 | |
2017 Oceania Sevens Championship | 10–11 November 2017 | Suva, Fiji | 1 | |
2017 RAN Sevens | 25–26 November 2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | |
Total | 16 |
Competition schedule
[edit]The following is the competition schedule for the Men’s Rugby sevens competition:[5]
P | Pool stage | CM | Classification matches | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
Event↓/Date → | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||
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Event | M | E | M | ||||||
Men | P | CM | ½ | CM | B | F |
Match officials
[edit]World Rugby announced a panel of eight match officials on 21 February 2018 for the men's sevens.[6]
- Craig Evans (Wales)
- Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
- Richard Haughton (England)
- Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
- Jordan Way (Australia)
- Damon Murphy (Australia)
- Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
- Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Pool stage
[edit]In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group.
Pool winners advance to the semi-finals, runners-up advance to the lower classification matches (for places 5 to 8) and the remaining teams are eliminated from competition.
On 1 February 2018, the pools for both the men's & women's tournaments were confirmed.[7]
Pool A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 5 | +116 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 7 | Classification semi-finals | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 5 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | −110 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018 11:43 |
Scotland | 27–0 | |
Try: Farndale (2) 1' c, 8' m Graham 3' m Horne 5' m Fleming 14' Con: Horne (1/1) 1' Jackson (0/3) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Cards: Baramun |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
14 April 2018 12:05 |
South Africa | 43–0 | |
Try: Sage 2' m Geduld (2) 3' m, 9' c Du Preez 4' c Snyman 7' m Specman 8' c Agaba 10' c Con: Du Preez (2/5) 5', 8' Geduld (2/2) 9', 10' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
14 April 2018 18:15 |
Scotland | 41–0 | |
Try: Graham 1' m Farndale (2) 3' c, 4' m Horne (2) 6' m, 10' c McFarland 7' c Fergusson 13' m Con: Jackson (1/4) 3' Horne (2/2) 7', 10' Fergusson (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
14 April 2018 18:37 |
South Africa | 52–0 | |
Try: Kok 1' c Specman (2) 1' m, 9' c Nel (2) 3' c, 5' c Sage 7' c Du Preez 11' m Davids 13' c Con: Du Preez (5/7) 1', 4', 5', 7', 9' Afrika (1/1) 13' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) |
14 April 2018 21:55 |
Papua New Guinea | 31–5 | |
Try: Kapana (2) 4' m, 6' c Guise 7' c Vali 8' c Tirang 12' m Con: Guise (1/3) 6' Tokavai (2/2) 7', 8' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Tarmizi 10' m Con: Affandi (0/1) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
14 April 2018 22:17 |
South Africa | 26–5 | |
Try: Specman 4' c Nel 8' c Afrika 9' m Geduld 12' c Con: Geduld (3/4) 5', 8', 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Farndale 14' m Con: Fergusson (0/1) Cards: Jackson |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
Pool B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 22 | +75 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 7 | Classification semi-finals | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 5 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | −89 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018 9:31 |
Australia | 24–7 | |
Try: Anderson (2) 3' c, 5' m Longbottom 6' m Connor 9' c Con: Lucas (1/2) 3' Porch (1/2) 9' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Fomai 1' c Con: Mealoi (1/1) 1' |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
14 April 2018 9:53 |
England | 38–5 | |
Try: Mitchell (2) 1' m, 6' c Norton (2) 4' c, 12' m Glover 5' c Lindsay-Hague 8' c Con: Mitchell (3/4) 4', 5', 6' Bibby (1/2) 8' | (Gold Goast 2018) | Try: Smith 10' m Con: Roy-Smith (0/1) Cards: Adamson |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) |
14 April 2018 13:11 |
Australia | 32–5 | |
Try: O'Donnell 1' m Longbottom (3) 2' m, 5' m, 14' m Porch 4' m Myers 11' c Con: Porch (0/4) Quinn (1/2) 11' Cards: Killingworth | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Bush 7' m Con: Stoppani (0/1) Cards: Beckett |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
14 April 2018 13:33 |
England | 33–0 | |
Try: Bibby (2) 2' m, 5' c Mitchell 3' c Glover 7' c Lindsay-Hague 10' c Con: Mitchell (4/5) 4', 5', 7', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
14 April 2018 19:43 |
Samoa | 36–7 | |
Try: Tupou 1' c Alofipo 3' c Afamasaga (2) 7' m, 8' c Paulo 11' m Motuga 12' m Con: Tupou (2/3) 1', 8' Alosio Logotuli (1/2) 3' Paulo (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Richards 10' c Con: Adamson (1/1) 11' |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) |
14 April 2018 20:05 |
England | 26–17 | |
Try: Norton 3' m Davis (2) 7' c, 12' c McConnochie 8' c Con: Mitchell (2/3) 8', 12' Bibby (1/1) 7' Cards: Mitchell | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Taylor 1' m Porch 5' c Connor 10' m Con: Lucas (1/2) 5' Porch (0/1) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) |
Pool C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14 | +113 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 7 | Classification semi-finals | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 5 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | −148 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018 10:15 |
Canada | 10–26 | |
Try: Hirayama 1' m Douglas 10' m Con: Hirayama (0/2) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Injera 7' m Oluoch 8' c Oyoo 12' c Ambaka 13' c Con: Oliech (3/4) 8', 12', 13' Cards: Ouma Achieng |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) |
14 April 2018 10:37 |
New Zealand | 54–0 | |
Try: Koroi 1' c Nanai-Seturo 4' c Molia 7' m Mikkelson 8' c Rokolisoa 8' c Baker 10' c Knewstubb 11' c Ware 14' c Con: Baker (2/3) 1', 8' Koroi (1/1) 4' Rokolisoa (2/2) 9', 10' Knewstubb (2/2) 11', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
14 April 2018 13:55 |
Canada | 47–0 | |
Try: Hirayama 1' m Fuailefau (3) 2' c, 8' c, 11' c Douglas 4' c Coe 6' c Hammond 7' c Con: Hirayama (6/7) 3', 4', 6', 7', 8', 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Cards: Sheleni |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) |
14 April 2018 14:17 |
New Zealand | 40–7 | |
Try: Nanai-Seturo (2) 1' m, 6' c Molia 3' c Ware 8' c Curry 9' c Knewstubb 11' c Con: Koroi (2/3) 3', 6' Baker (1/1) 8' Knewstubb (2/2) 10', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Oliech 12' c Con: Oliech (1/1) 13' |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
14 April 2018 20:27 |
Kenya | 47–0 | |
Try: Owira 2' m Oluoch (2) 3' c, 9' c Oyoo (2) 5' c, 11' c Odhiambo 7' c Injera 7' c Con: Agero (6/7) 3', 5', 7', 7', 9', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
14 April 2018 20:49 |
New Zealand | 33–7 | |
Try: Curry 1' m Ware (2) 3' c, 8' c Koroi 5' c Baker 11' c Con: Knewstubb (3/4) 3', 5', 8' Baker (1/1) 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Cejvanovic 13' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 14' Cards: Jones |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
Pool D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 22 | +116 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 7 | Classification semi-finals | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 5 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 138 | −111 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018 10:59 |
Wales | 31–5 | |
Try: Jenkins 1' m Morgan 3' m Williams 8' c Treharne 9' c Amos 14' c Con: O'Brien (1/3) 9' Davies (2/2) 10', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Odongo 11' m Con: Wokorach (0/1) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
14 April 2018 11:21 |
Fiji | 63–5 | |
Try: Naduva (2) 1' c, 10' c Mocenacagi (3) 4' c, 6' c, 8' c Kunatani 7' c Dranisinukula 11' c Nasilasila (2) 13' c, 14' c Con: Ravouvou (4/4) 2', 4', 6', 7' Nasilasila (5/5) 8', 10', 12', 13', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Wijekoon 1' m Con: Ratwatte (0/1) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
14 April 2018 17:31 |
Wales | 42–12 | |
Try: Roach (2) 3' c, 12' c Thomas 4' c Williams 6' c Jenkins 7' c Davies 13' c Con: Davies (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7', 12', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Wijekoon 1' c Sooriyabandara 9' m Con: Ratwatte (1/2) 1' |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
14 April 2018 17:53 |
Fiji | 54–0 | |
Try: Tuwai 1' c Sau 2' c Mocenacagi 4' c Ravouvou 6' m Nasilasila 10' c Nasoko 12' c Vakurinabili 13' c Dranisinukula 14' c Con: Ravouvou (3/4) 1', 2', 4' Nasilasila (3/3) 10', 14', 14' Naduva (1/1) 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
14 April 2018 21:11 |
Uganda | 33–10 | |
Try: Kisiga 1' m Wokorach 4' c Odongo 8' c Kasito 9' c Ogena 11' c Con: Wokorach (4/5) 4', 8', 10', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Wijekoon (2) 1' m, 7' m Con: Ratwatte (0/2) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
14 April 2018 21:33 |
Fiji | 21–17 | |
(Gold Coast 2018) |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
Knockout stage
[edit]Lower classification round
[edit]Classification Semi-finals | Match for 5th Place | |||||
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Match for 7th Place | ||||||
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Classification semi-finals
Match for 7th Place
Match for 5th Place
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Medal round
[edit]Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Bronze medal match | ||||||
15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | ||||||
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Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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Rankings
[edit]The retrospective rankings of the tournament are tallied below.
R | Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Result |
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1 | C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26 | +132 | 15 | Champion | |
2 | D | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 55 | +107 | 13 | Runners-up | |
3 | B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 53 | +77 | 13 | Third place | |
4 | A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 50 | +104 | 11 | Fourth place | |
5 | B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 43 | +89 | 13 | Classification round | |
6 | A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 11 | ||
7 | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 81 | +49 | 11 | ||
8 | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 111 | −2 | 9 | ||
9 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 5 | Eliminated in the pool stage | |
10 | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 5 | ||
11 | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 5 | ||
12 | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 5 | ||
13 | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | −89 | 3 | ||
14 | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | −110 | 3 | ||
15 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 138 | −111 | 3 | ||
16 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | −148 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "GC2018 Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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- ^ "Mexico City to Host 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens Tournament - Rugby Americas North". T&T Olympic Committee. 9 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MATCH OFFICIAL TEAM ANNOUNCED" (Press release). Rugby Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Pools confirmed for Commonwealth Games 2018". World Rugby. 1 February 2018.