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.
The pools were confirmed on 2 February 2018, scheduling was announced on 23 February 2018.
Participating nations EventDateLocationTeamsQualifiedHost Nation11 November 2011Basseterre, Saint Kitts12016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series1 Dec 2016 – 25 June 2017Various42017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens16 – 17 September 2017Monastir, Tunisia22017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series17 June – 9 July 2017Various1 Total 8
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the Women’s Rugby sevens competition:
PPool stageCMClassification matches½Semi-finalsBBronze Medal MatchFGold Medal Match Event↓/Date → Fri 13 Sat 14Sun 15Event E M E M WomenP 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
Pool B
Knockout stage Lower classification round
MatchesClassification semi-finals
Match for 7th Place
Match for 5th Place
Medal round
MatchesSemi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing RankTeam
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