Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. The rugby sevens competition was one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being boxing. The venue for the rugby competition was the Telstra Dome, on the western edge of Melbourne's Central Business District. Preliminary matches were held on 16 March, with the finals the following day.
Sixteen teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament as they were separated into four groups of four. The top two teams of each group qualified through to the cup finals while the bottom two would compete in the bowl. After finishing on top of Pool A, New Zealand won the gold medal match as they defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006. Fiji claimed the bronze medal defeating Australia 24–17 in the 3rd place final. In the minor finals, Wales took out the plate final with Kenya winning the bowl.
Qualified teams ContinentQualifier(s)AsiaAfrica AmericasOceania Europe Host nation
Pool Stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knock-out stage Cup
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Plate For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals Plate semi-finals
Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th
Bowl Bowl-quarter-finals
Bowl semi-finals
Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th
Medalists Men'sGoldSilverBronze New ZealandJosh Blackie Alando Soakai Tanerau Latimer Onosai Tololima-Auva'a Amasio Valence Liam Messam Tamati Ellison Tafai Ioasa Nigel Hunt Cory Jane Lote Raikabula Sosene Anesi England Henry Paul Magnus Lund Ben Russell David Seymour Nils Mordt Richard Haughton Thomas Varndell Andrew Vilk Danny Care Ben Gollings Simon Amor Mathew Tait FijiApolosi Satala Ratu Mataluvu Semisi Naevo Sireli Naqelevuki Viliame Satala Waisale Serevi Jone Daunivucu Norman Ligairi Neumi Nanuku Filimoni Bolavucu Lepani Nabuliwaqa William Ryder
References
See also Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships Rugby sevens