Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens has been played at every Commonwealth Games since its first appearance at the 1998 edition held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rugby sevens was an optional sport that was included for 2002 and 2006; it was then made a 'Core' sport by the Commonwealth Games Federation, necessitating its appearance at all future games from the 2010 Games onward. New Zealand dominated the men's tournament at its inception until 2014 when they lost for the first time at the Games, playing South Africa in the gold medal match. 2022 marked the first time that New Zealand failed to reach the gold medal match in either the men's or women's tournaments.

Until the 2014 Games, rugby sevens was a male-only sport at the Commonwealth Games, but a female tournament was added to the programme for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[1]

Editions

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Men's

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Games Year Host city Host country Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia   New Zealand   Fiji   Australia
XVII 2002 Manchester   England   New Zealand   Fiji   South Africa
XVIII 2006 Melbourne   Australia   New Zealand   England   Fiji
XIX 2010 Delhi   India   New Zealand   Australia   South Africa
XX 2014 Glasgow   Scotland   South Africa   New Zealand   Australia
XXI 2018 Gold Coast   Australia   New Zealand   Fiji   England
XXII 2022 Birmingham   England   South Africa   Fiji   New Zealand

Women's

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Games Year Host city Host country Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
XXI 2018 Gold Coast   Australia   New Zealand   Australia   England
XXII 2022 Birmingham   England   Australia   Fiji   New Zealand

All-time medal table

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Medals table for rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games (first competed for in 1998).

Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Participating nations

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Nation 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Years
  Australia   6th 4th     5th 4th 7
  Bahamas 17th 1
  Barbados 15th 1
  Canada 6th 7th 7th 10th 9th 9th 7th 7
  Cayman Islands 18th 1
  Cook Islands 9th 11th 13th 10th 4
  England 7th 5th   4th 5th   9th 7
  Eswatini 15th 1
  Fiji           5
  Guyana 13th 1
  Jamaica 13th 13th 2
  India 13th 1
  Kenya 13th 11th 9th 7th 7th 8th 7th 7
  Malaysia 11th 13th 13th 15th 13th 15th 6
  Namibia 13th 1
  New Zealand               7
  Niue 13th 13th 2
  Papua New Guinea 10th 9th 11th 9th 4
  Samoa 4th 4th 7th 5th 4th 9th 5th 7
  Scotland 9th 11th 6th 7th 6th 6th 6
  South Africa 5th   6th     4th   7
  Sri Lanka 14th 13th 13th 13th 13th 13th 14th 7
  Tonga 12th 10th 10th 11th 11th 5
  Trinidad and Tobago 16th 13th 14th 3
  Uganda 11th 11th 11th 9th 10th 5
  Wales 4th 7th 5th 7th 6th 7th 11th 6
  Zambia =13th 15th 2

Women

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Nation 2018 2022 Years
  Australia     2
  Canada 4th 4th 2
  England   5th 2
  Fiji 5th   2
  Kenya 6th 1
  New Zealand     2
  Scotland 6th 1
  South Africa 8th 7th 2
  Sri Lanka 8th 1
  Wales 7th 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Osborne, Paul (7 October 2014). "Women's rugby sevens confirmed for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.