# Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

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.

## Qualification

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. On 26 November 2017, Jamaica qualified for the first time beating Guyana 24–28. The tournament being held in Mexico City, Mexico.

### Qualified teams

| Event | Date | Location | Teams | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 11 November 2011 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts | 1 | Australia |
| 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series | 2 Dec 2016 – 21 May 2017 | Various | 9 | South Africa England Fiji New Zealand Scotland Canada Wales Kenya Samoa |
| 2017 Africa Cup Sevens | 6–7 October 2017 | Kampala, Uganda | 2 | Uganda Zambia |
| 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 1 September – 14 October 2017 | Various | 2 | Sri Lanka Malaysia |
| 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship | 10–11 November 2017 | Suva, Fiji | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2017 RAN Sevens | 25–26 November 2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | Jamaica |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the Men’s Rugby sevens competition:
| P | Pool stage | CM | Classification matches | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 14 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 |
| Event | M | E | M | M | M | M | M |
| Men | P | P | CM | ½ | CM | B | F |

## Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of eight match officials on 21 February 2018 for the men's sevens.
* 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

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.

### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 5 | +116 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 5 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | −110 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 11:43 vte
| Scotland | 27–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 14' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
* 14 April 2018 12:05 vte
| South Africa | 43–0 | Malaysia |
| 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 vte
| Scotland | 41–0 | Malaysia |
| 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 vte
| South Africa | 52–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 vte
| Papua New Guinea | 31–5 | Malaysia |
| 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 vte
| South Africa | 26–5 | Scotland |
| 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 7' to 9' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 22 | +75 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 5 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | −89 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 9:31 vte
| Australia | 24–7 | Samoa |
| 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 vte
| England | 38–5 | Jamaica |
| 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 1' to 3' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 14 April 2018 13:11 vte
| Australia | 32–5 | Jamaica |
| 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 13' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Bush 7' m Con: Stoppani (0/1) Cards: Beckett 11' to 13' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 14 April 2018 13:33 vte
| England | 33–0 | Samoa |
| 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 vte
| Samoa | 36–7 | Jamaica |
| 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 vte
| England | 26–17 | Australia |
| 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 4' to 6' | (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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14 | +113 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | −148 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 10:15 vte
| Canada | 10–26 | Kenya |
| 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 5' to 7' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 14 April 2018 10:37 vte
| New Zealand | 54–0 | Zambia |
| 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 vte
| Canada | 47–0 | Zambia |
| 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 8' to 10' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 14 April 2018 14:17 vte
| New Zealand | 40–7 | Kenya |
| 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 vte
| Kenya | 47–0 | Zambia |
| 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 vte
| New Zealand | 33–7 | Canada |
| 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 2' to 5' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

### Pool D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 22 | +116 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 138 | −111 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 10:59 vte
| Wales | 31–5 | Uganda |
| 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 vte
| Fiji | 63–5 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 vte
| Wales | 42–12 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 vte
| Fiji | 54–0 | Uganda |
| 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 vte
| Uganda | 33–10 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 vte
| Fiji | 21–17 | Wales |
| | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

## Knockout stage
### Lower classification round

| Classification Semi-finals | Classification Semi-finals | Match for 5th Place | Match for 5th Place |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Australia | 33 |
| Australia | 33 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Kenya | 5 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Kenya | 5 | Australia | 26 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | | Australia | 26 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | Scotland | 0 |
| Scotland | 19 | Scotland | 0 |
| Wales | 12 | | |
| Wales | 12 | Match for 7th Place | Match for 7th Place |
| | | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| | | Kenya | 24 |
| | | Wales | 28 |
Matches :
Classification semi-finals
15 April 2018 10:15Australia 33–5 KenyaTry: O'Donnell (2) 4' c, 13' c Longbottom 7' m Myers 8' c Porch 10' c Con: Porch (4/5) 4', 8', 11', 14'(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Odhiambo 1' m Con: Agero (0/1)Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
15 April 2018 10:37Scotland 19–12 WalesTry: Horne (2) 3' c, 6' c Farndale 11' m Con: Horne (2/3) 4', 6'(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Morgan (2) 2' m, 8' c Con: Davies (1/2) 8'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
Match for 7th Place
15 April 2018 13:11Kenya 24–28 WalesTry: Ambaka (2) 1' c, 9' m Odhiambo (2) 7' c, 14' Con: Agero (2/3) 2', 7'(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Williams (2) 1' c, 4' c Morgan 10' c Treharne 12' c Con: Davies (2/2) 1', 4' O'Brien (2/2) 10', 12'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
Match for 5th Place
15 April 2018 13:33Australia 26–0 ScotlandTry: Parahi (2) 1' c, 4' c Anderson 10' c Killingworth 12' m Con: Porch (3/3) 2', 4', 11' O'Donnell (0/1)(Gold Coast 2018)Cards: McFarland 4' to 6'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) :

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| England | 12 |
| England | 12 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| New Zealand | 17 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| New Zealand | 17 | New Zealand | 14 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | | New Zealand | 14 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | Fiji | 0 |
| South Africa | 19 | Fiji | 0 |
| Fiji (e) | 24 | | |
| Fiji (e) | 24 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| | | England | 21 |
| | | South Africa | 14 |
Matches :
Semi-finals
15 April 2018 11:43England 12–17 New ZealandTry: Bibby 1' c Davis 6' m Con: Mitchell (1/2) 1'(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Ware (2) 3' m, 9' m Nanai-Seturo 7' c Con: Koroi (1/2) 7' Knewstubb (0/1)Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
15 April 2018 12:05South Africa 19–24 (a.e.t.) FijiTry: Specman (2) 9' c, 11' m Sage 13' c Con: Geduld (1/1) 9' Afrika (1/2) 13'(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Sau 1' c Tuwai 4' m Mocenacagi 8' c Nasilasila 15' Con: Nasilasila (2/3) 1', 8'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Bronze medal match
15 April 2018 14:17England 21–14 South AfricaTry: Burgess (2) 8' c, 11' c Mitchell 12' c Con: Mitchell (3/3) 8', 11', 12(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Du Preez 1' c Nel 6' c Con: Du Preez (2/2) 1', 6'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Gold medal match
15 April 2018 15:04New Zealand 14–0 FijiTry: Nanai-Seturo 1' c Ware 3' c Con: Koroi (2/2) 1', 3 Pen: Knewstubb (0/1)(Gold Goast 2018)Cards: Mocenacagi 5' to 7'Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) :

## Rankings

The retrospective rankings of the tournament are tallied below.
| R | Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | C | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26 | +132 | 15 | Champion |
| 2 | D | Fiji | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 55 | +107 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 53 | +77 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | A | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 50 | +104 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 43 | +89 | 13 | Classification round |
| 6 | A | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 11 | Classification round |
| 7 | D | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 81 | +49 | 11 | Classification round |
| 8 | C | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 111 | −2 | 9 | Classification round |
| 9 | C | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 5 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 10 | B | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 5 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 11 | A | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 5 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 12 | D | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 5 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 13 | B | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 106 | −89 | 3 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 14 | A | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | −110 | 3 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 15 | D | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 138 | −111 | 3 | Eliminated in the pool stage |
| 16 | C | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | −148 | 3 | Eliminated in the pool stage |