# Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens was played. It was at the time one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games.
The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 21–12 in the final on 14 September 1998. In the bronze medal playoff Australia defeated Samoa 33–12. Gambia and Zimbabwe withdrew before the tournament started, resulting in a re-draw of the first round matches and groups.

## Pool stage
### First phase

Group A :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 7 | +118 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 54 | +25 |
| Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | −143 |
* 12 September 1998
| Fiji | 54–7 | Wales |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Wales | 72–0 | Eswatini |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Fiji | 71–0 | Eswatini |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group B :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | +66 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 29 | +47 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | −113 |
* 12 September 1998
| South Africa | 29–22 | Papua New Guinea |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Papua New Guinea | 54–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| South Africa | 59–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group C :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 12 | +60 |
| Samoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 24 | +49 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 121 | −109 |
* 12 September 1998
| Samoa | 12–12 | Canada |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Canada | 60–0 | Bahamas |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Samoa | 61–12 | Bahamas |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group D :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | +133 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 79 | −44 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 115 | −89 |
* 12 September 1998
| New Zealand | 80–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Sri Lanka | 26–35 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| New Zealand | 53–0 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group E :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 |
| Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | −56 |
* 12 September 1998
| England | 17–10 | Tonga |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Tonga | 33–5 | Kenya |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| England | 28–0 | Kenya |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group F :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | +103 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 50 | +10 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | −113 |
* 12 September 1998
| Australia | 50–0 | Cook Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Cook Islands | 60–0 | Cayman Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 12 September 1998
| Australia | 63–0 | Cayman Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium

### Second phase

Group A :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 12 | +120 |
| Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 41 | +9 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | −129 |
* 13 September 1998
| New Zealand | 93–0 | Bahamas |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Tonga | 38–0 | Bahamas |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| New Zealand | 41–12 | Tonga |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group B :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 5 | +129 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 68 | −44 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 90 | −85 |
* 13 September 1998
| Fiji | 71–0 | Kenya |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Malaysia | 19–5 | Kenya |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Fiji | 63–5 | Malaysia |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group C :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 19 | +110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 59 | +2 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 117 | −112 |
* 13 September 1998
| Australia | 70–5 | Sri Lanka |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Papua New Guinea | 47–0 | Sri Lanka |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Australia | 59–14 | Papua New Guinea |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group D :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | +117 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 57 | −7 |
| Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 129 | −110 |
* 13 September 1998
| South Africa | 79–0 | Eswatini |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Cook Islands | 50–19 | Eswatini |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| South Africa | 38–0 | Cook Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group E :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 12 | +92 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 26 | +36 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 135 | −128 |
* 13 September 1998
| England | 50–7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Samoa | 85–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| England | 12–19 | Samoa |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
Group F :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | +85 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 45 | +24 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | −109 |
* 13 September 1998
| Canada | 47–0 | Cayman Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Wales | 62–0 | Cayman Islands |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium
* 13 September 1998
| Canada | 45–7 | Wales |
* Petaling Jaya Stadium

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L |
| C | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Samoa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| C | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| C | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Cook Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Kenya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| P | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| P | Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| P | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Bahamas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Cayman Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* = Qualified for Cup
* = Qualified for Plate (to determine places 9-16)
* = Qualified for Bowl (to determine places 17-18)

## Knockout stages
### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| New Zealand | 38 | | | |
| New Zealand | 38 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | |
| Wales | 14 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | |
| Wales | 14 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | Samoa | 14 | |
| Samoa | 26 | Samoa | 14 | |
| Samoa | 26 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| South Africa | 5 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| South Africa | 5 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Fiji | 26 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Canada | 19 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Canada | 19 | Fiji | 28 | | | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | Fiji | 28 | | | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | Australia | 14 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| Australia | 49 | Australia | 14 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| Australia | 49 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| England | 14 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| England | 14 | | | | Samoa | 12 |
| | | | | | Australia | 33 |

### Plate & Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Plate Match | Plate Match |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | Papua New Guinea | 35 | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | Papua New Guinea | 35 | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 26 | Malaysia | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 26 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| Eswatini | 7 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| Eswatini | 7 | | | | Cook Islands | 31 |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | | | Cook Islands | 31 |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | | Papua New Guinea | 12 |
| Cook Islands | 45 | | | | Papua New Guinea | 12 |
| Cook Islands | 45 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | Cook Islands | 22 | | | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | | Cook Islands | 22 | | | |
| 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | Tonga | 21 | | Bowl Match | Bowl Match |
| Tonga | 35 | Tonga | 21 | | Bowl Match | Bowl Match |
| Tonga | 35 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur | 14 September – Kuala Lumpur |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | Bahamas | 47 |
| | | | | | Cayman Islands | 17 |

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's rugby sevens | New Zealand (NZL) Amasio Valence Bruce Reihana Caleb Ralph Christian Cullen Dallas Seymour Eric Rush Joeli Vidiri Jonah Lomu Rico Gear Roger Randle | Fiji (FIJ) Aparama Bosekora Jope Tuikabe Alifereti Doviverata Senirusi Rauqe Saimoni Rikoni Setareki Tawake Sirilo Ragata Tinasau Akuila Marika Vunibaka Waisale Serevi | Australia (AUS) Brendan Williams Cameron Pither David Campese Ipolito Fenukitau Jim Williams Marc Stcherbina Matthew Dowling Richard Graham Ricky Nalatu Tyron Mandrusiak |