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

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

| Event | Date | Location | Teams | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 11 November 2011 | Basseterre, Saint Kitts | 1 | Australia |
| 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 1 Dec 2016 – 25 June 2017 | Various | 4 | New Zealand Canada Fiji England |
| 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | 16 – 17 September 2017 | Monastir, Tunisia | 2 | South Africa Kenya |
| 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series | 17 June – 9 July 2017 | Various | 1 | Wales |
| Total | | | 8 | |

## Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the Women’s Rugby sevens competition:
| P | Pool stage | CM | Classification matches | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 |
| Event | E | M | E | M | M | M | M | M |
| Women | P | P | P | 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 7 | +103 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 5 | Classification semi-finals |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 89 | −79 | 3 | Classification semi-finals |
* 13 April 2018 16:31 vte
| Canada | 29–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Crossley 1' m Benn 2' c Kaljuvee 4' c Williams 6' m Darling 8' m Con: Landry (2/4) 3', 4' Lukan (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
* 13 April 2018 16:53 vte
| New Zealand | 45–0 | Kenya |
| Try: Woodman (3) 1' m, 8' c, 9' c Brazier 2' c Broughton 7' c Williams (2) 11' c, 14' m Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6) 3', 7', 8', 9', 11' Willison (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
* 13 April 2018 19:11 vte
| Canada | 24–12 | Kenya |
| Try: Greenshields 1' m Darling 3' m Farella (2) 6' c, 8' c Con: Nicholas (2/4) 6', 8' | (Gold Goast 2018) | Try: Olando 5' c Okelo 12' Con: Remour Nziwa (1/1) 5' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
* 13 April 2018 19:33 vte
| New Zealand | 41–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Goss 1' c Woodman (2) 1' m, 8' c Blyde 6' m Broughton 7' m Williams 9' c Brazier 12' m Con: Nathan-Wong (3/6) 1', 8', 9' Willison (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sara Cox (England)
* 14 April 2018 12:27 vte
| South Africa | 10–19 | Kenya |
| Try: Simmers 8' m Jordaan 9' m Con: Jordaan (0/2) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Okelo 2' c Masinde 7' c Olando 13' m Con: Okulu (2/3) 3', 7' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
* 14 April 2018 12:49 vte
| New Zealand | 24–7 | Canada |
| Try: Woodman 2' m Blyde (2) 9' m, 12' c Waaka 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (2/4) 12', 14' Cards: Goss 6' to 8' Blyde 7' to 9' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Greenshields 7' c Con: Landry (1/1) 7' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 5 | Classification semi-finals |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 108 | −96 | 3 | Classification semi-finals |
* 13 April 2018 17:15 vte
| Fiji | 5–17 | England |
| Try: Ravisa 6' m Con: Nagasau (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Fleming 1' m Scarratt 11' c Thompson 13' m Con: Hunt (1/3) 11' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
* 13 April 2018 17:37 vte
| Australia | 34–5 | Wales |
| Try: Tonegato 1' m Pelite 2' c Green (2) 6' m, 8' m Williams 7' m du Toit 12' c Con: Sykes (2/6) 3', 13' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Joyce 10' m Con: Snowsill (0/1) |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
* 13 April 2018 19:55 vte
| Fiji | 29–7 | Wales |
| Try: Tinai (3) 1' c, 5' c, 8' m Riwai 3' m Naimasi 10' m Con: Tinai (2/4) 1', 5' Riwai (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Joyce 13' c Con: Packer (1/1) 13' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
* 13 April 2018 20:17 vte
| Australia | 29–12 | England |
| Try: Tonegato 2' m Green 7' c Sykes 8' m Pelite 12' c Staples 14' m Con: Sykes (2/5) 7', 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Brown 4' m Fleming 6' c Con: Hunt (1/2) 6' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
* 13 April 2018 18:59 vte
| England | 45–0 | Wales |
| Try: Fleming 1' c Hunt (2) 2' c, 6' m Scarratt 4' c Scott 8' c Wilson-Hardy (2) 9' m, 14' c Con: Hunt (3/5) 1', 2', 4' Scott (2/2) 8', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Cards: Powell Hughes 12' to 14' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
* 13 April 2018 19:21 vte
| Australia | 17–10 | Fiji |
| Try: Tonegato 1' m Caslick (2) 8' m, 13' c Con: Sykes (1/2) 13' Cherry (0/1) | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Naiobasali (2) 2' m, 9' m Con: Tinai (0/1) Nagasau (0/1) Cards: Siata 11' to 13' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sara Cox (England)

## 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 |
| Fiji | 40 |
| Fiji | 40 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| South Africa | 12 | Fiji | 40 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | | Fiji | 40 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | Kenya | 5 |
| Kenya | 14 | Kenya | 5 |
| Wales | 12 | | |
| Wales | 12 | Match for 7th Place | Match for 7th Place |
| | | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| | | South Africa | 14 |
| | | Wales | 19 |
Matches :

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Australia | 33 |
| Australia | 33 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Canada | 7 | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| Canada | 7 | Australia | 12 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | | Australia | 12 |
| 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | New Zealand (e) | 17 |
| New Zealand | 26 | New Zealand (e) | 17 |
| England | 5 | | |
| England | 5 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium | 15 April 2018 – Robina Stadium |
| | | Canada | 19 |
| | | England | 24 |
Matches :

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | New Zealand |
| | Australia |
| | England |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Kenya |
| 7 | Wales |
| 8 | South Africa |