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.

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

Men's

Games Year Host city Host country Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
XVI1998Kuala Lumpur Malaysia New Zealand Fiji Australia
XVII2002Manchester England New Zealand Fiji South Africa
XVIII2006Melbourne Australia New Zealand England Fiji
XIX2010Delhi India New Zealand Australia South Africa
XX2014Glasgow Scotland South Africa New Zealand Australia
XXI2018Gold Coast Australia New Zealand Fiji England
XXII2022Birmingham England

Women's

Games Year Host city Host country Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
XXI2018Gold Coast Australia New Zealand Australia England
XXII2022Birmingham England

All-time medal table

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

(Fourth) placed teams do not register on a medal tally.

Updated after the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Participating nations

Men

Nation 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Years
 Australia6th4th5th6
 Bahamas17th1
 Barbados=15th1
 Canada6th=7th=7th10th9th=9th6
 Cayman Islands18th1
 Cook Islands9th=11th=13th10th4
 England7th5th4th5th6
 Fiji4
 Guyana=13th1
 Jamaica=13th1
 India=13th1
 Kenya13th=11th9th=7th=7th8th6
 Malaysia11th=13th=13th=15th=13th5
 Namibia=13th1
 New Zealand6
 Niue=13th=13th2
 Papua New Guinea10th9th=11th=9th4
 Samoa4th4th=7th5th4th=9th6
 Scotland9th=11th6th=7th6th5
 South Africa5th6th4th6
 Sri Lanka14th=13th=13th=13th13th=13th6
 Eswatini15th1
 Tonga12th10th10th=11th4
 Trinidad and Tobago16th=13th14th3
 Uganda=11th=11th=11th=9th4
 Wales4th=7th5th=7th6th7th6
 Zambia=13th1
Nations 27181616161616

See also

References

  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.
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