Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Host nation	India Delhi University Stadium
Date	11 October – 12 October 2010
Cup
Champions	New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third	South Africa
Plate
Champions	Samoa
Runners-up	Scotland
Bowl
Champions	Papua New Guinea
Runners-up	Canada
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played	32
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The 2010 Commonwealth Games were the fourth Commonwealth Games at which rugby sevens was played.^[1]

Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games was one of only 2 sports contested only by males, with no women's competition in existence (the other being boxing). The competition was held between October 11 and 12, 2010. The competition venue was the Delhi University Stadium within North Campus of the Delhi University.^[1]

Namibia withdrew and was later replaced by Malaysia. Due to the withdrawal, Uganda was shifted to Group D while Malaysia was placed in Group C.^[2]

Fiji, described as "perennial crowd favourites", was absent, due to the country being suspended from the Commonwealth following the 2006 military coup.^[3]

There were security and health concerns surrounding the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but many main competitors had confirmed their participation.^[4]

Qualified teams

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Continent	Qualifier(s)
Asia	Malaysia  Sri Lanka
Africa	Kenya  South Africa  Uganda
Americas	Canada  Guyana
Oceania	Australia  New Zealand  Samoa  Papua New Guinea  Tonga
Europe	England  Scotland  Wales
Host nation	India

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	141	7	+134	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	45	63	−18	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	71	62	9	5
Guyana	3	0	0	3	0	125	−125	3

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11 October 2010 [6] 9:44 [6]

New Zealand	43–7	Canada

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 10:06 [6]

Scotland	26–0	Guyana

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 12:50 [6]

New Zealand	52–0	Guyana

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 13:12 [6]

Scotland	19–17	Canada

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 15:54 [6]

Canada	47–0	Guyana

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 17:32 [6]

New Zealand	46–0	Scotland

Delhi University, New Delhi

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	109	5	+104	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	99	35	+64	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	45	72	−27	5
India	3	0	0	3	12	153	−141	3

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11 October 2010 [6] 9:00 [6]

South Africa	29–0	Tonga

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 9:22 [6]

Wales	56–7	India

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 12:06 [6]

South Africa	59–0	India

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 12:28 [6]

Wales	38–7	Tonga

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 15:32 [6]

Tonga	38–5	India

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 17:10 [6]

South Africa	21–5	Wales

Delhi University, New Delhi

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	69	22	+47	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	109	29	+80	7
Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	85	65	+20	5
Malaysia [6]	3	0	0	3	10	157	−147	3

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11 October 2010 [6] 11:22 [6]

Samoa	38–17	Papua New Guinea

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 11:44 [6]

Kenya	40–0	Malaysia

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 14:48 [6]

Samoa	61–0	Malaysia

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 15:10 [6]

Kenya	17–12	Papua New Guinea

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 16:48 [6]

Papua New Guinea	56–10	Malaysia

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 18:16 [6]

Samoa	10–12	Kenya

Delhi University, New Delhi

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	135	26	+109	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	94	26	+68	7
Uganda	3	1	0	2	35	93	−58	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	17	136	−119	3

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11 October 2010 [6] 10:28 [6]

England	59–7	Sri Lanka

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 10:50 [6]

Australia	33–0	Uganda

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 14:04 [6]

England	55–0	Uganda

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 14:26 [6]

Australia	42–5	Sri Lanka

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 16:26 [6]

Sri Lanka	5–35	Uganda

Delhi University, New Delhi

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11 October 2010 [6] 17:54 [6]

England	21–19	Australia

Delhi University, New Delhi

Knockout stage

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Gold Medal Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	12 October 10:38 — New Delhi
	New Zealand	31
					12 October 14:28 — New Delhi
	Wales	10
					New Zealand	33
	12 October 11:00 — New Delhi
					England	12
	England	7
									12 October 16:50 — New Delhi
	Samoa	5
									New Zealand	24
	12 October 11:22 — New Delhi
									Australia	17
	Kenya	5
					12 October 14:50 — New Delhi
	Australia	27
					Australia	17			Third place
	12 October 11:44 — New Delhi
					South Africa	7			12 October 16:20 — New Delhi
	South Africa	10
									South Africa	17
	Scotland	7
									England	14

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	12 October 10:38 — New Delhi
	New Zealand	31
					12 October 13:44 — New Delhi
	Wales	10
					Wales	12
	12 October 11:00 — New Delhi
					Samoa	38
	England	7
									12 October 15:50 — New Delhi
	Samoa	5
									Samoa	34
	12 October 11:22 — New Delhi
									Scotland	0
	Kenya	5
					12 October 14:06 — New Delhi
	Australia	27
					Kenya	17
	12 October 11:44 — New Delhi
					Scotland	22
	South Africa	10
	Scotland	7

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	12 October 9:00 — New Delhi
	Canada	43
					12 October 13:00 — New Delhi
	India	10
					Canada	22
	12 October 9:22 — New Delhi
					Uganda	17
	Uganda	26
									12 October 15:22 — New Delhi
	Malaysia	14
									Canada	10
	12 October 9:44 — New Delhi
									Papua New Guinea	19
	Papua New Guinea	26
					12 October 13:22 — New Delhi
	Sri Lanka	12
					Papua New Guinea	24
	12 October 10:06 — New Delhi
					Tonga	5
	Tonga	21
	Guyana	14

Medalists

Men's	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	New Zealand Ben Smith Benjamin Souness Derek Forbes Hosea Gear Kurt Baker Liam Messam Lote Raikabula Sherwin Stowers Tim Mikkelson Toby Arnold Tomasi Cama	Australia Bernard Foley Brian Sefanaia James Stannard Kimami Sitauti Lachie Turner Liam Gill Luke Morahan Luke Phipps Nick Cummins Pat McCabe Pat McCutcheon Robbie Coleman	South Africa Tera Mtembu Cecil Afrika Ockert Kruger Renfred Dazel Rayno Benjamin Paul Delport Bernado Botha Chase Minnaar Boom Prinsloo Neil Powell S'bura Sithole MJ Mentz

References

1. http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/
2. http://www.namibiasport.com.na/node/13958
3. "Blow to 2010 Commonwealth Games as Fiji banned from Rugby Sevens tournament", The Daily Telegraph, June 9, 2010
4. http://www.scotlandrugbyteam.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2043&Itemid=9
5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2942581.htm?site=sport&section=rugbyunion
6. http://www.rubaisport.com/cwg/?competition=477

External links

• archive of 2010 Commonwealth Games site