title: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
text: # Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
  
  Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 13 to 15. The rugby sevens competition was held at Robina Stadium. This is the sixth time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 1998 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut. A total of sixteen men's and eight women's teams are scheduled to compete (312 athletes, at 12 per team plus one traveling reserve) in each respective tournament.
  
  ## Competition schedule
  
  The following is the competition schedule for the Rugby sevens competitions:
  
  | 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 |
  | Men | | P | P | CM | ½ | CM | B | F |
  | Women | P | P | P | CM | ½ | CM | B | F |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Australia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 2 | Australia* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 2 | Fiji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men details | New Zealand Scott Curry Tim Mikkelson Trael Joass Etene Nanai-Seturo Dylan Collier Vilimoni Koroi Sam Dickson Andrew Knewstubb Regan Ware Kurt Baker Akuila Rokolisoa Sione Molia | Fiji Sevuloni Mocenacagi Josua Vakurunabili Kalione Nasoko Paula Dranisinukula Semi Kunatani Jasa Veremalua Mesulame Kunavula Vatemo Ravouvou Jerry Tuwai Alosio Naduva Eroni Sau Amenoni Nasilasila Samisoni Viriviri | England Richard de Carpentier Mike Ellery Phil Burgess Dan Norton James Rodwell Tom Mitchell Dan Bibby Alex Davis Ollie Lindsay-Hague Ruaridh McConnochie Ethan Waddleton Harry Glover |
  | Women details | New Zealand Alena Saili Shakira Baker Stacey Waaka Niall Williams Sarah Goss Michaela Blyde Tyla Nathan-Wong Kelly Brazier Gayle Broughton Theresa Fitzpatrick Portia Woodman Tenika Willison Risi Pouri-Lane | Australia Shannon Parry Sharni Williams Demi Hayes Dom Du Toit Emma Tonegato Vani Pelite Charlotte Caslick Cassie Staples Emma Sykes (rugby union) Alicia Quirk Emilee Cherry Ellia Green Georgie Friedrichs | England Claire Allan Abbie Brown Lydia Thompson Emily Scarratt Natasha Hunt Deborah Fleming Heather Fisher Emily Scott Alex Matthews Megan Jones Jessica Breach Amy Wilson-Hardy Victoria Fleetwood |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A total of sixteen men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team plus one traveling reserve) for a maximum total of 26 athletes.
  
  ## Men's competition
  
  | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | South Africa  Scotland  Papua New Guinea  Malaysia | England  Australia (hosts)  Samoa  Jamaica | New Zealand  Canada  Kenya  Zambia | Fiji  Wales  Uganda  Sri Lanka |
  
  ## Women’s competition
  
  | Pool A | Pool B |
  | - | - |
  | New Zealand  Canada  South Africa  Kenya | Australia (hosts)  Fiji  England  Wales |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  There are 16 participating nations at the rugby sevens competitions with a total of 312 athletes.
  
  * Australia (26 athletes)
  * Canada (26)
  * England (26)
  * Fiji (26)
  * Jamaica (13)
  * Kenya (26)
  * Malaysia (13)
  * New Zealand (26)
  * Papua New Guinea (13)
  * Samoa (13)
  * Scotland (13)
  * South Africa (26)
  * Sri Lanka (13)
  * Uganda (13)
  * Wales (26)
  * Zambia (13)
  