The rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third

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at which rugby sevens was played. It is one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being

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. The venue for the rugby competition was the

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, on the western edge of Melbourne's

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. Preliminary matches were held on 16 March, with the finals the following day. Sixteen teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament as they were separated into four groups of four. The top two teams of each group qualified through to the cup finals while the bottom two would compete in the bowl. After finishing on top of Pool A,

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won the gold medal match as they defeated

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29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006. Fiji claimed the bronze medal defeating

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24–17 in the 3rd place final. In the minor finals,

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took out the plate final with

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Qualified teams

Pool Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out stage

Cup

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Plate

Plate semi-finals

Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th

Bowl

Bowl-quarter-finals

Bowl semi-finals

Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th

Medalists

References

See also