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1 Pool stage  



1.1  First phase  





1.2  Second phase  





1.3  Final standings  







2 Knockout stages  



2.1  Cup  





2.2  Plate & Bowl  







3 Medallists  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Rugby Sevens
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueKuala Lumpur
Dates12–14 September 1998
Medalists
gold medal    New Zealand
silver medal    Fiji
bronze medal    Australia

2002 →

Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens was played. It was at the time one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji 21–12 in the final on 14 September 1998. In the bronze medal playoff Australia defeated Samoa 33–12. Gambia and Zimbabwe withdrew before the tournament started, resulting in a re-draw of the first round matches and groups.[2]

Pool stage[edit]

First phase[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 125 7 +118
 Wales 2 1 0 1 79 54 +25
 Eswatini 2 0 0 2 0 143 −143
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
Fiji 54–7 Wales
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Wales 72–0 Eswatini
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Fiji 71–0 Eswatini
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 88 22 +66
 Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 76 29 +47
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 2 0 113 −113
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
South Africa 29–22 Papua New Guinea
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Papua New Guinea 54–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
South Africa 59–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Canada 2 1 1 0 72 12 +60
 Samoa 2 1 1 0 73 24 +49
 Bahamas 2 0 0 2 12 121 −109
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
Samoa 12–12 Canada
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Canada 60–0 Bahamas
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Samoa 61–12 Bahamas
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 133 0 +133
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 35 79 −44
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 26 115 −89
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
New Zealand 80–0 Sri Lanka
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Sri Lanka 26–35 Malaysia
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
New Zealand 53–0 Malaysia
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group E
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 England 2 2 0 0 45 10 +35
 Tonga 2 1 0 1 43 22 +21
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 5 61 −56
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
England 17–10 Tonga
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Tonga 33–5 Kenya
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
England 28–0 Kenya
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group F
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Australia 2 2 0 0 103 0 +103
 Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 60 50 +10
 Cayman Islands 2 0 0 2 0 113 −113
Source: [citation needed]
12 September 1998
Australia 50–0 Cook Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Cook Islands 60–0 Cayman Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium


12 September 1998
Australia 63–0 Cayman Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Second phase[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 132 12 +120
 Tonga 2 1 0 1 50 41 +9
 Bahamas 2 0 0 2 0 129 −129
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
New Zealand 93–0 Bahamas
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Tonga 38–0 Bahamas
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
New Zealand 41–12 Tonga
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 134 5 +129
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 24 68 −44
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 5 90 −85
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
Fiji 71–0 Kenya
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Malaysia 19–5 Kenya
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Fiji 63–5 Malaysia
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Australia 2 2 0 0 129 19 +110
 Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 61 59 +2
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 5 117 −112
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
Australia 70–5 Sri Lanka
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Papua New Guinea 47–0 Sri Lanka
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Australia 59–14 Papua New Guinea
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 117 0 +117
 Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 50 57 −7
 Eswatini 2 0 0 2 19 129 −110
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
South Africa 79–0 Eswatini
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Cook Islands 50–19 Eswatini
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
South Africa 38–0 Cook Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group E
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Samoa 2 2 0 0 104 12 +92
 England 2 1 0 1 62 26 +36
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 2 7 135 −128
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
England 50–7 Trinidad and Tobago
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Samoa 85–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
England 12–19 Samoa
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Group F
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 Canada 2 2 0 0 92 7 +85
 Wales 2 1 0 1 69 45 +24
 Cayman Islands 2 0 0 2 0 109 −109
Source: [citation needed]
13 September 1998
Canada 47–0 Cayman Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Wales 62–0 Cayman Islands
Petaling Jaya Stadium


13 September 1998
Canada 45–7 Wales
Petaling Jaya Stadium

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team P W D L
C  Australia 4 4 0 0
C  Fiji 4 4 0 0
C  New Zealand 4 4 0 0
C  South Africa 4 4 0 0
C  Samoa 4 3 1 0
C  Canada 4 3 1 0
C  England 4 3 0 1
C  Wales 4 2 0 2
P  Cook Islands 4 2 0 2
P  Papua New Guinea 4 2 0 2
P  Malaysia 4 2 0 2
P  Tonga 4 2 0 2
P  Kenya 4 0 0 4
P  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4
P  Eswatini 4 0 0 4
P  Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 0 4
B  Bahamas 4 0 0 4
B  Cayman Islands 4 0 0 4
= Qualified for Cup
= Qualified for Plate (to determine places 9-16)
= Qualified for Bowl (to determine places 17-18)

Knockout stages[edit]

Cup[edit]

 

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold-medal match

 

          

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 

 New Zealand38

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Wales14

 

 New Zealand19

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Samoa14

 

 Samoa26

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 South Africa5

 

 New Zealand21

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Fiji12

 

 Fiji26

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Canada19

 

 Fiji28

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Australia14Bronze-medal match

 

 Australia49

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 England14

 

 Samoa12

 

 

 Australia33

 

Plate & Bowl[edit]

 

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsPlate Match

 

          

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 

 Papua New Guinea40

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Sri Lanka17

 

 Papua New Guinea35

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Malaysia5

 

 Malaysia26

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Eswatini7

 

 Cook Islands31

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Papua New Guinea12

 

 Cook Islands45

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Trinidad and Tobago12

 

 Cook Islands22

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Tonga21Bowl Match

 

 Tonga35

 

14 September – Kuala Lumpur

 

 Kenya19

 

 Bahamas47

 

 

 Cayman Islands17

 

Medallists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby sevens  New Zealand (NZL)
Amasio Valence
Bruce Reihana
Caleb Ralph
Christian Cullen
Dallas Seymour
Eric Rush
Joeli Vidiri
Jonah Lomu
Rico Gear
Roger Randle
 Fiji (FIJ)
Aparama Bosekora
Jope Tuikabe
Alifereti Doviverata
Rauqe Senirusi
Saimoni Rikoni
Setareki Tawake
Sirilo Ragata
Tinasau Akuila
Marika Vunibaka
Waisale Serevi
 Australia (AUS)
Brendan Williams
Cameron Pither
David Campese
Ipolito Fenukitau
Jim Williams
Marc Stcherbina
Matthew Dowling
Richard Graham
Ricky Nalatu
Tyron Mandrusiak

References[edit]

  1. ^ "XVI Commonwealth Games". Sadec.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  • ^ "our Sports Staff. "Champion pushed to the limit by Pollard." Times [London, England] 11 Sept. 1998". Times Archive.
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