Host nation Australia Runners-up England Champions Wales Dates 16 Mar 2006 – 17 Mar 2006 | Champions New Zealand Third Fiji Runners-up South Africa Matches played 32 | |
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The 2006 Commonwealth Games were the third Games at which Rugby sevens was played. It is one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being Boxing. The venue for the Rugby Sevens was the Telstra Dome, on the western edge of Melbourne's Central Business District. Preliminary matches were held on 16 March, with the finals the following day.
Contents
- Top 10 scary things hidden in pictures part 2
- Bowl quarter finals
- Bowl semi finals
- Plate semi finals
- Bowl final Playoff for 9th and 10th
- Plate final Playoff for 5th and 6th
- References
The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006.
Fiji won the bronze medal, defeating Australia 24–17 in the 3rd place final. The game was overshadowed by a fit suffered by Australian Scott Fava after a legitimate tackle. Fortunately Fava recovered quickly and was released from hospital the following day.
New Zealand continued its undefeated streak at the Commonwealth Games in 2006.