Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
# Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the second Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens was played. The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji in the final.

## Pool stage

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 19 | +101 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 5 |
| Niue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 151 | −141 | 3 |

* 2 August 2002

| Canada | 7–0 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| New Zealand | 66–0 | Niue |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| Scotland | 54–5 | Niue |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| New Zealand | 28–7 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 3 August 2002

| New Zealand | 26–12 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 3 August 2002

| Canada | 31–5 | Niue |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 24 | +103 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 36 | +62 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 184 | −165 | 3 |

* 2 August 2002

| Tonga | 10–31 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| South Africa | 82–0 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| South Africa | 19–12 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 2 August 2002

| Tonga | 47–12 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 3 August 2002

| South Africa | 26–12 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* 3 August 2002

| Wales | 55–7 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 5 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 5 |

* August 2002

| England | 33–12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Samoa | 43-5 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Kenya | 28-20 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| England | 24-12 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Cook Islands | 14-12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| England | 19-7 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 12 | +121 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 19 | +141 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 135 | −90 | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 179 | −172 | 3 |

* August 2002

| Australia | 55-0 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Fiji | 75-0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Fiji | 73-0 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Australia | 59-0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Malaysia | 45-7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
* August 2002

| Australia | 19-12 | Fiji |
| - | - | - |

* City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

## Knockout stages

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | |
| Wales | 0 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | |
| Wales | 0 | New Zealand | 31 | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | New Zealand | 31 | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 12 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Australia | 10 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Australia | 10 | | | | New Zealand | 33 |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | | | New Zealand | 33 |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | | Fiji | 15 |
| Fiji | 7 | | | | Fiji | 15 |
| Fiji | 7 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | | |
| England | 5 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | | |
| England | 5 | Fiji | 17 | | | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | Fiji | 17 | | | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | South Africa | 7 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| South Africa | 17 | South Africa | 7 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| South Africa | 17 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Canada | 12 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Canada | 12 | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| | | | | | Samoa | 12 |

### Plate

For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Australia | 7 |
| Australia | 7 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Wales | 5 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Wales | 5 | England | 36 |
| 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | England | 36 |
| 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | Australia | 12 |
| England | 29 | Australia | 12 |
| Canada | 0 | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Bowl Final | Bowl Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | |
| Scotland | 57 | | | |
| Scotland | 57 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | Scotland | 26 | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | Scotland | 26 | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | Cook Islands | 7 | |
| Cook Islands | 52 | Cook Islands | 7 | |
| Cook Islands | 52 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Malaysia | 0 | | | | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester |
| Malaysia | 0 | | | | Scotland | 40 |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | | | Scotland | 40 |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | | | Tonga | 26 |
| Kenya | 40 | | | | Tonga | 26 |
| Kenya | 40 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 04 August – Manchester | 04 August – Manchester | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Tonga | 41 | | | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | | Tonga | 41 | | | |
| 03 August – Manchester | 03 August – Manchester | Kenya | 10 | |
| Tonga | 59 | Kenya | 10 | |
| Niue | 5 | | | |

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Rugby Sevens | New Zealand New Zealand Amasio Valence Anthony Tuitavake Brad Fleming Bruce Reihana Chris Masoe Craig de Goldi Craig Newby Eric Rush Karl Te Nana Mils Muliaina Rodney So'oialo Roger Randle | Fiji Fiji Epeli Ruivadra Iosefo Koroiadi Jope Tuikabe Josefa Uluivuda Norman Ligairi Ratu Saukawa Rupeni Caucaunibuca Saisi Fuli Seru Rabeni Viliame Satala Vilimoni Delasau Waisale Serevi | South Africa South Africa Anton Pitout Conrad Jantjes Dale Heidtmann Egon Seconds Eugene Francis Fabian Juries Gaffie du Toit Jorrie Muller Ian Fihlani Jean de Villiers Luke Watson Paul Treu |
