Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
# Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was the fourth Commonwealth Games at which rugby sevens was played.

Rugby sevens was one of only two sports contested only by males with no women's competition (the other being boxing). The rugby competition was held between 11 and 12 October 2010. The competition venue was the Delhi University Stadium within North Campus of the Delhi University.

Namibia withdrew and was later replaced by Malaysia. Due to the withdrawal, Uganda was shifted to Group D while Malaysia was placed in Group C.

Fiji, described as "perennial crowd favourites", was absent, due to the country being suspended from the Commonwealth following the 2006 military coup.

There were security and health concerns surrounding the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but many main competitors had confirmed their participation.

## Qualified teams

| Continent | Qualifier(s) |
| - | - |
| Asia | Malaysia Sri Lanka |
| Africa | Kenya South Africa Uganda |
| Americas | Canada Guyana |
| Oceania | Australia New Zealand Samoa Papua New Guinea Tonga |
| Europe | England Scotland Wales |
| Host nation | India |

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 7 | +134 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 5 |
| Guyana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 125 | −125 | 3 |

* 11 October 2010 9:44

| New Zealand | 43–7 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 10:06

| Scotland | 26–0 | Guyana |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 12:50

| New Zealand | 52–0 | Guyana |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 13:12

| Scotland | 19–17 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 15:54

| Canada | 47–0 | Guyana |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 17:32

| New Zealand | 46–0 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 5 | +104 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 35 | +64 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 153 | −141 | 3 |

* 11 October 2010 9:00

| South Africa | 29–0 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 9:22

| Wales | 56–7 | India |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 12:06

| South Africa | 59–0 | India |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 12:28

| Wales | 38–7 | Tonga |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 15:32

| Tonga | 38–5 | India |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 17:10

| South Africa | 21–5 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 29 | +80 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 157 | −147 | 3 |

* 11 October 2010 11:22

| Samoa | 38–17 | Papua New Guinea |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 11:44

| Kenya | 40–0 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 14:48

| Samoa | 61–0 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 15:10

| Kenya | 17–12 | Papua New Guinea |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 16:48

| Papua New Guinea | 56–10 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 18:16

| Samoa | 10–12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 26 | +109 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 7 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 93 | −58 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 136 | −119 | 3 |

* 11 October 2010 10:28

| England | 59–7 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 10:50

| Australia | 33–0 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 14:04

| England | 55–0 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 14:26

| Australia | 42–5 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 16:26

| Sri Lanka | 5–35 | Uganda |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi
* 11 October 2010 17:54

| England | 21–19 | Australia |
| - | - | - |

* Delhi University, New Delhi

## Knockout stage

### Gold Medal Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 October 10:38 — New Delhi | 12 October 10:38 — New Delhi | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | 12 October 14:28 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:28 — New Delhi | | |
| Wales | 10 | 12 October 14:28 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:28 — New Delhi | |
| Wales | 10 | New Zealand | 33 | |
| 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | | New Zealand | 33 | |
| 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | England | 12 | |
| England | 7 | England | 12 | |
| England | 7 | | | | 12 October 16:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 16:50 — New Delhi |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | 12 October 16:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 16:50 — New Delhi |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | New Zealand | 24 |
| 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | | | | | New Zealand | 24 |
| 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | | | | Australia | 17 |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| Kenya | 5 | 12 October 14:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:50 — New Delhi | | | |
| Australia | 27 | 12 October 14:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:50 — New Delhi | | | |
| Australia | 27 | Australia | 17 | | | |
| 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | | Australia | 17 | | | |
| 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | South Africa | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 10 | South Africa | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 10 | | | | 12 October 16:20 — New Delhi | 12 October 16:20 — New Delhi |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 12 October 16:20 — New Delhi | 12 October 16:20 — New Delhi |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| | | | | | England | 14 |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 October 10:38 — New Delhi | 12 October 10:38 — New Delhi | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | 12 October 13:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:44 — New Delhi | | |
| Wales | 10 | 12 October 13:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:44 — New Delhi | |
| Wales | 10 | Wales | 12 | |
| 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | | Wales | 12 | |
| 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:00 — New Delhi | Samoa | 38 | |
| England | 7 | Samoa | 38 | |
| England | 7 | | | | 12 October 15:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 15:50 — New Delhi |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | 12 October 15:50 — New Delhi | 12 October 15:50 — New Delhi |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | Samoa | 34 |
| 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | | | | | Samoa | 34 |
| 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:22 — New Delhi | | | | Scotland | 0 |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | Scotland | 0 |
| Kenya | 5 | 12 October 14:06 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:06 — New Delhi | | | |
| Australia | 27 | 12 October 14:06 — New Delhi | 12 October 14:06 — New Delhi | | | |
| Australia | 27 | Kenya | 17 | | | |
| 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | | Kenya | 17 | | | |
| 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 11:44 — New Delhi | Scotland | 22 | |
| South Africa | 10 | Scotland | 22 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 October 9:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 9:00 — New Delhi | | | |
| Canada | 43 | | | |
| Canada | 43 | 12 October 13:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:00 — New Delhi | | |
| India | 10 | 12 October 13:00 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:00 — New Delhi | |
| India | 10 | Canada | 22 | |
| 12 October 9:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 9:22 — New Delhi | | Canada | 22 | |
| 12 October 9:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 9:22 — New Delhi | Uganda | 17 | |
| Uganda | 26 | Uganda | 17 | |
| Uganda | 26 | | | | 12 October 15:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 15:22 — New Delhi |
| Malaysia | 14 | | | | 12 October 15:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 15:22 — New Delhi |
| Malaysia | 14 | | | | Canada | 10 |
| 12 October 9:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 9:44 — New Delhi | | | | | Canada | 10 |
| 12 October 9:44 — New Delhi | 12 October 9:44 — New Delhi | | | | Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | | | | Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 12 October 13:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:22 — New Delhi | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 12 October 13:22 — New Delhi | 12 October 13:22 — New Delhi | | | |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | Papua New Guinea | 24 | | | |
| 12 October 10:06 — New Delhi | 12 October 10:06 — New Delhi | | Papua New Guinea | 24 | | | |
| 12 October 10:06 — New Delhi | 12 October 10:06 — New Delhi | Tonga | 5 | |
| Tonga | 21 | Tonga | 5 | |
| Guyana | 14 | | | |

## Medalists

| Men's | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's | New Zealand Ben Smith Benjamin Souness Derek Forbes Hosea Gear Kurt Baker Liam Messam Lote Raikabula Sherwin Stowers Tim Mikkelson Toby Arnold Tomasi Cama | Australia Bernard Foley Brian Sefanaia James Stannard Kimami Sitauti Lachie Turner Liam Gill Luke Morahan Nick Phipps Nick Cummins Pat McCabe Pat McCutcheon Robbie Coleman | South Africa Tera Mtembu Cecil Afrika Ockert Kruger Renfred Dazel Rayno Benjamin Paul Delport Bernado Botha Chase Minnaar Boom Prinsloo Neil Powell S'bura Sithole MJ Mentz |
