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Rugby Sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Kuala Lumpur | |||||||||
Dates | 12–14 September 1998 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 7 | +118 |
Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 54 | +25 |
Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | −143 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 12 | +60 |
Samoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 24 | +49 |
Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 121 | −109 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 |
Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | −56 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 5 | +129 |
Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 68 | −44 |
Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 90 | −85 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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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 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L |
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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) |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | ||||||||
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New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
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Wales | 14 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
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Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
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Canada | 19 | |||||||||
Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
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Australia | 14 | Bronze-medal match | ||||||||
Australia | 49 | |||||||||
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England | 14 | |||||||||
Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
Australia | 33 | |||||||||
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Papua New Guinea | 40 | |||||||||
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Sri Lanka | 17 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 35 | |||||||||
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Malaysia | 5 | |||||||||
Malaysia | 26 | |||||||||
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Eswatini | 7 | |||||||||
Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
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Papua New Guinea | 12 | |||||||||
Cook Islands | 45 | |||||||||
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Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | |||||||||
Cook Islands | 22 | |||||||||
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Tonga | 21 | Bowl Match | ||||||||
Tonga | 35 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
Bahamas | 47 | |||||||||
Cayman Islands | 17 | |||||||||