Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Host nation	Australia
Date	16–17 March 2006
Cup
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	England
Third	Fiji
Plate
Champions	Wales
Runners-up	South Africa
Bowl
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	Tonga
Shield
Tournament details
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.

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.

Henry Paul
Magnus Lund
Ben Russell
David Seymour
Nils Mordt
Richard Haughton
Thomas Varndell
Andrew Vilk
Danny Care
Ben Gollings
Simon Amor
Mathew Tait

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