The Commonwealth Games was underway and the first Rugby games of these games were on Saturday 26 July 2014.
All games were played at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow.
South Africa won the Gold Medal, New Zealand the Silver, Australia the Bronze!
Before the Final of these Games, New Zealand had not lost a single Commonwealth Games Sevens game… well, that record no longer stands.
The new Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Champions are South Africa’s Blitzbokke… for 4 more years!
It was a tough and physical Final, and New Zealand still deserve their plaudits for being the premier Sevens side in World Rugby.
Herewith the Fixtures & Results:
Fixtures:
All times are displayed in SA Time (GMT +2)
Day 1 – 26 July 2014 |
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26 | New Zealand | v | Canada | 11:32 |
26 | Australia | v | Sri Lanka | 11:54 |
26 | Kenya | v | Cook Islands | 11:16 |
26 | Samoa | v | Papua New Guinea | 12:38 |
26 | Wales | v | Malaysia | 13:00 |
26 | South Africa | v | Trinidad & Tobago | 13:22 |
26 | Canada | v | Barbados | 13:50 |
26 | Australia | v | Uganda | 14:12 |
26 | New Zealand | v | Scotland | 14:56 |
26 | Papua New Guinea | v | Malaysia | 15:18 |
26 | England | v | Sri Lanka | 15:34 |
26 | Cook Islands | v | Trinidad & Tobago | 15:40 |
26 | Scotland | v | Barbados | 19:02 |
26 | England | v | Uganda | 19:24 |
26 | Wales | v | Papua New Guinea | 19:46 |
26 | Samoa | v | Malaysia | 20:08 |
26 | South Africa | v | Cook Islands | 20:30 |
26 | Kenya | v | Trinidad & Tobago | 20:52 |
26 | New Zealand | v | Barbados | 21:20 |
26 | Sri Lanka | v | Uganda | 21:42 |
26 | Canada | v | Scotland | 22:04 |
26 | Samoa | v | Wales | 22:26 |
26 | England | v | Australia | 22:48 |
26 | South Africa | v | Kenya | 23:10 |
Day 2 – 27 July 2014 |
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27 | Canada | v | Trinidad & Tobago | 11:00 |
27 | Uganda | v | Malaysia | 11:22 |
27 | Papua New Guinea | v | Sri Lanka | 12:16 |
27 | Cook Islands | v | Barbados | 12:38 |
27 | New Zealand | v | Kenya | 13:06 |
27 | Australia | v | Wales | 13:28 |
27 | Samoa | v | England | 13:50 |
27 | South Africa | v | Scotland | 14:12 |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | v | Malaysia | 14:34 |
27 | Sri Lanka | v | Barbados | 14:56 |
27 | Canada | v | Uganda | 18:16 |
27 | Papua New Guinea | v | Cook Islands | 18:38 |
27 | Kenya | v | Wales | 19:00 |
27 | England | v | Scotland | 19:22 |
27 | New Zealand | v | Australia | Semi-Final: 19:44 |
27 | Samoa | v | South Africa | Semi-Final: 20:06 |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | v | Sri Lanka | 20:42 |
27 | Canada | v | Cook Islands | 21:10 |
27 | Wales | v | England | 21:38 |
27 | Samoa | v | Australia | Bronze Medal Game: 22:15 |
27 | New Zealand | v | South Africa | Gold Medal Game: 22:37 |
Results:
Day 2 – 27 July 2014 |
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27 | South Africa (Gold Medal Winners) | 17 – 12 | New Zealand (Silver Medal Winners) |
27 | Australia (Bronze Medal Winners) | 24 – 0 | Samoa |
27 | England | 17 – 15 | Wales |
27 | Canada | 50 – 7 | Cook Islands |
27 | Sri Lanka | 43 – 7 | Trinidad & Tobago |
27 | South Africa (Advance to the Final) | 35 – 7 | Samoa |
27 | New Zealand (Advance to the Final) | 19 – 7 | Australia |
27 | England | 15 – 12 | Scotland |
27 | Wales | 28 – 5 | Kenya |
27 | Cook Islands | 24 – 12 | Papua New Guiney |
27 | Canada | 32 – 0 | Uganda |
27 | Sri Lanka | 34 – 0 | Barbados |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | 15 – 10 | Malaysia |
27 | South Africa (Advance to the Semi-Finals) | 35 – 12 | Scotland |
27 | Samoa (Advance to the Semi-Finals) | 15 – 14 | England |
27 | Australia (Advance to the Semi-Finals) | 21 – 19 | Wales |
27 | New Zealand (Advance to Semi-Finals) | 19 – 7 | Kenya |
27 | Cook Islands | 31 – 7 | Barbados |
27 | Papua New Guinea | 17 – 12 | Sri Lanka |
27 | Uganda | 35 – 0 | Malaysia |
27 | Canada | 33 – 0 | Trinidad & Tobago |
Day 1 – 26 July 2014 |
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26 | South Africa | 20 – 0 | Kenya |
26 | England | 7 – 15 | Australia |
26 | Samoa | 19 – 12 | Wales |
26 | Canda | 5 – 21 | Scotland |
26 | Sri Lanka | 14 – 17 | Uganda |
26 | New Zealand | 59 – 0 | Barbados |
26 | Kenya | 35 – 5 | Trinidad & Tobago |
26 | South Africa | 50 – 0 | Cook Islands |
26 | Samoa | 54 – 0 | Malaysia |
26 | Wales | 29 – 7 | Papua New Guinea |
26 | England | 40 – 0 | Uganda |
26 | Scotland | 56 – 0 | Barbados |
26 | Cook Islands | 33 – 10 | Trinidad & Tobago |
26 | Papua New Guinea | 36 – 7 | Malaysia |
26 | New Zealand | 17 – 14 | Scotland |
26 | England | 57 – 0 | Sri Lanka |
26 | Australia | 43 – 5 | Uganda |
26 | Canada | 68 – 5 | Barbados |
26 | South Africa | 36 – 0 | Trinidad & Tobago |
26 | Wales | 52 – 0 | Malaysia |
26 | Samoa | 33 – 14 | Papua New Guinea |
26 | Kenya | 28 – 0 | Cook Islands |
26 | Australia | 62 – 7 | Sri Lanka |
26 | New Zealand | 39 – 0 | Canada |
Every single t.v. Pundit here wrote off the Blitzies. Well, there we are, and Jonathan Davies who had nothing good to say about the Bokke, even at half time, eat your words, you welsh git
298 @ Just For Kicks:
Yeah would have been fantastic JFK, but had to get back up the road, and at least now I can straight to bed rather than travel another 3 or 4 hours still. Cheers for now, have a good one.
301 @ Just For Kicks:
He couldn’t even pronounce Senatla properly, said Sentala, surely they are paid to do their job they should do it properly.
robzim wrote:
I second that
Goodnight all
Bullscot wrote:
I used to have a lot of time for him. After today, no more
Final Score: South Africa’s Blitzbokke 17 / 12 New Zealand
Bullscot wrote:
cheers Bully. And cheers all
Cheers JFK & Cheers Bully!
I NEED to see the Medal Ceremony first!
I want to see the medal ceremony. Not for SA to receive the gold medal, but to see the NZ faces when they receive the silver.
311 @ dWeePer:
Hahaha.. they wear the Silver Fern… so Silver suits them… hehehe
Jeeez, it’s a pity that the team Gold only counts as 1 Gold Medal on the tables….
It does not matter it only counts for one.
The rugby gold is THE MEDAL
Hehehe
New Zealand looks truly dejected!
… and we won’t see a Haka!
Not a willing smile amongst all the New Zealand players…
They still remain bloody good!
Oh but it’s so good to see South African Rugby on THE TOP of the podium!
Well done Blitzbokke, well done Kyle Brown, well done Neil Powell!
Congratulations South Africa
A great result
The colour of the medal can be measured by the size of the smile.
Blitzbokke also the team which conceded the fewest points against them in this tournament!
Only 31 in total!
They scored 193 points in total!
With THAT, I bid you farewell till morning!
@ dWeePer:
You’d probably know that look/feeling, you get to experience it twice every year. grin:
Well played SA.
323 @ NZINCHINA:
Are you even capable of a decent rugby conversation… because I have seen none from you in all the time you have been registered here…
There is ALWAYS a bitter little dig here or there.
Are you an insecure individual, battling with self image? Certainly looks like it!
I was so proud of the Blitzbokke last night… and this morning the feeling is still there.
What a marvelous achievement!
New Zealand’s biggest weapon in Sevens Rugby probably is their physicality over breakdown or tackle ball, where they compete, spoil and harrass so well. They are wily customers, who keep thinking on their feet and who live so close to the borderline between the physical and pure foul play. They are robust and as subtle as a 4-pound hammer.
If the Blitzbokke are to improve even further, they need to develop a number of players with more size and a bit more physicality to counter New Zealand all over the park and not just in the speed and agility stakes.
That said… how good has Seabelo Senatla, Cornal Hendricks and the lads been! Terriffic!
😆
Blitzies.
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Boom
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to the BlitzBokke!
But they’re just lucky that France isn’t a member of the Commonwealth…
If you had beaten NZ you have beaten the best, no matter who is absent.
Must say I had really enjoyed the Warren Whiteley counter ruck that lead to the Cecil Africa-try
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