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 |
Final Score: South African Blitzbokke 35 / 7 Samoa
nortierd wrote:
Brilliant, I am sure. I think he would be better fared to 7’s
Well, 1 more game to go for us… and at least a Silver guaranteed… but we have to make it a GOLD!
182 @ Just For Kicks:
I also think so JFK
All the attributes
Hopefully will be able to catch up in the finals
SA lying 6th on the medal table. Good stuff. A gold in the 7’s will see us move up a spot, and with CvdBerg, it is possible to move up to 4th. Niiiiiiice”
OK, I have put up the Schedule for the final 5 games… in the article.
Cameron van den Burgh has just swum a Games Record in his Semi-Final leg
Chad le Clos will be swimming at 21:21 in his semi of the 100m Butterfly… on SuperSport 5 & SH5
Chad le Clos won his semi-final… and is 2nd fastest overall between the 2 heats.
One could see he was saving himself somewhat though.
Wales vs England now on for the 5th Place.
Wales scores first
… and Wales score again.
Bibby scores for England
Wales scores their 3rd
Halftime: Wales 15 / 7 England
England draw one back
3 Points in it, 5 minutes to play
2 Minutes to go, Wales still lead 15 / 12
England steals it after time was well up… they will get 5th.
Final Score: England 17 / 15 Wales
Only 2 games remain… the 2 Medal games.
1st up it will be Australia vs Samoa, for the Bronze Medal… at 22:15 SA Time.
Then the Final… for Gold & Silver, between South Africa’s Blitzbokke & New Zealand, at 22:37 SA Time.
Bronze Medal Game ON!
Rasta Dwergie, the ref
No score yet
Not a lot of flair in these two sides. Like a couple of battle ships exchanging blows. Powerhouse rugby
Australia scores first
Aussie 5 / 0 Samoa
Seconds left in the 1st half
Samoans guilty of crass stupidity there. Gifted that try
Aussies score again
Australia 10 / 0 Samoa
Lemoenetyd
207 @ Just For Kicks:
Yip, Samoa is very physical, but extremely stupid.
2nd Half of the Bronze Medal game ON!
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