Rugby union tournament
The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the first time that women's teams had participated in this event. The venue for the competition was Robina Stadium.
Background
Pool stage
Wales qualified on 9 July 2017 after placing fifth at the 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series.[1]
The pools were confirmed on 2 February 2018, scheduling was announced on 23 February 2018.[2][3]
Participating nations
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the Women’s Rugby sevens competition:[4]
Pool stage
In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the semi-finals and the remaining teams advance to the lower classification matches (for places 5 to 8).
Pool A
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Pool B
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Knockout stage
Lower classification round
Medal round
Final standing
References
- ^ "Wales Women sevens qualify for 2018 Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Pools confirmed for Commonwealth Games 2018". World Rugby. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "GC2018 Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
