The rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Commonwealth 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 competition 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. Sixteen teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament as they were separated into four groups of four. The top two teams of each group qualified through to the cup finals while the bottom two would compete in the bowl. After finishing on top of Pool A, New Zealand won the gold medal match as they defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006. Fiji claimed the bronze medal defeating Australia 24–17 in the 3rd place final. In the minor finals, Wales took out the plate final with Kenya winning the bowl. Qualified teams Pool Stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knock-out stage Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match Plate For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals Plate semi-finals Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th Bowl Bowl-quarter-finals Bowl semi-finals Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th Medalists References See also Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships Rugby sevens 2006 2006 Commonwealth Games events Commonwealth Games Rugby union in Victoria (Australia) Rugby union competitions in Victoria