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Rugby sevens has been played at everyCommonwealth Games since its first appearance at the1998 edition held inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia. Rugby sevens was an optional sport that was included for2002 and2006; it was then made a 'Core' sport by theCommonwealth Games Federation, necessitating its appearance at all future games from the2010 Games onward. New Zealand dominated the men's tournament at its inception until 2014 when they lost for the first time at the Games, playing South Africa in the gold medal match.2022 marked the first time that New Zealand failed to reach the gold medal match in either the men's or women's tournaments.
Until the 2014 Games, rugby sevens was a male-only sport at the Commonwealth Games, but a female tournament was added to the programme for the2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[1]
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Medallists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast |  Australia |  New Zealand | Australia |  England |
| XXII | 2022 | Birmingham | England | Australia |  Fiji | New Zealand |
Medals table forrugby sevens at theCommonwealth Games (first competed for in 1998).
Updated after the2022 Commonwealth Games
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| Nation | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |  | 6th | 4th |  | | 5th | 4th | 7 |
 Bahamas | 17th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Barbados | — | — | — | — | 15th | — | — | 1 |
 Canada | 6th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 7 |
 Cayman Islands | 18th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Cook Islands | 9th | 11th | 13th | — | 10th | — | — | 4 |
| England | 7th | 5th | | 4th | 5th | | 9th | 7 |
 Eswatini | 15th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fiji | | | | — | — | | | 5 |
 Guyana | — | — | — | 13th | — | — | — | 1 |
 Jamaica | — | — | — | — | — | 13th | 13th | 2 |
 India | — | — | — | 13th | — | — | — | 1 |
 Kenya | 13th | 11th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7 |
 Malaysia | 11th | 13th | — | 13th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 6 |
 Namibia | — | — | 13th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| New Zealand |  | | | | | | | 7 |
 Niue | — | 13th | 13th | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea | 10th | — | — | 9th | 11th | 9th | — | 4 |
 Samoa | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 7 |
 Scotland | — | 9th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6 |
 South Africa | 5th | | 6th | | | 4th | | 7 |
 Sri Lanka | 14th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 7 |
 Tonga | 12th | 10th | 10th | 11th | — | — | 11th | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 16th | 13th | — | — | 14th | — | — | 3 |
 Uganda | — | — | 11th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 5 |
 Wales | 4th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 6 |
 Zambia | — | — | — | — | — | =13th | 15th | 2 |
| Nation | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | | | 2 |
| Canada | 4th | 4th | 2 |
| England | | 5th | 2 |
| Fiji | 5th | | 2 |
| Kenya | 6th | — | 1 |
| New Zealand | | | 2 |
| Scotland | — | 6th | 1 |
| South Africa | 8th | 7th | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | — | 8th | 1 |
| Wales | 7th | — | 1 |
