| Rugby Sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Dates | 2–4 August 2002 |
| Nations | 16 |
Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the second Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens was played. [1] The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated Fiji in the final. [2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 19 | +101 | 9 |
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 7 |
 Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 5 |
 Niue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 151 | −141 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 24 | +103 | 9 |
 Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 36 | +62 | 7 |
 Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 5 |
 Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 184 | −165 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 9 |
 Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 5 |
 Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 5 |
 Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 12 | +121 | 9 |
 Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 19 | +141 | 7 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 135 | −90 | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 179 | −172 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 15 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||
| England | 36 | |||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
| England | 29 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Bowl Final | ||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 57 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 52 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 40 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 40 | |||||||||
| 04 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 41 | |||||||||
| 03 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 59 | |||||||||
| Niue | 5 | |||||||||
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