South Africa wins men’s rugby sevens Commonwealth gold

• South Africa defeated Fiji in the men’s rugby sevens final.
• New Zealand won the bronze.
• Scotland finished 6th.

In Coventry, South Africa defeated Olympic champions Fiji 31-7 to win the men’s rugby sevens Commonwealth gold.

Muller du Plessis, JC Pretorius, and Shaun Williams scored touchdowns in the first half to give South Africa a 17-0 lead.

After Fiji’s captain Waisea Nacuqu had scored a consolation goal, Du Plessis added a second run and Mfundo Ndhlovu sealed an easy victory for South Africa.

Faith Nathan scored two of the four tries in Australia’s 22-12 triumph over Fiji.

It was Australia’s first Commonwealth gold medal in rugby after capturing silver on home soil on the Gold Coast four years earlier.

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New Zealand won the bronze medal in both the men’s and women’s competitions, while Australia and Canada were left empty-handed.

The Scotland men finished in sixth place when Samoa overcame a 19-14 deficit to win 24-19.

England defeated Uganda 31-17 to place eighth, with Jamie Adamson scoring a hat-trick in the victory.

In the women’s fifth-place play-off, England defeated Scotland 29-5 behind two touchdowns from Grace Compton.