Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were the third 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 Sevens 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.

The gold medal was won by New Zealand who defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006.

Fiji won the bronze medal, defeating Australia 24–17 in the 3rd place final. The game was overshadowed by a fit suffered by Australian Scott Fava after a legitimate tackle. Fortunately Fava recovered quickly and was released from hospital the following day.

New Zealand has never lost a match at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in all three Games at which the sport has been played.

Bowl quarter-finals

 * Kenya 21–5 Niue Island
 * Uganda 24–12 Sri Lanka
 * Tonga 31–12 Cook Islands
 * Scotland 26–12 Namibia

Bowl semi-finals

 * Kenya 29–0 Uganda
 * Tonga 12–5 Scotland

Plate semi-finals

 * South Africa 17–14 Canada
 * Wales 26–17 Samoa

Bowl final – Playoff for 9th and 10th

 * Kenya 26–12 Tonga

Plate final – Playoff for 5th and 6th

 * Wales 29–28 South Africa