| Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 Podium | |
| Host nation |  Scotland |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  Cook Islands |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Sri Lanka |
| Runner-up |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
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Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, also known as Glasgow2014 Games, was the fifth time in the competition's history that the event took place. The tournament's preliminaries took place on 26 July, with the classification matches, quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches the following day.[1] The venue for the competition was Ibrox Stadium. South Africa beat the reigning champions New Zealand in the final on 27 July, beating their opponents 17-12. It was the first time that New Zealand had been beaten in any game since the inception of rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, ending their 30 match win streak and marking the first time any other nation had won the competition.
171,000 people attended the two-day competition, a record for the sport.[2]
- ^ "SPORTS SCHEDULE – RUGBY SEVENS" (PDF). Glasgow 2014. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport - the Commonwealth Games - special because they're unique". BBC Sport. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.