Commonwealth Games 2018: Men’s rugby sevens highlights
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10:05 AM EDT, Sun April 15, 2018
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Gold medalists New Zealand perform a haka or traditional Maori war dance.
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New Zealand players celebrate after defeating Fiji in the men's rugby sevens gold medal match at the Robina Stadium.
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Scott Curry is the captain of the New Zealand sevens team, which beat Fiji 14-0.
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Regan Ware scored New Zealand's second try.
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Curry takes the ball in a lineout during the final.
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The New Zealand women's also won gold, beating hosts Australia to in the final. The two successful New Zealand teams are pictured together.
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South Africa had been dominant in their opening matches of the Games. Going undefeated, they beat Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia and only conceded five points on their way to the semifinals.
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England qualified from Group B by beating host nation Australia, Samoa and Jamaica.
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New Zealand finished top of Group C, with wins against Canada, Kenya and Zambia taking them to the semifinals and a match against England for a chance to progress to the gold medal game.
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Fiji ended Saturday as the highest scoring team to progress to the semifinal against South Africa. The Fijians defeated Wales, Uganda and Sri Lanka to finish top of Group D.
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Kenya quest for a medal was crushed after defeat by New Zealand. They finished third in group C behind the All Blacks and Canada.
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Wales finished second in Group D behind Fiji who defeated them in the deciding match 21-17 in a close contest.