THE England rugby sevens squads travel to the Gold Coast looking to come back with medals from the Commonwealth Games.
At the 2014 Games, South Africa were crowned champions of the men’s competition and it was the first time that New Zealand had been beaten since sevens was introduced to the Games in 1998.
England disappointed in Glasgow, going out in the quarter-finals, but performed excellently at the 2016 Olympics as Great Britain as they picked up a silver medal.
This Commonwealth Games will be the first time that women’s rugby sevens has featured as a sport.
When are the men’s and women’s hockey fixtures?
BOTH competitions will start with pools before moving on to semi-finals and medal matches.
There are two pools in the women’s competition and four in the men’s – England are in Pool B for both.
Men’s fixtures:
April 14: England 38 Jamaica 5
April 14: England 33 Samoa 0
April 14: England 26 Australia 17
April 15: England 12 New Zealand 17 – semi-final
April 15: England 21 South Africa 14 – bronze medal match
April 15: New Zealand 14 Fiji 0 – gold medal match
Women’s fixtures:
April, 13: England 17 Fiji 5
April 13: England 12 Australia 29
April, 14: England 45 Wales 0
April, 15: England 5 New Zealand 26 – semi-final
April 15: England 24 Canada 19 – bronze medal match
April 15: Australia 12 New Zealand 17 (aet) – gold medal match
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Which channel can I watch the rugby sevens on?
THE BBC will be broadcasting coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Australia.
More coverage can be found on the red button and on the BBC Sport Website.
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