The final, played in front of a packed house was a thoroughly entertaining affair wth New Zealand producing a late scoring burst to take the Gold Medal. Fiji played most of the second half with six men after Salasi Fuli was sent off for a late tackle. New Zealand however, without the charismatic Eric Rush, were full value for their victory.

Medal Final - New Zealand 33 Fiji 15: Bronze medal play-off - South Africa 19 Samoa 12. Medal semi-finals - New Zealand 31 Samoa 12: Fiji 17 South Africa 7.

Plate Final - England 36 Australia 12. Plate semi-finals - Wales 5 Australia 7: England 29 Canada 0.

Bowl Final - Scotland 40 Tonga 19. Bowl semi-finals - Scotland 26 Cook Islands 7: Kenya 10 Tonga 41.