New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors251 in 17 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Sophie Pascoe[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Stacey Michelsen[2]
OfficialsRob Waddell (chef de mission)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
15
Silver
16
Bronze
15
Total
46
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from 4 to 15 April 2018.[3] It was the nations's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. The New Zealand team consisted of 251 athletes, 130 men and 121 women, across 17 sports.

The New Zealand team collected 46 medals: 15 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze, an increase of one medal from the previous games. The medals came across twelve sports. The nation won its first medal in beach volleyball, which was introduced at the Games, and its first gold medal in hockey.

Medal tables[edit]

Competitors[edit]

Athletics[edit]

The NZOC announced fifteen athletes to compete at the games on 2 February 2018.[4] Para-athlete Holly Robinson had been confirmed on 22 November 2017.[5] Brothers Jake and Zane Robertson were added on 9 February 2018.[6] Sprinter Joseph Millar was added on 23 February 2018.[7] Siositina Hakeai was conditionally added on 28 February 2018.[8] Zane Robertson withdrew from the team on 5 April 2018.[9]

Men
Track & road
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Joseph Millar 200 m 21.10 23 Q 21.01 16 did not advance
Cameron French 400 m hurdles 50.60 14 did not advance
Brad Mathas 800 m 1:46.32 5 q 1:46.07 5
Jake Robertson 10000 m 27:30.90 NR 5
Quentin Rew 20 km walk 1:13:22 5
Field
Athlete(s) Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ben Langton Burnell Javelin throw 75.29 9 q 73.77 10
Nick Southgate Pole vault NH
Tom Walsh Shot put 22.45 GR 1 Q 21.41 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Track & road
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Angie Petty 800 m 2:00.62 7 did not advance
Camille Buscomb 5000 m 15:55.45 12
10000 m 32:23.91 14
Alana Barber 20 km walk 1:34:18 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field
Athlete(s) Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Valerie Adams Shot put 18.52 1 Q 18.70 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Siositina Hakeai Discus throw 57.16 4
Eliza McCartney Pole vault 4.70 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olivia McTaggart 4.30 9
Julia Ratcliffe Hammer throw 69.94 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Holly Robinson Javelin throw F46 (para) 43.32 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Badminton[edit]

Two badminton player were announced to compete at the games on 31 January 2018:[10]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Susannah Leydon-Davis
Oliver Leydon-Davis
Mixed doubles Bye  McNee & Bailey (JAM)
W 2 – 1
 Ellis & Smith (ENG)
L 0 – 2
did not advance

Basketball[edit]

New Zealand has qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes (12 men and 12 women). The men's team qualified as being one of the top three teams in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia), while the women's team was invited by FIBA and the CGF.[11]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster[12]
Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 3 3 0 271 183 +88 6 Semifinals
 New Zealand 3 2 1 265 204 +61 5
 Canada 3 1 2 197 244 −47 4 Qualifying finals
 Nigeria 3 0 3 187 289 −102 3
Source: [citation needed]
6 April 2018
20:00
Nigeria  65–110  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–26, 8–31, 22–29
Pts: Dike 15
Rebs: Achiuwa 8
Asts: Ofoegbu, Achiuwa 2
Pts: Abercrombie 21
Rebs: Pledger 10
Asts: Ili, Kenny 6
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: Liszka (POL), Kom Njilo (CMR),
Unsworth (GBR)

7 April 2018
21:00
New Zealand  73–79  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–16, 19-21, 14-23
Pts: Ili 22
Rebs: Delany 6
Asts: Ili 4
Pts: Kay 21
Rebs: Sobey 6
Asts: Cadee 3
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: Bermudez (MEX), Liszka (POL),
Dodds (GBR)

9 April 2018
18:30
Canada  60–82  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 17–20, 12–23, 17–19
Pts: Kapinga 19
Rebs: Morgan 6
Asts: Diawara, Kapinga 2
Pts: Abercrombie 17
Rebs: Abercrombie 9
Asts: Ili 5
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: Bermudez (MEX), Boyer (AUS),
Decastro (MOZ)

Semifinal
14 April 2018
12:30
New Zealand  86–88  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 26–23, 16–30, 28–13
Pts: Ili 23
Rebs: Mika Vukona 15
Asts: Ili 7
Pts: Diressa 22
Rebs: Pierre-Charles 7
Asts: Tutu 6
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Liszka (POL), Kato (JPN),
Kom Njilo (CMR)

Bronze medal match
15 April 2018
09:00
Scotland  69–79  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–22, 9–18, 25–20
Pts: Bunyan 13
Rebs: Fraser 6
Asts: Bunyan 5
Pts: Abercrombie 26
Rebs: Loe 10
Asts: Loe 4
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Beattie (USA), Weiland (CAN),
Boyer (AUS)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster[13]

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[14]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Zara Jillings 19 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fordham Rams United States
G 1 Erin Rooney 27 – (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) PDS BBC Troistorrents Switzerland
G 2 Micaela Cocks 31 – (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville Fire Australia
F 4 Kalani Purcell 23 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
G 6 Jordan Hunter 27 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sturt Sabres Australia
G 7 Antonia Farnworth 30 – (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Perth Lynx Australia
F 8 Natalie Taylor 35 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Brisbane Spartans Australia
G/F 10 Chevannah Paalvast 26 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Canberra Capitals Australia
F 11 Jessica Bygate 26 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sandringham Sabres Australia
C 13 Josephine Stockill 24 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Sunbury Jets Australia
F 15 Deena Franklin 23 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Harbour Breeze New Zealand
G 55 Charlisse Leger-Walker 16 – (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Waikato Wizards New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club - describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age - describes age
    on 5 April 2018
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 256 148 +108 6 Qualifying finals
2  Jamaica 3 2 1 196 195 +1 5
3  Malaysia 3 1 2 187 239 −52 4
4  India 3 0 3 184 241 −57 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
5 April 2018
21:00
New Zealand  86–44  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 27–15, 15–3, 20–16
Pts: Cocks 15
Rebs: Purcell 12
Asts: Hunter 6
Pts: Yap 12
Rebs: Pang 7
Asts: Pang 5
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: James Boyer (AUS), Sarah Carey (AUS), Kate Webb (ENG)

7 April 2018
11:30
New Zealand  80–49  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 24–9, 19–14, 20–10
Pts: Leger-Walker 18
Rebs: Leger-Walker 6
Asts: Cocks 6
Pts: George 12
Rebs: Jackson 7
Asts: L. Gordon, Jackson 2
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: Christine Vuong (CAN), Ceciline Michael Vincent (IND), Artur Decastro (MOZ)

8 April 2018
17:30
India  55–90  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 10–23, 19–19, 14–17
Pts: Kumari 14
Rebs: Skaria 9
Asts: Limaye, Sidhu 3
Pts: Cocks 21
Rebs: Farnworth 7
Asts: Farnworth 5
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Referees: James Boyer (AUS), Christine Vuong (CAN), Simon Unsworth (ENG)

Qualifying final
10 April 2018
21:00
Mozambique  63–79  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 19–23, 15–19, 22–19
Pts: Mafanela 15
Rebs: Lhavanguane, Mucauro 7
Asts: Cossa, Mucauro 5
Pts: Taylor 25
Rebs: Taylor 8
Asts: Hunter 7
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Jon Chapman (AUS), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

Semifinal
13 April 2018
21:00
Australia  109–50  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 28–16, 30–6, 26–16
Pts: Cambage 21
Rebs: Griffin, Kunek 7
Asts: O'Hea 6
Pts: three players 9
Rebs: Paalvast 5
Asts: Cocks, Purcell 3
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Viola Gyoergyi (NOR), Chris Dodds (GBR)

Bronze medal match
14 April 2018
18:00
New Zealand  74–58  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–14, 23–13, 17–19
Pts: Leger-Walker, Taylor 18
Rebs: Purcell 7
Asts: Cocks 7
Pts: Nofuente 18
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Masikewich, Traer 2
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
Referees: Jon Chapman (AUS), Sarah Carey (AUS), Kate Webb (ENG)

Beach volleyball[edit]

The women's pair was named on 10 January 2018.[15] The men's pair was added on 20 February 2018.[16]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ben O'Dea
Sam O'Dea
Men's Pool C
 ApostolouChrysostomou (CYP)
W 2 – 1
 AcacioSoares (MOZ)
W 2 – 1
 GregorySheaf (ENG)
W 2 – 1
1  StewartWilliams (TTO)
W 2 – 0
 PedlowSchachter (CAN)
L 0 – 2
 GregorySheaf (ENG)
W 2 – 0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kelsie Wills
Shaunna Polley
Women's Pool C
 NzayisengaMutatsimpundu (RWA)
W 2 – 0
 LauOng (SGP)
W 2 – 0
 MatauatuPata (VAN)
W 2 – 0
1  AngelopoulouKonstantinou (CYP)
L 0 – 2
did not advance

Boxing[edit]

The eight-member boxing team was announced on 22 February 2018.[17]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Richard Hadlow 64 kg  Volcere (SEY)
W 4 – 1
 Vidanalage (SRI)
L 1 – 4
did not advance
Leroy Hindley 69 kg  Katta (SLE)
W 5 – 0
 Moshoeshoe (LES)
W 4 – 1
 Walsh (NIR)
L 0 – 5
did not advance
Ryan Scaife 75 kg Bye  Owuor (KEN)
W 5 – 0
 Ntsengue (CMR)
L 0 – 5
did not advance
David Nyika 91 kg  Aska (ANT)
W 5 – 0
 Ndzie Tsoye (CMR)
W W/O
 Clarke (ENG)
W 5 – 0
 Whateley (AUS)
W 5 – 0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Patrick Mailata 91 kg+  Barton (SCO)
W 5 – 0
 McMonagle (NIR)
W 5 – 0
 Clarke (ENG)
L 2 – 3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tasmyn Benny 48 kg  Modukanele (BOT)
W 5 – 0
 O'Hara (NIR)
L 0 – 5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alexis Pritchard 57 kg  Ranone (LES)
W RSC
 Hansika (SRI)
W 5 – 0
 Walsh (NIR)
L 1 – 4
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Troy Garton 60 kg Bye  Kasemang (BOT)
W 5 – 0
 Stridsman (AUS)
L 0 – 5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling[edit]

The team of 33 cyclists was named on 17 February 2018.[18] Jason Christie replaced Alex Frame, and Hayden McCormick replaced Hamish Bond in the road race, leaving Bond to focus solely on the time trial, on 22 March 2018.[19]

Road[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Shane Archbold Road race 3:57:01 6
Jack Bauer 3:57:22 13
Jason Christie 3:57:58 16
Sam Gaze 3:57:04 10
Hayden McCormick 3:57:01 5
James Oram 3:57:10 11
Hamish Bond Time trial 48:45.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
James Oram 49:40.72 5
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Bryony Botha Road race DNF
Rushlee Buchanan 3:05:40 26
Sharlotte Lucas 3:02:18 4
Kate McIlroy 3:03:32 19
Linda Villumsen 3:02:43 12
Georgia Williams 3:02:18 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rushlee Buchanan Time trial 37:39.28 5
Linda Villumsen 36:03.01 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Track[edit]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Eddie Dawkins Men's sprint 9.704 7 Q  Truman (ENG)
L 10.222
did not advance
Ethan Mitchell 9.654 3 Q  Constable (AUS)
W 10.518
 Schmid (AUS)
L, L
did not advance
Sam Webster 9.809 12 Q  Hindes (ENG)
W 10.167
 Owens (ENG)
W 10.250, W 10.188
 Sahrom (MAS)
W 10.334, W 10.151
 Carlin (SCO)
W 10.123, W 9.952
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
Men's team sprint 42.822 GR 1 Q  England (ENG)
W 42.877
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Emma Cumming Women's sprint 11.079 8 Q  Stewart (NIR)
W 11.800
 Morton (AUS)
L, L
did not advance
Natasha Hansen 10.760 3 Q  Coster (WAL)
W 11.389
 Mustapa (MAS)
W 11.242, W 11.670
 Genest (CAN)
W 11.317, L, W 11.672
 Morton (AUS)
L, L
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olivia Podmore 10.985 5 Q  Walsh (CAN)
W 11.769
 McCulloch (AUS)
L, L
did not advance
Emma Cumming
Natasha Hansen
Women's team sprint 33.321 2 Q  Australia (AUS)
L 33.115
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final
Eddie Dawkins Men's keirin 3 1 Q 3 Q 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bradly Knipe 6 4 Did not advance
Sam Webster 2 Q 1 Q 5
Emma Cumming Women's keirin 3 3 Q 4 11
Natasha Hansen 1 Q 2 Q 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olivia Podmore 5 1 Q 2 Q 6
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Eddie Dawkins Men's time trial 59.928 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dylan Kennett 1:01.546 7
Zac Williams 1:01.132 4
Ellesse Andrews Women's time trial 35.850 12
Emma Cumming 34.230 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Natasha Hansen 34.238 4
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Jared Gray Men's pursuit 4:22.752 12 did not advance
Dylan Kennett 4:13.414 3 QB  Kerby (AUS)
W 4:18.373
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nick Kergozou 4:23.429 13 did not advance
Regan Gough
Nick Kergozou
Tom Sexton
Campbell Stewart
Men's team pursuit DSQ did not advance
Ellesse Andrews Women's pursuit 3:33.707 6 did not advance
Bryony Botha 3:35.394 9
Kirstie James 3:29.192 5
Bryony Botha
Rushlee Buchanan
Kirstie James
Racquel Sheath
Women's team pursuit 4:22.331 2 Q  Australia (AUS)
L OVL
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Regan Gough Men's point race 28 2 Q 43 9
Campbell Stewart 9 9 Q 69 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tom Sexton 12 4 Q 43 10
Rushlee Buchanan Women's points race 10 5
Michaela Drummond 4 10
Racquel Sheath 0 17
Scratch race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Dylan Kennett Men's scratch race 7 Q 15
Nick Kergozou 6 Q 17
Campbell Stewart 6 Q 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michaela Drummond Women's scratch race 10
Kirstie James 5
Racquel Sheath 15

Mountain bike[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Anton Cooper Men's cross-country 1:17:36 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sam Gaze 1:17:36 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ben Oliver 1:18:41 4
Samara Sheppard Women's cross-country 1:23:46 9

Diving[edit]

New Zealand participated with a team of five athletes: two men and three women. Two divers were among selections announced on 22 December 2017,[20] and three further divers were added to the squad on 16 February 2018.[21]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Liam Stone 1 m springboard 255.90 13 did not advance
3 m springboard 325.95 15 did not advance
Anton Down-Jenkins 3 m springboard 326.70 14 did not advance
Anton Down-Jenkins
Liam Stone
3 m synchronised springboard 332.64 8
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Shaye Boddington 1 m springboard 237.95 9 Q 194.50 12
Elizabeth Cui 1 m springboard 198.80 13 did not advance
3 m springboard 241.20 10 Q 247.10 12
Elizabeth Cui
Yu Qian Goh
3 m synchronised springboard 251.70 4

Gymnastics[edit]

The first five gymnasts were announced on 22 December 2017.[22] An additional two gymnasts were announced on 5 February 2018.[23]

Artistic[edit]

Men
Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
David Bishop Team 12.500 12.450 13.800 12.450
Ethan Dick 13.700 Q 11.800 12.650 14.000 13.350 10.800 76.300 16 Q
Devy Dyson 11.150 10.200 13.825 Q 12.800 13.200
Kyleab Ellis 13.100 14.300 Q 13.225
Mikhail Koudinov 13.600 12.350 12.900 13.900 13.750 12.800 79.300 9 Q
Total 40.400 36.650 39.375 42.200 40.325 38.450 237.400 6
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Ethan Dick All-around 13.600 12.850 12.700 13.900 12.500 12.400 77.950 11
Floor 13.500 13.500 5
Devy Dyson Rings 13.533 13.533 6
Kyleab Ellis Vault 13.933 13.933 7
Mikhail Koudinov All-around 12.200 12.850 13.000 13.600 11.950 11.600 75.200 15
Women
Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Stella Ashcroft Qualification 13.100 10.000 11.750 10.875 45.725 14 Q
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Stella Ashcroft All-around 12.950 9.900 11.700 11.500 46.050 13

Rhythmic[edit]

Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Stella Ebert Qualification 10.400 7.400 9.300 7.550 34.650 22

Hockey[edit]

New Zealand has qualified both men's and women's hockey teams for a total of 36 athletes (18 men and 18 women). Both teams qualified as being one of the top nine teams in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia) according to their FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017.

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster[24]
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 18 6 +12 9
3  Scotland 4 1 0 3 7 14 −7 3 5th–6th place match
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9 3 7th–8th place match
5  South Africa 4 1 0 3 4 14 −10 3 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts


6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
11:30
New Zealand  6–2  Canada
Russell field hockey ball 28'
Woods field hockey ball 31'
Muir field hockey ball 41'
Lett field hockey ball 42'
Jenness field hockey ball 42'
Inglis field hockey ball 60'
Report Kirkpatrick field hockey ball 47'
Johnston field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Hong Zhen Lim (SGP)
Paul Walker (GBR)

8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)
16:30
New Zealand  6–0  South Africa
Russell field hockey ball 4'25'
J. Panchia field hockey ball 26'
Woods field hockey ball 27'
Muir field hockey ball 50'
Ross field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
11:30
New Zealand  5–2  Scotland
Russell field hockey ball 3'30'34'
J. Panchia field hockey ball 4'
Inglis field hockey ball 50'
Report Forsyth field hockey ball 20'53'
Umpires:
Anbananthan Rawi (MAS)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
16:30
Australia  2–1  New Zealand
Whetton field hockey ball 20'
Mitton field hockey ball 57'
Report Bennett field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Hong Zhen Lim (SGP)

Semifinal
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
21:45
India  2–3  New Zealand
H. Singh field hockey ball 30'56' Report Inglis field hockey ball 7'
Jenness field hockey ball 13'
Child field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Gold medal match
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)
21:15
Australia  2–0  New Zealand
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 21'
Dawson field hockey ball 28'
Report
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster[25]
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 2 2 0 18 1 +17 8
3  Canada 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5 5th–6th place match
4  Scotland 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 7th–8th place match
5  Ghana 4 0 0 4 1 27 −26 0 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts


5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
11:30
Scotland  1–6  New Zealand
Howie field hockey ball 53' Report Smith field hockey ball 10'
Neal field hockey ball 12'
Gloyn field hockey ball 18'48'
Keddell field hockey ball 18'45'
Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (USA)
Cookie Tan (SGP)

6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
16:30
New Zealand  12–0  Ghana
Doar field hockey ball 10'50'53'
Smith field hockey ball 14'
Charlton field hockey ball 16'
Gloyn field hockey ball 28'
Michelsen field hockey ball 33'
Merry field hockey ball 35'
Harrison field hockey ball 43'
McLaren field hockey ball 49'59'
Robinson field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (GBR)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)
11:30
New Zealand  0–0  Canada
Report
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Nur Hafiza Azman (MAS)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
21:30
Australia  0–0  New Zealand
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Semifinal
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
19:00
England  0–0  New Zealand
Report
Penalties
Danson Penalty shoot-out missed
Bray Penalty shoot-out missed
Martin Penalty shoot-out scored
Toman Penalty shoot-out missed
Pearne-Webb Penalty shoot-out missed
1–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Charlton
Penalty shoot-out missed Thompson
Penalty shoot-out scored Harrison
Penalty shoot-out missed Gunson
Penalty shoot-out scored Michelsen
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Gold medal match
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)
12:45
New Zealand  4–1  Australia
Gloyn field hockey ball 28'
Keddell field hockey ball 34'
Merry field hockey ball 42'
McLaren field hockey ball 56'
Report Kenny field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Lawn bowls[edit]

The NZOC named seven para-bowlers to compete at the games on 22 November 2017.[5] with the ten able-bodied bowlers named in January 2018.[26]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/BM Rank
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Shannon McIlroy Singles  Newell
 (JAM)
W 21 – 0
 Kumar
 (FIJ)
W 21 – 15
 Kimani
 (KEN)
W 21 – 12
 Paxton
 (ENG)
L 18 – 21
 Xalxo
 (IND)
W 21 – 0
1 Q  Paxton
 (ENG)
L 16 – 21
did not advance
Shannon McIlroy
Blake Signal
Pairs  Botswana
W 27 – 8
 Papua New Guinea
W 24 – 11
 Cook Islands
W 26 – 12
 Fiji
W 18 – 11
 England
W 14 – 12
1 Q  Wales
L 20 – 7
did not advance
Ali Forsyth
Paul Girdler
Mike Nagy
Triples  Singapore
W 28 – 6
 Niue
W 36 – 8
 Canada
W 18 – 13
 Namibia
W 28 – 8
1 Q  Australia
L 10 – 25
did not advance
Ali Forsyth
Paul Girdler
Mike Nagy
Blake Signal
Fours  Cook Islands
W 21 – 4
 Papua New Guinea
W 20 – 12
 Canada
W 21 – 11
 Wales
W 11 – 10
1 Q  England
L 2 – 20
did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/BM Rank
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Jo Edwards Singles  Pinki
 (IND)
W 20 – 16
 Blumsky
 (NIU)
W 21 – 11
 Rednall
 (ENG)
L 17 – 21
 Tikoisuva
 (FIJ)
W 21 – 10
 Saroji
 (MAS)
W 21 – 7
1 Q  Saroji
 (MAS)
W 21 – 9
 Piketh
 (RSA)
W 21 – 17
 Daniels
 (WAL)
W 21 – 17
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jo Edwards
Val Smith
Pairs  Fiji
W 17 – 16
 Tonga
W 29 – 6
 Canada
L 16 – 18
 Norfolk Island
L 11 – 20
3 did not advance
Mandy Boyd
Tayla Bruce
Katelyn Inch
Triples  Zambia
W 24 – 12
 Namibia
W 21 – 15
 Jersey
W 24 – 8
 Wales
W 19 – 15
1 Q  Canada
L 16 – 18
did not advance
Mandy Boyd
Tayla Bruce
Katelyn Inch
Val Smith
Fours  Jersey
W 20 – 15
 Zambia
W 21 – 8
 Norfolk Island
W 28 – 5
 South Africa
L 11 – 16
2 Q  South Africa
L 8 – 16
did not advance
Para
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sue Curran
Ann Muir (guide)
David Stallard
Peter Blick (guide)
Mixed para pairs  Wales
W 14 – 11
 South Africa
L 12 – 14
 Australia
L 11 – 16
 Scotland
L 5 – 23
 England
W 16 – 13
5 did not advance
Mark Noble
Bruce Wakefield
Barry Wynks
Open para triples  Wales
W 26 – 5
 England
L 12 – 13
 Scotland
W 17 – 9
 South Africa
W 19 – 11
 Australia
L 11 – 16
3 Q  England
W 18 – 11
 Australia
L 14 – 13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Netball[edit]

New Zealand qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on 1 July 2017.[27][28][29] The team was announced on 8 February 2018.[30]

Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 5 5 0 0 342 202 +140 10 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 5 3 0 2 292 235 +57 6
3  Uganda 5 3 0 2 287 248 +39 6 Classification matches
4  Malawi 5 3 0 2 277 284 −7 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 195 289 −94 2
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 215 350 −135 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018


5 April 2018
18:30
Report New Zealand  64–51  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
Folau Goals scored 22/22 (100%)
Ekenasio Goals scored 19/26 (73%)
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 13/14 (93%)
Mes Goals scored 10/17 (59%)
Proscovia Goals scored 37/42 (88%)
Nanyonga Goals scored 14/16 (88%)

6 April 2018
13:00
Report Wales  44–70  New Zealand    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Theresa Prince
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Moseley Goals scored 21/30 (70%)
Lewis Goals scored 21/31 (68%)
Llewelyn Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Rowe Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 28/31 (90%)
Folau Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Ekenasio Goals scored 13/17 (76%)
Mes Goals scored 10/14 (71%)

8 April 2018
18:30
Report Malawi  57–53  New Zealand    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince
Kumwenda Goals scored 41/46 (89%)
Chimaliro Goals scored 16/20 (80%)
Folau Goals scored 31/39 (79%)
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 15/17 (88%)
Mes Goals scored 7/12 (58%)
Ekenasio Goals scored 0/2 (0%)

9 April 2018
20:30
Report New Zealand  60–29  Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Kate Stephenson
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 33/37 (89%)
Folau Goals scored 27/35 (77%)
Goodwin Goals scored 23/28 (82%)
Gallagher Goals scored 6/7 (86%)

11 April 2018
09:00
Report New Zealand  45–54  England    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Marc Henning
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Folau Goals scored 30/39 (77%)
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 12/19 (63%)
Mes Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Housby Goals scored 27/32 (84%)
Harten Goals scored 27/31 (87%)

Semifinal
14 April 2018
17:00
Report Australia  65–44  New Zealand    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson
Thwaites Goals scored 24/25 (96%)
Bassett Goals scored 17/18 (94%)
Pettitt Goals scored 15/16 (94%)
Wood Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
Folau Goals scored 32/41 (78%)
Ekenasio Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Selby-Rickit Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Mes Goals scored 2/3 (67%)

Bronze medal match
15 April 2018
11:00
Report New Zealand  55–60  Jamaica    Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Michelle Phippard
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Folau Goals scored 34/44 (77%)
Mes Goals scored 12/20 (60%)
Ekenasio Goals scored 9/13 (69%)
Aiken Goals scored 24/31 (77%)
Fowler-Reid Goals scored 21/22 (95%)
Beckford Goals scored 15/18 (83%)

Rugby sevens[edit]

The New Zealand men's side qualified due to their 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking, while the New Zealand women's side qualified due to their 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series ranking. Both the men's and women's teams were announced on 21 March 2018.[31]

Men's tournament[edit]