Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Wales competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It is Wales's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Wales at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeWAL
CGACommonwealth Games Wales
Websiteteamwales.cymru/en/
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors213 in 16 sports
Flag bearer Jazz Carlin (opening)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
14
Total
36
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Swimmer Jazz Carlin was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 141226
Boxing 437
Cycling 15621
Diving 101
Gymnastics 5813
Hockey 181836
Lawn Bowls 10717
Netball 1212
Rugby Sevens 131225
Shooting 8311
Squash 224
Swimming 5914
Table Tennis 134
Triathlon 224
Weightlifting 8816
Wrestling 202
Total108105213

Medallists

Athletics

Team Wales announced its provisional squad of athletes on 27 November 2017[3] and 24 January 2018.[4] The current 27-strong squad of 14 men and 13 women is correct as of 12 March 2018.[5][6][7] However, only 12 women competed.

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
James Ledger 100 m (T12) 11.77 3 Did not advance
Rhys Jones 100 m (T38) 11.87 7
Morgan Jones 100 m (T47) 11.93 4
Rowan Axe 1500 m 3:49.89 8 Did not advance
Tom Marshall 3:50.95 8 Did not advance
David Omoregie 110 m hurdles 14.20 7 Did not advance
Dai Greene 400 m hurdles Withdrew
Jonathan Hopkins 3000 m steeplechase 8:34.12 6
Ieuan Thomas 8:40.02 7
Andrew Davies Marathon 2:26:05 11
Josh Griffiths 2:37:10 15
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Osian Jones Hammer throw 70.14 7
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Ben Gregory Result 11.60 6.94 12.80 1.89 50.31 15.16 38.85 4.80 57.30 4:30.57 7449 7
Points 732 799 655 705 800 830 641 849 697 741
Curtis Mathews Result 11.39 6.89 NM 1.89 DNS DNF
Points 776 788 0 705
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Olivia Breen 100 m (T38) 13.35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Melissa Courtney 1500 m 4:06.63 4 Q 4:03.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000 m 15:46.60 9
Jennifer-Louise Nesbitt 10000 m 32:58.14 17
Caryl Granville 100 m hurdles 13.98 6 Did not advance
400 m hurdles 59.28 8 Did not advance
Caryl Jones Marathon 2:43:58 8
Elinor Kirk 2:57:01 15
Bethan Davies 20 km walk 1:36:08 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Heather Lewis 1:41:45 7
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Sally Peake Pole vault 4.30 10
Rebecca Chapman Long jump 6.02 15 Did not advance
Olivia Breen Long jump (T38) 4.86 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Carys Parry Hammer throw 61.58 6
Hollie Arnold Javelin throw (F46) 44.43 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Boxing

Team Wales announced its squad of 7 boxers (4 men and 3 women) on 24 January 2018.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Mickey McDonagh −60 kg Bye  Mohlerepe (LES)
W 5–0
 Katua (PNG)
W 5–0
 Garside (AUS)
L 2–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Edwards −64 kg  Ryan (ANT)
W 5–0
 Silungwe (ZAM)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Kyran Jones −75 kg  Donnelly (NIR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Sammy Lee −81 kg Bye  Simbwa (UGA)
W 3–1
 Waterman (AUS)
W 4–1
 Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM)
W 5–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Lynsey Holdaway −48 kg Bye  O'Hara (NIR)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Rosie Eccles −69 kg  Azangue (CMR)
W 4–1
 Maka (TGA)
W 5–0
 Scott (AUS)
W 4–1
 Ryan (ENG)
L 2–3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lauren Price −75 kg Bye  Gramane (MOZ)
W 5–0
 Thibeault (CAN)
W 5–0
 Parker (AUS)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Cycling

Team Wales announced the selection of para-cyclist James Ball on 29 November 2017.[8]

Most of the 21-strong squad of 15 men and 6 women was made public on 24 January 2018,[4] with Pete Mitchell confirmed as a para-cycling pilot on 1 February 2018.[9]

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rhys Britton Road race DNF
Dylan Kerfoot-Robson 3:59:35 31
Peter Kibble 3:59:39 41
Jon Mould 3:57:01 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Luke Rowe 3:57:54 14
Peter Kibble Time trial 52:55.24 15
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Elinor Barker Road race 3:02:25 7
Megan Barker 3:08:16 27
Hayley Jones DNF
Dani Rowe 3:02:18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Manon Lloyd DNF
Jessica Roberts DNF

Track

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Lewis Oliva Men's sprint 9.737 8 Q  Barrette (CAN)
W
 Sahrom (MAS)
L, L
Did not advance
James Ball
Peter Mitchell (pilot)
Men's tandem sprint B 10.022 2 Q  Rizan
Rasol (pilot) (MAS)
W, W
 Fachie
Rotherham (pilot) (SCO)
L, L
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eleanor Coster Women's sprint 11.533 14 Q  Hansen (NZL)
L
Did not advance
Rachel James 11.039 6 Q  Mustapa (MAS)
L
Did not advance
Eleanor Coster
Rachel James
Women's team sprint 34.413 4 QB  England (ENG)
L 34.415
4
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final
Lewis Oliva Men's keirin 3 R 1 Q 3 Q 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eleanor Coster Women's keirin 3 R 5 Did not advance
Rachel James 4 R 2 Q 5 9
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Lewis Oliva Men's time trial 1:02.198 13
Ethan Vernon 1:02.935 16
James Ball
Peter Mitchell (pilot)
Men's tandem time trial B 1:00.900 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eleanor Coster Women's time trial 35.700 11
Ciara Horne 37.388 16
Rachel James 34.780 7
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Samuel Harrison Men's pursuit 4:19.429 10 Did not advance
Ethan Vernon 4:27.548 17 Did not advance
Rhys Britton
Samuel Harrison
Joe Holt
Zachery May
Ethan Vernon
Men's team pursuit 4:01.489 4 QB  Canada (CAN)
L 4:01.362
4
Ciara Horne Women's pursuit 3:35.153 8 Did not advance
Hayley Jones 3:37.658 15 Did not advance
Jessica Roberts 3:37.625 14 Did not advance
Megan Barker
Ciara Horne
Hayley Jones
Manon Lloyd
Jessica Roberts
Women's team pursuit 4:24.825 5 Did not advance
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Samuel Harrison Men's point race 25 2 Q 0 19
Joe Holt 27 3 Q 6 13
Jon Mould 7 8 Q 45 7
Elinor Barker Women's points race 40 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dani Rowe 1 14
Jessica Roberts 3 12
Scratch race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rhys Britton Men's scratch race 8 Q 14
Joe Holt 5 Q 16
Jon Mould 5 Q 9
Elinor Barker Women's scratch race 12
Megan Barker 11
Manon Lloyd 9

Mountain bike

Athlete Event Time Rank
Dylan Kerfoot-Robson Men's cross-country 1:26:37 11

Diving

On 24 January 2018, it was announced that Aidan Heslop will be the first diver in 20 years to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Aidan Heslop 3 m springboard 352.80 11 Q 285.15 12
10 m platform 385.10 5 Q 395.95 6

Gymnastics

Team Wales announced its squad of 13 gymnasts (5 men and 8 women) on 23 February 2018.[11]

Artistic

Men
Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Joshua Cook Team 12.300 12.050 13.100 13.850 12.300 12.350 75.950 17 Q
Jac Davies 13.850 14.350 13.100
Benjamin Eyre 13.700 12.100 12.050 11.375 11.200 13.075 73.500 22
Iwan Mepham 12.500 13.775 12.850
Clinton Purnell 12.900 11.850 12.875 13.800 12.700 12.500 76.625 14 Q
Total 40.450 38.500 38.475 40.750 38.775 38.425 235.375 7
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Joshua Cook All-around 13.450 12.100 13.050 13.800 12.550 12.200 77.150 13
Jac Davies Floor 12.800 12.800 7
Pommel horse 14.233 14.233 4
Iwan Mepham Parallel bars 12.366 12.366 8
Clinton Purnell All-around Withdrew
Women
Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Latalia Bevan Team 13.400 12.900 12.750 13.000 52.050 7 Q
Holly Jones 13.850 11.850
Maisie Methuen 13.300 13.150 13.250 12.600 52.300 6 Q
Jolie Ruckley 12.050 12.300
Emily Thomas 13.525 11.950 12.500 13.000 50.975 9
Total 40.775 38.100 38.500 38.600 155.975 4
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Latalia Bevan All-around 13.700 12.800 12.750 13.300 52.550 6
Uneven bars 10.500 10.500 8
Balance beam 10.700 10.700 8
Floor 13.300 13.300 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Holly Jones Vault 13.816 13.816 4
Maisie Methuen All-around 13.600 12.900 13.300 12.750 52.550 7
Uneven bars 12.775 12.775 7
Balance beam 12.266 12.266 7
Emily Thomas Floor 12.866 12.866 6

Rhythmic

Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Laura Halford Team 13.600 12.800 11.450 11.750 49.950 4 Q
Abigail Hanford 7.700 6.850 8.650 4.900 28.100 25
Gemma Frizelle 13.400 11.400 9.150 10.350 44.300 15 Q
Total 34.700 24.200 29.250 22.100 110.250 5
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Laura Halford All-around 12.450 13.300 13.300 11.600 50.650 5
Hoop 14.000 14.000 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ball 12.700 12.700 4
Ribbon 11.900 11.900 4
Gemma Frizelle All-around 11.000 11.650 9.275 11.200 43.125 12
Hoop 11.300 11.300 8

Hockey

Wales qualified both men's and women's teams by placing in the top nine (excluding the host nation, Australia) among Commonwealth nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017. Each team consists of 18 players for a total of 36.[12]

Both teams were announced on 1 March 2018.[13]

Men's tournament

Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 3 1 0 12 9 +3 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2  England 4 2 1 1 15 8 +7 7
3  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 5 10 5 4 5th–6th place match
4  Pakistan 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4 7th–8th place match
5  Wales 4 0 1 3 6 11 5 1 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.
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
19:30
Pakistan  1–1  Wales
Ali field hockey ball 39' Report Shipperley field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
David Sweetman (GBR)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
09:30
Malaysia  3–0  Wales
Fitri field hockey ball 19'
van Huizen field hockey ball 36'
Faizal field hockey ball 55'
Report
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)
19:30
India  4–3  Wales
D. Singh field hockey ball 16'
Mand. Singh field hockey ball 28'
H. Singh field hockey ball 57'
Sunil field hockey ball 59'
Report Furlong field hockey ball 17', 45', 58'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
14:30
England  3–2  Wales
Ward field hockey ball 38', 49', 57' Report Hawker field hockey ball 26'
Francis field hockey ball 30+'
Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
9th–10th place match
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
08:30
South Africa  2–3  Wales
Crowe field hockey ball 19'
Cassiem field hockey ball 46'
Report Furlong field hockey ball 27'
Carson field hockey ball 27', 59'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Women's tournament

Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  India 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9
3  South Africa 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 5th–6th place match
4  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 3 8 5 4 7th–8th place match
5  Wales 4 1 0 3 4 10 6 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.
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
09:30
India  2–3  Wales
Rampal field hockey ball 34'
Pradhan field hockey ball 41'
Report Daley field hockey ball 7'
French field hockey ball 26'
Marke-Jones field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Jo Cumming (NZL)

6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
19:30
England  5–1  Wales
Ansley field hockey ball 23'
Townsend field hockey ball 25'
Martin field hockey ball 48'
Bray field hockey ball 53'
Balsdon field hockey ball 60'
Report Laity field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Lelia Sacre (CAN)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
14:30
South Africa  2–0  Wales
Manuel field hockey ball 25'
Mayne field hockey ball 41'
Report
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Jo Cumming (NZL)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
09:30
Malaysia  1–0  Wales
Hanis field hockey ball 23' Report
Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Cookie Tan (SGP)
9th–10th place match
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
13:30
Wales  1–1  Ghana
Evans field hockey ball 53' Report Boakye field hockey ball 44'
Penalties
French Penalty shoot-out scored
Jones Penalty shoot-out scored
Evans Penalty shoot-out missed
2–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Umaru
Penalty shoot-out missed Amoako
Penalty shoot-out missed Opoku
Penalty shoot-out missed Afriyie
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Lawn bowls

Team Wales announced its squad of 17 lawn bowlers and directors (10 men and 7 women) in two tranches.

The first tranche of 7 participants was announced on 29 November 2017;[8] the second tranche of 10 participants was announced on 24 January 2018.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Daniel Salmon Singles  Jones (NFI)
W 21–13
 Breitenbach (RSA)
L 15–21
 Aquilina (MLT)
W 21–18
 Paniani (COK)
W 21–17
 Wilson (AUS)
L 16–21
3 Did not advance 10
Daniel Salmon
Marc Wyatt
Pairs  Isle of Man (IOM)
W 22–11
 South Africa (RSA)
L 15–17
 Jamaica (JAM)
W 33–4
 Northern Ireland (NIR)
W 27–8
2 Q  New Zealand (NZL)
W 20–7
 Cook Islands (COK)
W 21–14
 Scotland (SCO)
W 12–10
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Steve Harris
Ross Owen
Jonathan Tomlinson
Triples  India (IND)
W 23–9
 South Africa (RSA)
W 22–6
 Papua New Guinea (PNG)
W 27–10
 England (ENG)
L 16–17
2 Q  Scotland (SCO)
L 13–15
Did not advance 6
Steve Harris
Ross Owen
Jonathan Tomlinson
Marc Wyatt
Fours  Papua New Guinea (PNG)
W 13–10
 Canada (CAN)
W 23–10
 Cook Islands (COK)
W 14–4
 New Zealand (NZL)
L 10–11
2 Q  India (IND)
W 17–15
 Australia (AUS)
L 5–15
 England (ENG)
L 9–15
4
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Laura Daniels Singles  Beere (GUE)
W 21–15
 Matali (BRU)
W 21–10
 Macdonald (JER)
W 21–11
 Brown (SCO)
L 13–21
2 Q  Anderson (NFI)
W 21–13
 McKerihen (CAN)
W 21–13
 Edwards (NZL)
L 17–21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Laura Daniels
Jess Sims
Pairs  India (IND)
L 16–20
 Jersey (JER)
W 22–14
 Northern Ireland (NIR)
W 18–13
 South Africa (RSA)
L 17–23
4 Did not advance 13
Anwen Butten
Caroline Taylor
Emma Woodcock
Triples  Jersey (JER)
W 18–7
 Zambia (ZAM)
W 23–20
 Namibia (NAM)
W 15–14
 New Zealand (NZL)
L 15–19
2 Q  England (ENG)
L 11–16
Did not advance 7
Anwen Butten
Jess Sims
Caroline Taylor
Emma Woodcock
Fours  Canada (CAN)
L 11–25
 Niue (NIU)
W 30–7
 Scotland (SCO)
L 10–22
3 Did not advance 12
Para-sport
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gilbert Miles
(directed by Byron John)
Julie Thomas
(directed by John Wilson)
Pairs  New Zealand (NZL)
L 11–14
 Scotland (SCO)
W 13–7
 England (ENG)
W 21–11
 Australia (AUS)
L 6–18
 South Africa (RSA)
L 8–11
4 Q  South Africa (RSA)
L 9–11
 Scotland (SCO)
W 13–12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jonathan Hubbard
Raymond Lillycrop
Pauline Wilson
Triples  New Zealand (NZL)
L 5–26
 Scotland (SCO)
L 4–27
 South Africa (RSA)
L 4–21
 Australia (AUS)
L 12–22
 England (ENG)
W 15–13
6 Did not advance 6

Netball

Wales qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[14][15][16]

The following is the Wales roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It was announced on 1 March 2018. [17][18]

Wales national netball team – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.NameAge - DOBHt.ClubClub nat.
Davies, Fern - Celtic Dragons Wales
Drane, Suzy (C) - Celtic Dragons Wales
Dyke, Bethan - Celtic Dragons Wales
Jones, Kyra - Celtic Dragons Wales
Jones, Nia - Celtic Dragons Wales
Lewis, Chelsea - Team Bath England
Llewelyn, Sarah - Celtic Dragons Wales
Morgan, Kelly - Celtic Dragons Wales
dab =
Moseley, Cara Lea - Celtic Dragons Wales
Rowe, Georgia - Celtic Dragons Wales
Thomas, Leila - Celtic Dragons Wales
Varey, Amanda - Celtic Dragons Wales
Head coach

Julie Hoornweg



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Injured Injured
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
6 April 2018
13:00
Report Wales 4470 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%)

7 April 2018
18:30
Report Scotland 5147 Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Angela Armstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Goodwin Goals scored 38/45 (84%)
Gallagher Goals scored 13/14 (93%)
Lewis Goals scored 39/48 (81%)
Moseley Goals scored 5/8 (63%)
Llewelyn Goals scored 3/3 (100%)

9 April 2018
13:00
Report England 8531 Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Housby Goals scored 34/36 (94%)
Harten Goals scored 26/32 (81%)
Haythornthwaite Goals scored 13/14 (93%)
Corbin Goals scored 12/14 (86%)
Lewis Goals scored 22/28 (79%)
Rowe Goals scored 5/6 (83%)
Moseley Goals scored 4/6 (67%)

10 April 2018
20:30
Report Wales 4076 Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Lewis Goals scored 34/42 (81%)
Rowe Goals scored 6/7 (86%)
Llewelyn Goals scored 0/1 (0%)
Proscovia Goals scored 56/63 (89%)
Nanyonga Goals scored 20/24 (83%)

11 April 2018
19:00
Report Malawi 6853 Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
Kumwenda Goals scored 47/50 (94%)
Chimaliro Goals scored 18/18 (100%)
Simtowe Goals scored 3/4 (75%)
Lewis Goals scored 41/53 (77%)
Llewlyn Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Moseley Goals scored 3/5 (60%)
Eleventh place match
12 April 2018
16:00
Report Fiji 3281 Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Cirikisuva Goals scored 10/12 (83%)
Waqa Goals scored 9/12 (75%)
M. Rusivakula Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
U. Rusivakula Goals scored 6/6 (100%)
Lewis Goals scored 35/39 (90%)
Rowe Goals scored 25/26 (96%)
Moseley Goals scored 12/12 (100%)
Llewelyn Goals scored 9/12 (75%)

Rugby sevens

Wales qualified a team of 12 men by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.[19] In addition, they qualified a team of 12 women by being the top ranked Commonwealth nation in the 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix among those not already qualified though the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series ranking.[19] During the tournament, Harri Millard replaced the injured Morgan Williams.

The women's team was announced on 12 March 2018,[20] followed by the men's team on 19 March 2018.[21]

Men's tournament

Squad
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 138 22 +116 9 Semi-finals
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 90 38 +52 7 Classification semi-finals
3  Uganda 3 1 0 2 38 95 57 5
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 27 138 111 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
10:59
Wales 31–5 Uganda
Try: Jenkins 1' m
Morgan 3' m
Williams 8' c
Treharne 9' c
Amos 14' c
Con: O'Brien (1/3) 9'
Davies (2/2) 10', 14'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Odongo 11' m
Con: Wokorach (0/1)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
14 April 2018
17:31
Wales 42–12 Sri Lanka
Try: Roach (2) 3' c, 12' c
Thomas 4' c
Williams 6' c
Jenkins 7' c
Davies 13' c
Con: Davies (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7', 12', 14'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Wijekoon 1' c
Sooriyabandara 9' m
Con: Ratwatte (1/2) 1'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Classification semi-finals
15 April 2018
10:37
Scotland 19–12 Wales
Try: Horne (2) 3' c, 6' c
Farndale 11' m
Con: Horne (2/3) 4', 6'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Morgan (2) 2' m, 8' c
Con: Davies (1/2) 8'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
Match for seventh place
15 April 2018
13:11
Kenya 24–28 Wales
Try: Ambaka (2) 1' c, 9' m
Odhiambo (2) 7' c, 14'
Con: Agero (2/3) 2', 7'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Williams (2) 1' c, 4' c
Morgan 10' c
Treharne 12' c
Con: Davies (2/2) 1', 4'
O'Brien (2/2) 10', 12'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Women's tournament

Squad
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 80 27 +53 9 Semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 74 34 +40 7
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 44 41 +3 5 Classification semi-finals
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 12 108 96 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
13 April 2018
17:37
Australia 34–5 Wales
Try: Tonegato 1' m
Pelite 2' c
Green (2) 6' m, 8' m
Williams 7' m
du Toit 12' c
Con: Sykes (2/6) 3', 13'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Joyce 10' m
Con: Snowsill (0/1)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
13 April 2018
19:55
Fiji 29–7 Wales
Try: Tinai (3) 1' c, 5' c, 8' m
Riwai 3' m
Naimasi 10' m
Con: Tinai (2/4) 1', 5'
Riwai (0/1)
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Joyce 13' c
Con: Packer (1/1) 13'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
13 April 2018
18:59
England 45–0 Wales
Try: Fleming 1' c
Hunt (2) 2' c, 6' m
Scarratt 4' c
Scott 8' c
Wilson-Hardy (2) 9' m, 14' c
Con: Hunt (3/5) 1', 2', 4'
Scott (2/2) 8', 14'
(Gold Coast 2018)Cards: Powell Hughes yellow card 12' to 14'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Classification semi-finals
15 April 2018 Kenya  14–12  Wales Gold Coast  
9:53
Match for seventh place
15 April 2018 South Africa  14–19  Wales Gold Coast  
12:27

Shooting

Team Wales announced its squad of 11 shooters (8 men and 3 women) on 24 January 2018.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Craig Auden 10 metre air pistol 551–11x 15 Did not advance
Michael Bamsey 50 metre rifle 3 positions 1145–40x 9 Did not advance
50 metre rifle prone 604.8 18 Did not advance
10 metre air rifle 617.3 5 Q 183.1 5
Jonathan Davis Trap 105 26 Did not advance
Ben Llewellin Skeet 122+4 2 Q 56 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
David Phelps 50 metre rifle prone 613.7 7 Q 248.8 FGR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michael Wixey Trap 120 1 Q 46 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sian Corish 50 metre rifle 3 positions 572 9 Did not advance
10 metre air rifle 409.6 8 Q 160.2 6
Coral Kennerley 10 metre air pistol 374–7x 7 Q 174.0 5
Sarah Wixey Trap 69+2 1 Q 28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Open
Athlete Event Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Overall Rank
Gareth Morris Queen's prize individual 103–13v 15 148–17v 13 148–15v 4 399–45v 10
Chris Watson 103–8v 20 147–14v 17 147–13v 11 397–35v 16
Gareth Morris
Chris Watson
Queen's prize pairs 297–34v 6 285–24v 1 582–58v 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Squash

Team Wales announced its squad of 4 players (2 men and 2 women) on 24 January 2018.[4]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Joel Makin (11) Men's singles  Pala (FIJ)
W 3–0
 Franklin (BER)
W 3–0
 Binnie (JAM)
W 3–0
 Clyne (SCO)
W 3–2
 Coll (NZL)
L 2–3
 Adnan (MAS)
L 2–3
4
Peter Creed (15)  Walters (JAM)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Tesni Evans (6) Women's singles Bye  Fernandes (GUY)
W 3–0
 Azman (MAS)
W 3–1
 Massaro (ENG)
W 3–1
 Perry (ENG)
L 0–3
 David (MAS)
W 3–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Deon Saffery  Zafar (PAK)
W 3–0
 King (NZL)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Peter Creed
Joel Makin
Men's doubles  Sierra Leone (SLE)
W 2–0 WO
 India (IND)
L 1–2
2 Q  Australia (AUS)
L 0–2
Did not advance
Tesni Evans
Deon Saffery
Women's doubles  Malta (MLT)
W 2–0
 India (IND)
L 1–2
 Pakistan (PAK)
W 2–0
2 Q  Australia (AUS)
L 1–2
Did not advance
Tesni Evans
Peter Creed
Mixed doubles  Kenya (KEN)
W 2–0
 Cayman Islands (CAY)
W 2–0
1 Q  Pakistan (PAK)
W 2–0
 India (IND)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Swimming

Team Wales announced the selection of two para-swimmers on 20 December 2017.[22] The remainder of its 14-strong squad of 5 men and 9 women was made public on 24 January 2018.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Calum Jarvis 100 m freestyle 49.65 =10 Q 49.77 13 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:47.08 3 Q 1:46.53 5
Alex Rosser 200 m freestyle S14 2:07.34 6 Q 2:05.60 6
Jack Thomas 2:03.17 5 Q 2:05.38 5
Daniel Jervis 400 m freestyle 3:48.18 2 Q 3:48.08 4
1500 m freestyle 14:48.67 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Xavier Castelli 50 m backstroke 25.91 6 Q 25.74 7 Q 25.44 4
100 m backstroke 55.51 8 Q 55.13 8 Q 54.60 5
200 m backstroke 2:00.08 7 Q 1:59.27 8
Calum Jarvis 100 m butterfly 54.26 10 Q 53.33 5 Q 53.36 7
Xavier Castelli 200 m individual medley 2:00.97 7 Q 2:01.49 8
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kathryn Greenslade 100 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
Kathryn Greenslade 200 m freestyle 1:59.66 9 Did not advance
Ellena Jones 2:01.47 11 Did not advance
Ellena Jones 400 m freestyle 4:18.92 13 Did not advance
Jazmin Carlin 800 m freestyle 8:36.52 4 Q 8:37.45 6
Ellena Jones 8:43.89 7 Q 8:43.94 7
Georgia Davies 50 m backstroke 27.91 2 Q 27.86 1 Q 27.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Harriet West 29.46 16 Q 29.35 15 Did not advance
Georgia Davies 100 m backstroke 1:00.57 4 Q 1:00.33 5 Q 1:00.17 5
Harriet West DNS Did not advance
Kathryn Greenslade 200 m backstroke DNS Did not advance
Beth Sloan 50 m breaststroke 32.91 20 Did not advance
Chloe Tutton 31.24 8 Q 31.43 10 Did not advance
Beth Sloan 100 m breaststroke 1:11.34 19 Did not advance
Chloe Tutton 1:09.06 9 Q 1:08.54 8 Q 1:07.87 5
Beth Sloan 200 m breaststroke 2:29.94 14 Did not advance
Chloe Tutton 2:25.08 3 Q 2:23.42 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Harriet Jones 50 m butterfly 27.10 =9 Q 27.03 9 Did not advance
Alys Thomas 26.95 7 Q 26.72 6 Q 26.78 6
Harriet West 27.41 11 Q 27.17 10 Did not advance
Harriet Jones 100 m butterfly 59.56 10 Q 59.49 10 Did not advance
Alys Thomas 58.48 3 Q 58.17 5 Q 58.06 7
Harriet West 59.77 13 Q 59.93 13 Did not advance
Harriet Jones 200 m butterfly 2:14.35 14 Did not advance
Alys Thomas 2:07.72 1 Q 2:05.45 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kathryn Greenslade
Ellena Jones
Jazmin Carlin
Chloe Tutton
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:03.00 5
Georgia Davies
Chloe Tutton
Alys Thomas
Kathryn Greenslade
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:00.75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Table tennis

Team Wales announced the selection of parasport player Joshua Stacey on 29 November 2017.[8] Three women were added to the squad on 24 January 2018.[4]

Singles
Athletes Event Group Stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Charlotte Carey Women's singles Bye  Ho (MAS)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Anna Hursey  Nambozo (UGA)
W 4–0
 Chang (MAS)
L 0–4
2 Did not advance
Chloe Thomas  Khan (PAK)
W 4–0
 Freeman (SKN)
W 4–0
1 Q  Feng (AUS)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Charlotte Carey
Chloe Thomas
Women's doubles Bye  India (IND)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Charlotte Carey
Anna Hursey
Chloe Thomas
Women's team  India (IND)
L 1–3
 Sri Lanka (SRI)
W 3–1
2 Q  Australia
L 1–3
Did not advance
Para-sport
Athletes Event Group Stage Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Joshua Stacey Men's TT6–10  Daybell (ENG)
L 2–3
 Kent (CAN)
W 3–0
 Bakar (MAS)
W 3–0
2 Q  Wilson (ENG)
L 1–3
 Cogill (RSA)
W 3–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Triathlon

Team Wales announced its squad of 4 triathletes (2 men and 2 women) on 24 January 2018.[4]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Non Stanford Women's 9:50 0:37 30:09 0:30 17:39 58:45 8
Mixed Relay
Athletes Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 250 m, Bike 7 km,
Run 1.5 km)
Total Group Time Rank
Non Stanford
Iestyn Harrett
Olivia Mathias
Chris Silver
Mixed relay 20:14
19:04
21:56
19:38
1:20:52 6

Weightlifting

Team Wales announced its squad of 16 weightlifters and powerlifters (8 men and 8 women) in three tranches.

Twelve weightlifters were selected on 6 December 2017.[23] Three powerlifters were selected on 20 December 2017[22] and a final weightlifter was added on 22 December 2017.[24]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Seth Casidsid −56 kg 80 9 106 9 186 9
Gareth Evans −69 kg 136 2 163 2 299 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Harry Misangyi −85 kg 115 14 DNF
Joshua Parry −94 kg 125 12 DNF
Jordan Sakkas −105 kg 140 8 180 7 320 7
Rhodri West +105 kg 135 10 170 10 305 10
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hannah Powell −48 kg 56 11 72 10 128 10
Catrin Jones −53 kg 72 11 93 8 165 11
Christie Williams −58 kg 75 7 95 6 170 7
Holly Knowles −63 kg 73 10 93 8 166 9
Faye Pittman −69 kg 78 10 100 8 178 10
Laura Hughes −75 kg 91 3 116 3 207 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tayla Howe −90 kg 92 5 115 6 207 6

Powerlifting

Wales participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).

Athlete Event Result Rank
Nathan Stephens Men's lightweight 137.2 10
Sean Gaffney Men's heavyweight
Nerys Pearce Women's heavyweight 70.7 4

Wrestling

Team Wales announced its squad of 2 wrestlers (both men) on 24 January 2018.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kane Charig Men's freestyle -65 kg Bye  Bowling (ENG)
W 10–0
 Bandou (MRI)
W 10–0
Bye  Bajrang (IND)
L 0–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Curtis Dodge Men's freestyle -74 kg  Fernando (SRI)
W 6–0
 Botha (RSA)
L 0–10
Did not advance  Salam (SLE)
W 6–4
 Assizecourt (NGR)
W 9–6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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