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

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 14 12 26
Boxing 4 3 7
Cycling 15 6 21
Diving 1 0 1
Gymnastics 5 8 13
Hockey 18 18 36
Lawn Bowls 10 7 17
Netball 12 12
Rugby Sevens 13 12 25
Shooting 8 3 11
Squash 2 2 4
Swimming 5 9 14
Table Tennis 1 3 4
Triathlon 2 2 4
Weightlifting 8 8 16
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 108 105 213

Medallists

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Athletics

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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  
Melissa Courtney 1500 m 4:06.63 4 Q 4:03.44  
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  
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  
Carys Parry Hammer throw 61.58 6
Hollie Arnold Javelin throw (F46) 44.43 WR  

Boxing

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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  
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
 
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
 
Lauren Price −75 kg Bye   Gramane (MOZ)
W 5–0
  Thibeault (CAN)
W 5–0
  Parker (AUS)
W 4–1
 

Cycling

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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

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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  
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  
Manon Lloyd DNF
Jessica Roberts DNF

Track

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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
 
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  
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  
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  
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

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

Diving

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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

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

Artistic

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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  
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

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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  
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

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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

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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   39' Report Shipperley   33'
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
David Sweetman (GBR)

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

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

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
14:30
England   3–2   Wales
Ward   38'49'57' Report Hawker   26'
Francis   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   19'
Cassiem   46'
Report Furlong   27'
Carson   27'59'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Women's tournament

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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   34'
Pradhan   41'
Report Daley   7'
French   26'
Marke-Jones   57'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Jo Cumming (NZL)

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

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

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
09:30
Malaysia   1–0   Wales
Hanis   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   53' Report Boakye   44'
Penalties
French  
Jones  
Evans  
2–0   Umaru
  Amoako
  Opoku
  Afriyie
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Lawn bowls

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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
 
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
 
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
 
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

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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
Players Coaches
Pos. Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat.
Davies, Fern - Celtic Dragons  
Drane, Suzy (C) - Celtic Dragons  
Dyke, Bethan - Celtic Dragons  
Jones, Kyra - Celtic Dragons  
Jones, Nia - Celtic Dragons  
Lewis, Chelsea - Team Bath  
Llewelyn, Sarah - Celtic Dragons  
Morgan, Kelly - Celtic Dragons  
dab =
Moseley, Cara Lea - Celtic Dragons  
Rowe, Georgia - Celtic Dragons  
Thomas, Leila - Celtic Dragons  
Varey, Amanda - Celtic Dragons  
Head coach

Julie Hoornweg



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  •   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   44–70   New Zealand    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Theresa Prince
Jackie Mizon
Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
Moseley   21/30 (70%)
Lewis   21/31 (68%)
Llewelyn   1/1 (100%)
Rowe   1/2 (50%)
Selby-Rickit   28/31 (90%)
Folau   19/23 (83%)
Ekenasio   13/17 (76%)
Mes   10/14 (71%)

7 April 2018
18:30
Report Scotland   51–47   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Angela Armstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Goodwin   38/45 (84%)
Gallagher   13/14 (93%)
Lewis   39/48 (81%)
Moseley   5/8 (63%)
Llewelyn   3/3 (100%)

9 April 2018
13:00
Report England   85–31   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Theresa Prince
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Housby   34/36 (94%)
Harten   26/32 (81%)
Haythornthwaite   13/14 (93%)
Corbin   12/14 (86%)
Lewis   22/28 (79%)
Rowe   5/6 (83%)
Moseley   4/6 (67%)

10 April 2018
20:30
Report Wales   40–76   Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Lewis   34/42 (81%)
Rowe   6/7 (86%)
Llewelyn   0/1 (0%)
Proscovia   56/63 (89%)
Nanyonga   20/24 (83%)

11 April 2018
19:00
Report Malawi   68–53   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Jono Bredin
Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
Kumwenda   47/50 (94%)
Chimaliro   18/18 (100%)
Simtowe   3/4 (75%)
Lewis   41/53 (77%)
Llewlyn   9/10 (90%)
Moseley   3/5 (60%)
Eleventh place match
12 April 2018
16:00
Report Fiji   32–81   Wales    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
Cirikisuva   10/12 (83%)
Waqa   9/12 (75%)
M. Rusivakula   7/10 (70%)
U. Rusivakula   6/6 (100%)
Lewis   35/39 (90%)
Rowe   25/26 (96%)
Moseley   12/12 (100%)
Llewelyn   9/12 (75%)

Rugby sevens

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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

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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

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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   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

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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  
David Phelps 50 metre rifle prone 613.7 7 Q 248.8 FGR  
Michael Wixey Trap 120 1 Q 46 GR  
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  
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  

Squash

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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
 
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

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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  
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  
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  
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  
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  

Table tennis

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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
 

Triathlon

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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

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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  
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  
Tayla Howe −90 kg 92 5 115 6 207 6

Powerlifting

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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

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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
 
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
 

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