The venue for the rugby competition was the Telstra Dome, on the western edge of Melbourne's Central Business District.

Sixteen teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament as they were separated into four groups of four.

The top two teams of each group qualified through to the cup finals while the bottom two would compete in the bowl.

After finishing on top of Pool A, New Zealand won the gold medal match as they defeated England 29–21 in the final on 17 March 2006.

For teams knocked out of the Cup quarter finals Henry Paul Magnus Lund Ben Russell David Seymour Nils Mordt Richard Haughton Thomas Varndell Andrew Vilk Danny Care Ben Gollings Simon Amor Mathew Tait