Football (Rugby Sevens)
- 16 March - South Africa wins two matches (63-7 against Uganda, 12-10 against Samoa) and loses one (19-26 to Tonga) in their Group D fixture of the Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
- 17 March - South Africa loses 20-14 to Australia in the medal quarterfinal, wins 14-17 to[Canada in the Plate semi-finals, but then loses 29-28 to Wales, earning them 6th position overall at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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