Party time: Gangurrus celebrate Glasgow gold

Winning Commonwealth Games gold was only part one of a big night in Glasgow for the boisterous Australian 3x3 women's team.

With Marena Whittle the ringleader, a tour of karaoke bars was on the agenda on Thursday morning (AEST), after they beat Uganda 21-11 in the final.

The wheelchair men also successfully defended their Games title, pulling clear of England 19-13.

But it was more heartbreak for the men. After losing to England four years ago in overtime, they had to settle for silver again with a 19-17 loss to the same opponents.

Australia were the only country to have all four teams reach the semi-finals and the wheelchair women won bronze with their 19-17 win over Canada.

The women won gold despite losing Emma Clarke for their semi-final earlier in the day and then the final.

The gold medal follows their breakthrough silver last month in the World Cup and they are brimming with confidence as the LA Olympics loom large.

But first, it was party time for Whittle, Clarke, Lara McSpadden and Amy Atwell.

"They're pretty strict here with alcohol, because the Scots do it best," Whittle said.

"So we're going to try to show them up, maybe.

"As I've been saying all tournament, let's Glas-glow it up.

"I'm looking for karaoke spots and wherever the wind takes us."

Whittle top-scored with 15 as Australia dominated the final to cap a strong tournament for the 3x3 teams.

"Australia, I hope you're watching because we are something to be reckoned with on the 3x3 stage," Whittle said.

Luke Pople, who also won gold in Birmingham, said their loss to England at the start of the Games tournament stung them into action.

Eithen Leard put an exclamation mark on his big Games campaign with a game-high 10 points, combining perfectly with Pople, Tomas Klein and Tom O'Neill Thorne.

"We had that hiccup at the start, but we saw it as a stepping stone to get better. That was our focus every day," Pople said.

"It was just the timing with us gelling. After that loss we started to think 'we can do this'."

But Jesse Wagstaff, who also played in the 2022 Games, and the rest of the men's team were left to drown their sorrows after England went on a run late in their final.

"It's a privilege representing this country, it is a proud moment winning a silver, but it certainly doesn't exactly feel like that right now. 

England joined Australia as the only 3x3 gold medallists in Glasgow, beating Scotland 18-10 to also claim the women's wheelchair final after the host nation denied the Australians in their semi-final.