FULL MEDAL TALLY for the four home nations in the Commonwealth Games: Northern Ireland comes in just behind South Africa and Malaysia

The real battle was between Australia and England, with the former narrowly edging out the host nation in total medals earned in Birmingham.

But whilst Northern Ireland stands in the shadow of giants, 11th place out of 72 competing nations doesn’t seem bad!

Here’s how England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland all shaped up, from the top of the table down:

–Australia–

67 gold / 57 silver / 54 bronze

178 in total

–England–

57 gold / 66 silver / 53 bronze

176 in total

–Canada–

26 gold / 32 silver / 34 bronze

92 in total

–India–

22 gold / 16 silver / 23 bronze

61 in total

–New Zealand–

20 gold / 12 silver / 17 bronze

49 in total

–Scotland–

13 gold / 11 silver / 27 bronze

51 in total

–Nigeria–

12 gold / 9 silver / 15 bronze

35 in total

–Wales–

8 gold / 6 silver / 14 bronze

28 in total

–South Africa–

7 gold / 9 silver / 11 bronze

27 in total

–Malaysia–

7 gold / 8 silver / 8 bronze

23 in total

–Northern Ireland–

7 gold / 7 silver / 4 bronze

18 in total

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