Rugby tournament
The 2023 RAN Sevens are a North American rugby sevens tournament for the Rugby Americas North region of World Rugby that took place at the Starlight Stadium, Langford, British Columbia on 19 and 20 August 2023; they were held in Canada for the second time. The defending champions are Jamaica. The winners will earn qualification to the 2024 Olympics.[1]
The teams are divided into two round-robin pools and each play matches against their pool opponents. The top two sides in each pool advance to the Cup semi-finals, from which the winners advance to the final / third-place matches.
The remaining teams that did not qualify for the Cup rounds compete in a Plate round-robin pool for fifth to seventh place.
Teams
The six teams competing in British Columbia were:[2][3]
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Cayman Islands withdrew before the tournament.
Pool stage
All times in Pacific Time Zone (UTC−07:00)
Legend |
Advanced to Cup semi-finals |
Advanced to Cup quarter-finals |
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Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 6 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 47 | –12 | 4 |
Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 97 | –90 | 2 |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 47 | 6 |
Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
Barbados | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | –67 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Plate
Cup
Standings
References
- ^ MacKinnon, Carly (2023-03-31). "Canada Named Host Country for the 2023 Rugby Americas North Sevens, Qualification Event for Olympic Games Paris 2024". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ MacKinnon, Carly (2023-05-03). "Senior Men's and Women's Teams Announced for 2023 RAN 7s". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ MacKinnon, Carly (2023-08-02). "2023 RAN Sevens: Updated Teams, Format, and Event Schedule". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "RAN Sevens | Rugby Americas North".