2023 RAN Sevens
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]
| 2023 RAN Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Canada |
| Date | August 19–20; 2023 |
| Nations | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States |
| Runners-up | Canada |
| Third | Mexico |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 16 |
← 2022 (Nov) 2024 → | |
Format
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]
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- United States
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 |
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 |
| August 19 | Mexico | 35–7 | Bermuda | Starlight Stadium | |
| 10:30 |
| August 19 | United States | 62–0 | Bermuda | Starlight Stadium | |
| 13:14 |
| August 19 | Mexico | 0–40 | United States | Starlight Stadium | |
| 15:58 |
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 |
| August 19 | Jamaica | 29–0 | Barbados | Starlight Stadium | |
| 11:14 |
| August 19 | Canada | 38–0 | Barbados | Starlight Stadium | |
| 13:58 |
| August 19 | Jamaica | 12–21 | Canada | Starlight Stadium | |
| 16:42 |
Knockout stage
Plate
| Final | ||
| 20 August – Starlight Stadium | ||
| Barbados | 31 | |
| Bermuda | 0 | |
Cup
| Quarter Finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 54 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 29 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| Barbados | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 30 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Jamaica | 45 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 10 | |||||||||
| Jamaica | 7 | |||||||||
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2024 Olympics |
| Qualified for the 2024 Repechage |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Canada | |
| Mexico | |
| 4 | Jamaica |
| 5 | Barbados |
| 6 | Bermuda |
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.
- https://rugbyamericasnorth.com/events/mens-womens-sevens/