The 2023 RAN Women's Sevens are a North American rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Starlight Stadium, Langford on 19 and 20 August 2023; they were held in Canada for the second time. The defending champions are Mexico. The winners will earn qualification to the 2024 Olympics.[1]
| 2023 RAN Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Canada |
| Date | August 19–20; 2023 |
| Nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Canada |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third |  Jamaica |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 12 |
2024 → | |
Format
editThe teams a round-robin pool and each play against their pool opponents. The top two sides play in the final, the third and fourth place teams play for Bronze.
Teams
editThe four teams competing in British Columbia were:[2][3]
Bermuda and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdrew before the tournament.
Pool stage
editAll times in Pacific Time Zone (UTC−07:00)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 194 | 9 |
| Jamaica
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 70 | –27 | 7 |
| Mexico
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 97 | –71 | 5 |
 Saint Lucia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 111 | –96 | 3 |
| August 19 | Canada
|
82–0 | Mexico
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 11:36 |
| August 19 | Canada
|
59–0 | Saint Lucia
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:20 |
| August 19 | Mexico
|
7–10 | Jamaica
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:42 |
| August 19 | Jamaica
|
0–53 | Canada
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 17:26 |
| August 20 | Jamaica
|
33–10 | Saint Lucia
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 12:09 |
| August 20 | Saint Lucia
|
5–19 | Mexico
|
Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:41 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Canada | 41 | |||||
| Saint Lucia | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 53 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Jamaica | 12 | |||||
| Mexico | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Saint Lucia | 12 | |||||
| Jamaica | 27 | |||||
Standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2024 Olympics |
| Qualified for the 2024 Repechage |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Canada
|
 |
Mexico
|
 |
Jamaica
|
| 4 | Saint Lucia
|
References
edit- ^ 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.