The women's tournament of rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 11 to 12.[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games.[2] Women's rugby sevens was making its debut in the Pan American Games.[3] A total of six teams competed in the tournament.[4]
| Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||
| Venues | Exhibition Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | July 11–12, 2015 | ||||||
| Competitors | 72 from 6 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
| |||||||
2019» | |||||||
Qualification edit
A total of six women's teams qualified to compete at the games (12 athletes per team).[5]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada
|
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 1 |  United States
|
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 |  Santiago
|
1 |  Brazil
|
| 2014 NACRA Women's Sevens | December 3–4 |  Mexico City
|
1 | Mexico
|
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 |  Mar del Plata
|
2 | Argentina Colombia
|
| Total | 6 | |||
Medallists edit
Tournament edit
Preliminary stage edit
Pool Play edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 12 | +218 | 15 | Qualified for gold-medal match |
| United States
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 48 | +155 | 13 | |
| Brazil
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 67 | +48 | 11 | Qualified for bronze-medal match |
| Argentina
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 131 | −74 | 8 | |
| Colombia
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 148 | −119 | 8 | |
| Mexico
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 252 | −228 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Fifth Place Game edit
Bronze Medal Game edit
Gold Medal Game edit
| 2015 Pan American Games champion |
|---|
 Canada 1st title |
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
6–0–0 |
 |
United States |
4–0–2 |
 |
Brazil |
4–0–2 |
| 4 | Argentina |
1–1–4 |
| 5 | Colombia |
1–2–3 |
| Mexico |
0–1–5 |
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Exhibition Stadium". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "First Chance at Pan Am Games Tickets Starts Now". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Rugby sevens". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.