2023 RAN Sevens
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| 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 |
2024 → | |
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 |
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 |
