2023 RAN Sevens
The 2023 RAN Sevens are a North American rugby sevens tournament 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 | |
| Date | August 19–20; 2023 | 
| Nations | 7 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 47 | –12 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 97 | –90 | 2 | 
| August 19 | Mexico  | 
35–7 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 10:30 | 
| August 19 | United States  | 
62–0 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 13:14 | 
| August 19 | Mexico  | 
0–40 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 15:58 | 
Pool B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 47 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | –67 | 2 | 
| August 19 | Jamaica  | 
29–0 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 11:14 | 
| August 19 | Canada  | 
38–0 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 13:58 | 
| August 19 | Jamaica  | 
12–21 | Starlight Stadium | ||
| 16:42 | 
Knockout stage
    
    Plate
    
| Final | ||
| 20 August – Starlight Stadium | ||
| 31 | ||
| 0 | ||
Cup
    
| Quarter Finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 54 | ||||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ||||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 30 | ||||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | Third place | |||||||||
| 45 | ||||||||||
| 20 August - Starlight Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
Standings
    
| Legend | 
|---|
| Qualified for the 2024 Olympics | 
| Qualified for the 2024 Repechage | 
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | 
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/