The 2015 NACRA Sevens was an Olympic qualification tournament for Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in the United States at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on 13–14 June 2015.[1] The teams were split into two groups. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winning team qualified directly to the Olympics, and the second and third placed teams advanced to the Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| 2015 NACRA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  United States |
| Date | 13–14 June |
| Nations | United States Bahamas Barbados Canada Cayman Islands Guyana Jamaica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States |
| Runners-up | Canada |
| Third | Mexico |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Pools Edit
Note: The team from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was scheduled to participate in Pool A, but withdrew after their players were denied visas to enter the United States.[2]
Pool stage Edit
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
- higher win percentage in all group matches;
- points obtained in all group matches;
- most of wins (including Overtime Wins) in all group matches;
- highest points difference in all group matches;
- lowest points against in all group matches;
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
Pool A Edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 5 | +139 | 9 |
| Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 6 |
| Jamaica
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 90 | –52 | 3 |
| Barbados
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 115 | –89 | 0 |
Pool B Edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 7 | +163 | 12 |
| Cayman Islands
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 67 | –10 | 9 |
| Guyana
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 89 | –10 | 6 |
| Bahamas
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 123 | –71 | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 96 | –72 | 0 |
Placement stage Edit
Fifth to eighth Edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 11:45 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Guyana | 29 | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 15:58 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Barbados | 5 | |||||
| Guyana | 19 | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 12:07 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Jamaica | 5 | |||||
| Jamaica | 17 | |||||
| Bahamas | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June 2015 - 15:14 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Barbados | 36 | |||||
| Bahamas | 5 | |||||
Title playoffs Edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 11:45 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| United States | 60 | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 17:34 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 0 | |||||
| United States | 21 | |||||
| 14 June 2015 - 12:07 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Canada | 34 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June 2015 - 16:42 - WakeMed Soccer Park | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | 19 | |||||
| Mexico | 26 | |||||
Final standings Edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Qualified for the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament. |
| Rank | Team | W/L record |
|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
5–0 |
 |
Canada |
5–1 |
 |
Mexico |
3–2 |
| 4 | Cayman Islands |
3–3 |
| 5 | Guyana |
4–2 |
| 6 | Jamaica |
2–3 |
| 7 | Barbados |
1–4 |
| 8 | Bahamas |
1–5 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago |
0–4 |
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "NACRA Sevens". Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Rugby squad denied US visas".