The Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens (RAN Women's Sevens) is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in North America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend in November. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Americas North, which is the governing body for the region. Prior to 2016, it was referred to as the North America and Caribbean Women's Sevens (NACRA Women's Sevens).

Americas North Women's 7s
SportRugby sevens
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Countries8 (in 2013)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Canada (2023)
Most titles Mexico (5 titles)

History

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The first international sevens championship for women's teams from North America and the Caribbean was held in Barbados in 2005. The tournament was run by the North America and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA), which later became the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) before adopting its current name of Rugby Americas North in 2016. The regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games, and other tournaments.

The following are details of all regional women's international championships played in North America and the Caribbean, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known (included are the NACRA Women's Sevens and other official regional championships, e.g. NAWIRA Women's Sevens tournaments).

Honours

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Year Location Winner Refs
NAWIRA Women's 7s
2005 Garrison Savannah, Barbados   United States
2006 Garrison Savannah, Barbados   USA Development Eagles
2007 Nassau, Bahamas   Canada
2008 Nassau, Bahamas   United States
NACRA Women's 7s
2009 Mexico City, Mexico   Guyana
2010 Georgetown, Guyana   Guyana
2011 Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Barbados   Maple Leafs
2012 Twin Elm Rugby Park, Canada   Canada
2013 Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Cayman Islands   Maple Leafs [1]
2014 Mexico City, Mexico   Mexico
2015 Cary, North Carolina, United States   United States
RAN Women's 7s
2016 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago   Maple Leafs
2017 Mexico City, Mexico   Mexico
2018 Saint James, Barbados   Mexico
2019 George Town, Cayman Islands   Mexico
No tournaments in 2020 and 2021 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
2022
(Apr)
Nassau, Bahamas   Canada
2022
(Nov)
Mexico City, Mexico   Mexico
2023 Langford, British Columbia, Canada   Canada
2024 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago TBD

Team records

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Team Champions Runners-up Third
  Mexico 5 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022–Nov) 4 (2013, 2015, 2022–Apr, 2023) 3 (2009, 2012, 2016)
  Canada 4 (2007, 2012, 2022–Apr, 2023)
  United States 3 (2005, 2008, 2015) 1 (2008)
  Guyana 2 (2009, 2010) 1 (2008)
  Trinidad and Tobago 5 (2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) 6 (2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022–Apr, 2022–Nov)
  Jamaica 5 (2006, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2022–Nov) 8 (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022–Apr, 2023)
  Saint Lucia 1 (2009) 1 (2019)
  Cayman Islands 1 (2014)
  French Guiana 1 (2017)
Non-International Teams
  Maple Leafs 3 (2011, 2013, 2016)
  USA Development Eagles 1 (2006) 1 (2007)

Notes

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  1. ^ "2013 NACRA 7s Day One - NACRA Rugby". www.nacrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06.
  2. ^ "RAN 7s will not scrum off in 2020". Kaieteur News. 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Turks and Caicos Islands to host 2021 RAN Sevens in October". Americas Rugby News. 22 June 2022.