Jamaica win Rugby Americas North 7s

Jamaica claimed victory at the Rugby Americas North 7s at Meridian Field on the Turks & Caicos island of Providenciales. It’s the third title for the Crocs since 2017, and fourth overall. They finished 2nd in 2019. The 2020 tournament was cancelled.

It was an unbeaten run for the pre-tournament favorites, who conceded only three tries across six games. Mexico would be their opponents in the final but Jamaica outscored their opponents three tries to one.

Las Serpientes ran into tough competition from Barbados on Day One, and from Bermuda on Day Two, beating each by one score margins. It was Barbados who would emerge a third place finishers after a try from Reuben Norville in extra time resigned Bermuda to fourth.

Guyana would have to settle for fifth place, and while international debutantes Belize were in ninth spot they would enjoy a moment of history against the Green Machine. Dayton Warrior scored their first and only try of the tournament on a kick-and-chase from Orlando Castillo.

🇧🇿 HISTORY IN THE MAKING! @rugbyBZE_ have scored their first ever international try in their opening game and it’s an absolute thriller! 🌊☀️🏝🏆 #FiremindsRAN7s @Dallen_Stanford @WorldRugby7s pic.twitter.com/cO8j1X2osA

— RugbyAmericasNorth (@RugbyAmericasN) October 16, 2021

 

DAY ONE RESULTS

POOL A
Jamaica 24 – 5 Turks & Caicos
Jamaica 31 – 7 British Virgin Islands
Turks & Caicos 15 – 19 British Virgin Islands

POOL B
Mexico 33 – 0 Curaçao
Mexico 22 – 19 Barbados
Curaçao 7 – 24 Barbados

POOL C
Guyana 36 – 5 Belize
Bermuda 15 – 7 Guyana
Belize 0 – 38 Bermuda

 

DAY TWO RESULTS

PLATE PLAYOFFS
Turks & Caicos 17 – 7 Curaçao
Curaçao 45 – 0 Belize
Turks & Caicos 22 – 0 Belize

FINALS POOL 1
Jamaica 24 – 0 Guyana
Barbados 26 – 5 Guyana
Jamaica 21 – 0 Barbados

FINALS POOL 2
Mexico 50 – British Virgin Islands
Bermuda 41 – 0 British Virgin Islands
Mexico 12 – 5 Bermuda

PLATE FINAL
Turks & Caicos 14 – 24 Curaçao

5th PLACE FINAL
Guyana 43 – 0 British Virgin Islands

3rd PLACE FINAL
Barbados 17 – 12 Bermuda

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Jamaica 21 – 7 Mexico