| 2023 RAN Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Canada |
| Date | August 19–20; 2023 |
| Nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Canada |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third |  Jamaica |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 12 |
2024 → | |
The 2023 RAN Women's Sevens are a North American rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Starlight Stadium, Langford on 19 and 20 August 2023; they were held in Canada for the second time. The defending champions are Mexico. The winners will earn qualification to the 2024 Olympics. [1]
The teams a round-robin pool and each play against their pool opponents. The top two sides play in the final, the third and fourth place teams play for Bronze.
The four teams competing in British Columbia were: [2] [3]
Bermuda and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdrew before the tournament.
All times in Pacific Time Zone (UTC−07:00)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 194 | 9 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 70 | –27 | 7 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 97 | –71 | 5 |
 Saint Lucia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 111 | –96 | 3 |
| August 19 | Canada | 82–0 | Mexico | Starlight Stadium | |
| 11:36 |
| August 19 | Canada | 59–0 | Saint Lucia | Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:20 |
| August 19 | Mexico | 7–10 | Jamaica | Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:42 |
| August 19 | Jamaica | 0–53 | Canada | Starlight Stadium | |
| 17:26 |
| August 20 | Jamaica | 33–10 | Saint Lucia | Starlight Stadium | |
| 12:09 |
| August 20 | Saint Lucia | 5–19 | Mexico | Starlight Stadium | |
| 14:41 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Canada | 41 | |||||
| Saint Lucia | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 53 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Jamaica | 12 | |||||
| Mexico | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Saint Lucia | 12 | |||||
| Jamaica | 27 | |||||
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2024 Olympics |
| Qualified for the 2024 Repechage |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Canada |
 | Mexico |
 | Jamaica |
| 4 | Saint Lucia |
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