Rugby Union Sevens - a short form of the sport of rugby union - was first played in 1883, with the first (men's) internationals taking place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.
However, although the first Women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first Women's International Rugby Union Sevens tournaments were played, when the Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship. This reached its zenith with the first Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.
The following are details of all official regional women's international championship played in the NAWIRA/NACRA rugby union region (the Caribbean and central America) since the first tournament in 2006, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.
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Venue/Date: 19–20 November 2005, Barbados Summarised POOL A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 56 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 59 |
| Guyana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 70 |
| St Vincent | 2 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 105 |
| St Lucia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 129 |
| Barbados | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 227 |
USA 29-0 West Indies
Date/Venue: 11–12 November 2006, Garrison Savannah, Barbados. (Source NAWIRA)
Winners: Jamaica
Date/Venue: 17–18 November 2007, at Winton Rugby Centre, Nassau, Bahamas.
Participants: USA Developing Eagles, Canada Development, Guyana, and Jamaica. Trinidad & Tobago were a late withdrawal. (Source NAWIRA) Summarised
Day 1 Match Schedule
Day 2 Match Schedule
There were no extra classification games
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 32 |
| USA Dev Eagles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 41 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 67 |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 115 |
Venue/Date: Nassau, Bahamas, 25–26 October 2008. World Cup qualifiers, two to qualify for Dubai.
Originally there were three groups of three but due to the very late withdrawal of St Vincent and the Grenadines it became two groups of four.
POOL A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 52 |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 57 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 122 |
POOL B
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 29 |
| Barbados | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 101 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 111 |
Quarter Finals
Bowl Semi Finals
Shield Final (7th)
Bowl Final (5th)
Cup Semi Finals
Plate Final (3rd)
Cup Final (1st)
Date/Venue: November 14–15, Mexico City, Mexico. Guyana, St Lucia, Cayman, Mexico and Bahamas took part.[1]
26–27 July 2010, at Georgetown, Guyana[2]
Pool stage
Seedings After Round Robin Tournament:
1st Seed, Guyana, 14 pts
2nd Seed, Jamaica, 13 pts
3rd Seed, Trinidad & Tobago, 12 pts
4th Seed, St Lucia, 9 pts
5th Seed, Mexico, 7 pts
6th Seed, Cayman, 5 pts
Semi-finals
5th place
3rd place
Final
12-13 November 2011, at Bridgetown, Barbados[3]
Pool A
Pool B
Pool A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 19 |
| St Lucia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 24 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
| Barbados | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 |
Pool B
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leafs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 5 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 26 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 27 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 94 |
| Gudaloupe | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 107 |
| St Vincent | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 109 |
9th/11th Ranking Round-robin
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 |
| Barbados | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
| St Vincent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
9th-11th ranking round-robin
Cup Quarter Finals
Cup semi-finals
Plate semi-finals
7th/8th Place Playoff
Plate final(5th/6th)
3rd/4th Playoff
Final
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