The 2014 NACRA sevens is an annual rugby sevens competition held for teams affiliated with the North America Caribbean Rugby Association.[1] The competition was held between December 3 and 4 at the Campo Marte in Mexico City, Mexico. A total of twelve teams (including two from host nation Mexico) competed in the men's tournament.

2014 NACRA Sevens
HostsMexico
Date3–4 December
Final positions
Champions Guyana
Runners-up Mexico
Third Trinidad and Tobago
2013
2015

In the men's gold medal match, Guyana managed to come back from being down 7–21 at half time to defeat Mexico.[2] The top two teams in the men's competition, along with the winner of the women's competition qualified to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[3]

Pool stage

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Men's schedule and results:[4]

  Qualified for the medal round

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L Points
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 7
  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 7
  Mexico B 3 1 0 2 3
  Curaçao 3 0 0 3 0
December 3, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago  48 – 0  Curaçao

December 3, 2014
Jamaica  22 – 7  Mexico B

December 3, 2014
Jamaica  31 – 0  Curaçao

December 3, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago  36 – 14  Mexico B

December 3, 2014
Curaçao  0 – 56  Mexico B

December 3, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago  28 – 28  Jamaica

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L Points
  Barbados 3 3 0 0 9
  Bermuda 3 2 0 1 6
  British Virgin Islands 3 1 0 2 3
  Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 0
December 3, 2014
Barbados  69 – 0  British Virgin Islands

December 3, 2014
Bermuda  47 – 0  Saint Lucia

December 3, 2014
Barbados  42 – 7  Saint Lucia

December 3, 2014
Bermuda  45 – 0  British Virgin Islands

December 3, 2014
British Virgin Islands  35 – 14  Saint Lucia

December 3, 2014
Barbados  33 – 10  Bermuda

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L Points
  Guyana 3 3 0 0 9
  Mexico 3 2 0 1 6
  Cayman Islands 3 1 0 2 3
  St Vincent & Grenadines 3 0 0 3 0
December 3, 2014
Mexico  7 – 19  Guyana

December 3, 2014
Cayman Islands  56 – 14  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 3, 2014
Mexico  68 – 0  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 3, 2014
Cayman Islands  12 – 38  Guyana

December 3, 2014
Guyana  47 – 0  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 3, 2014
Mexico  35 – 0  Cayman Islands

Bowl Group

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Team Pld W D L Points
  Mexico B 3 3 0 0 9
  St Vincent & Grenadines 3 1 0 2 3
  Saint Lucia 3 1 0 2 3
  Curaçao 3 1 0 2 3
December 4, 2014
Mexico B  42 – 5  Curaçao

December 4, 2014
Saint Lucia  24 – 21  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 4, 2014
Mexico B  26 – 14  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 4, 2014
Saint Lucia  10 – 14  Curaçao

December 4, 2014
Curaçao  10 – 14  St Vincent & Grenadines

December 4, 2014
Mexico B  31 – 7  Saint Lucia

Elimination stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
 
  Guyana 31
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  Cayman Islands 5
 
  Guyana 24
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  Trinidad and Tobago 7
 
  Trinidad and Tobago17
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  Bermuda 12
 
  Guyana 33
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  Mexico 28
 
  Barbados38
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  British Virgin Islands 0
 
  Barbados 7
 
December 4 — Mexico City
 
  Mexico 24 Third place
 
  Jamaica12
 
December 4 —Mexico City
 
  Mexico 17
 
  Trinidad and Tobago 14
 
 
  Barbados 17
 

Quarterfinals

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December 4, 2014
Guyana  31 – 5  Cayman Islands

December 4, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago  17 – 12  Bermuda

December 4, 2014
Barbados  38 – 0  British Virgin Islands

December 4, 2014
Jamaica  12 – 17  Mexico

Plate

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December 4, 2014
British Virgin Islands  14 – 43  Jamaica

December 4, 2014
Bermuda  12 – 19  Cayman Islands

Seventh place match

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December 4, 2014
Bermuda  33 – 0  British Virgin Islands

Fifth place match

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December 4, 2014
Cayman Islands  22 – 11  Jamaica

Semifinals

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December 4, 2014
Guyana  24 – 7  Trinidad and Tobago

December 4, 2014
Barbados  7 – 24  Mexico

Bronze medal match

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December 4, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago  14 – 17  Barbados

Gold medal match

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December 4, 2014
Guyana  33 – 28  Mexico

Final standings

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  Qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games
Rank Team
    Guyana
    Mexico
    Barbados
4   Trinidad and Tobago
5   Cayman Islands
6   Jamaica
7   Bermuda
8   British Virgin Islands
9   Mexico–B
10   St Vincent & Grenadines
11   Saint Lucia
12   Curaçao

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NACRA Rugby". Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ^ "All hail the 'King' as Guyana secure 7th NACRA Sevens Rugby title". Guyana Chronicle. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sistema De Clasificación Sistema De Clasificación Rugby siete" [Qualification System Rugby sevens] (PDF). cog.org.gt (in Spanish). TO2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ NACRA Men's sevens schedule