The Jamaica national rugby sevens team participates in several international competitions. As champions of the 2017 RAN Sevens, they are the first ever Caribbean side to qualify for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens and also participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] They have previously featured in Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifying tournaments of 2013, 2017[3] and 2018.[4]
| Union | Jamaica Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Crocs |
| Coach(es) | Bruce Martin |
| Captain(s) | Conan Osborne |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2018 2022) |
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Jamaica participated in the 2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco[5][6] but did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. They won the 2021 RAN Sevens and qualified for the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[7]
Tournament history
editRugby World Cup Sevens
edit| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 1997
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 2001
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005
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 2009
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 2013
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2018
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Bowl Quarter-Finalist | 24th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2022
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23rd Place Final | 24th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
edit| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 2002
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 2006
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 2010
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| 2014
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| 2018
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Pool stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022
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13th Place Playoff | 13th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
Pan American Games
edit| Pan American Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2019
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Fifth place match | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Rugby Americas North Sevens
edit| RAN Sevens record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 2004
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Finalists | 4th | |||||||
 2005
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
| 2006
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Finalists | 2nd | |||||||
 2007
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Finalists | 2nd | |||||||
| 2008
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Did not enter | ||||||||
 2009
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Plate Finalists | 6th | |||||||
| 2010
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Finalists | 2nd | |||||||
| 2011
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Semifinalists | 4th | |||||||
 2012
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Semifinalists | 4th | |||||||
 2013
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Bowl Winners | 9th | |||||||
| 2014
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Plate Finalists | 6th | |||||||
| 2015
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5th Place Finalists | 6th | |||||||
 2016
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Semifinalists | 3rd | |||||||
| 2017
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
| 2018
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
| 2019
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Finalists | 2nd | |||||||
 2021
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Champions | 1st | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Jamaica and Mexico qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Korney, Stephanie (2017-12-06). "Jamaica Rugby team Qualifies for World Cup Sevens". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Nelson, Will (April 4, 2017). "Jamaica set for World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifying Competition". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Guyana and Jamaica Men See Opportunity, Jamaica Women Debut at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens". Americas Rugby News. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Goulding, Amy (2021-06-15). "Jamaica Crocs keep their eyes on the Olympic prize". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Jamaica hope to bring cool running rugby to 2020 Olympics". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales (October 18, 2021). "Jamaica win Rugby America's North (RAN) Championship at Turks and Caicos Islands, Belize lose all games". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved October 21, 2021.