Rugby sevens at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament explained

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games men's rugby sevens tournament
Type:sevens
Host:Colombia
Venue:Estadio Moderno
Date:1–2 August 2018
Nations:8
Champion:Colombia
Runnerup:Mexico
Third:Jamaica
Fourth:Trinidad and Tobago
Matches:24
Succeeded By:2022

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Colombia. It was hosted at the Estadio Moderno in Barranquilla. The tournament was held from 1 August to 2 August 2018, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 2 August. The 2018 Games marked the second time that rugby sevens has been played at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Competition schedule

The men's rugby tournament takes place over two days:[1]

Date Event
August 1 Preliminaries
August 2 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Pool stage

In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group. Three points are awarded for a win, two points - for a draw, and one point - for a loss.[2]

Pool A

Pool B

Knockout stage

The knockout stages were scheduled for August 2.

5–8th place playoff

Fifth-place final

Medal Playoff

Gold-medal match

Final ranking

data-sort-type="number"Rank !Team Matches Points Avg points Tries Avg tries
614323.83233.83
613121.83213.50
610617.67183.00
469015.00162.67
569115.17152.50
668714.50152.50
76396.5071.17
86396.5071.17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 – Men's Sevens. Barranquilla 2018. 9 March 2019.
  2. http://barranquilla2018.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/BAQ2018_Manual_Tecnico_RUGBY_Ingles.pdf 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games rugby sevens technical manual