Monday, 12th October 2009Teams Confirmed for 2009 NACRA Sevens
Confirmation of Men's and Women's NACRA Sevens Teams
All teams have now been confirmed for the 2009 NACRA Sevens, Mexico City, November 14th & 15th 2009.
Women's Teams:
Mexico (hosts)
Guyana
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Bahamas
St Lucia
The Women's tournament format is a round robin over two days with each playing each other. On Day 2, the 1st and 2nd placed teams will play off for the overall Championship with additional matches between 3rd and 4th and 5th and 6th.
Men's Teams:
Pool A: Guyana, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic
Pool B: Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Barbados, St Lucia
Pool C: Bermuda, Jamaica, Martinique, St Vincent & The Grenadines
Top 3 teams from Pool A and top 2 teams from Pools B and C automatically go through to the Cup knockout competition on Day 2. The 3rd placed teams in Pools B and C play a one off match to decide the remaining 8th team in the Day 2 knockout tournament.
The remaining 5 teams enter a round robin tournament on Day 2.
The 5 highest placed eligible teams will go through to the CACSO Games Sevens to be held in Guyana in July 2010 and the highest ranked eligible Caribbean team will go through to the 2010 Commonwealth games.
