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2018 Central American and Caribbean Games men's rugby sevens tournament

Tournament details
Host	Colombia
Venue	Estadio Moderno
Date	1–2 August 2018
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Colombia
Runner-up	Mexico
Third place	Jamaica
Fourth place	Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
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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.

Qualified teams

•  Colombia
•  Costa Rica
•  Guatemala
•  Guyana
•  Jamaica
•  Mexico
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Venezuela

Competition schedule

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

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.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	72	31	+41	7	Quarter-finals
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	57	29	+28	7
3	Guyana	3	2	0	1	46	33	+13	7
4	Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	12	94	−82	3

Colombia	19–12	Mexico
Try: Vanegas 7' c Garcia (2) 10' m, 11' c Con: Diosa Gomez (2/3)	Report (Barranquilla 2018)	Try: Ripoll 9' c Martinez-Elhore 15' m Con: Chavez (1/1) Rodriguez (0/1)

Guyana	22–7	Costa Rica
	Report

Colombia	41–5	Costa Rica
	Report

Guyana	10–14	Mexico
	Report

Mexico	31–0	Costa Rica
	Report

Colombia	12–14	Guyana
	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	0	0	60	22	+38	9	Quarter-finals
2	Jamaica	3	2	0	1	65	29	+36	7
3	Venezuela	3	1	0	2	34	58	−24	5
4	Guatemala	3	0	0	3	22	72	−50	3

Venezuela	10–24	Trinidad and Tobago
	Results

Jamaica	29–12	Guatemala
	Results

Venezuela	24–5	Guatemala
	Results

Jamaica	7–17	Guyana
	Results

Trinidad and Tobago	19–5	Guatemala
	Results

Venezuela	0–29	Jamaica
	Results

Knockout stage

The knockout stages were scheduled for August 2.

5–8th place playoff

	Semi-finals				5th-place final
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Guatemala	7
					2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Guyana	24
					Guyana	7
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
					Venezuela	28
	Venezuela	29
	Costa Rica	10
					7th Place
					2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
					Guatemala	10
					Costa Rica	12

Semi-finals

Guatemala	7–24	Guyana
	Report

Costa Rica	10–29	Venezuela
	Report

Seventh place

Guatemala	10–12	Costa Rica
	Report

Fifth-place final

Guyana	7–28	Venezuela
	Report

Medal Playoff

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold-medal match
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Colombia	24
					2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Guatemala	0
					Colombia	26
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
					Jamaica	0
	Jamaica	15
									2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Guyana	10
									Colombia	21
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
									Mexico	14
	Mexico	31
					2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Venezuela	0
					Mexico	29
	2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
					Trinidad and Tobago	5			Bronze-medal match
	Trinidad and Tobago	20
									2 August 2018 – Estadio Moderno
	Costa Rica	5
									Jamaica	26
									Trinidad and Tobago	5

Quarter-finals

Colombia	24–0	Guatemala
	Report

Jamaica	15–10	Guyana
	Report

Mexico	31–0	Venezuela
	Report

Trinidad and Tobago	20–5	Costa Rica
	Report

Semi-finals

Colombia	26–0	Jamaica
	Report

Mexico	29–5	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report

Bronze-medal match

Jamaica	26–5	Trinidad and Tobago
	Report

Gold-medal match

Colombia	21–14	Mexico
	Report

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Avg points	Tries	Avg tries
	Colombia	6	143	23.83	23	3.83
	Mexico	6	131	21.83	21	3.50
	Jamaica	6	106	17.67	18	3.00
4	Trinidad and Tobago	6	90	15.00	16	2.67
5	Venezuela	6	91	15.17	15	2.50
6	Guyana	6	87	14.50	15	2.50
7	Costa Rica	6	39	6.50	7	1.17
8	Guatemala	6	39	6.50	7	1.17

References

1. "Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 – Men's Sevens". Barranquilla 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games rugby sevens technical manual, barranquilla2018.com. Accessed 9 March 2019.

• Events at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
• 2018 rugby sevens competitions
• Rugby sevens at the Central American and Caribbean Games