Guyana confirmed to compete in Men’s and Women’s categories of RAN Sevens

The Rugby America North’s (RAN) annual senior sevens tournament will once again take place at Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima, Trinidad, from November 21-23.

The Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Union (TTRU) hosts and welcomes the regional association’s largest event of the year back to their shores in year two of of a three-year bid allocation.

The Men’s Tier 1 (MT1) landscape remains unchanged from 2024, but the Women’s (W) competition welcomes Bermuda and Guyana for 2025.

Winners of these two brackets will qualify for the SVNS pathway, part of World Rugby’s evolved HSBC SVNS model.

The top three MT1, excluding Canada, and top two Women’s teams will qualify for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The Men’s Tier 2 (MT2) bracket boasts six teams this year, with MT1 promotion opportunity on the line for 2026- pending the winner is a full Member Union of RAN.

Thanks to an increase in regional participation for the event, the 2025 tournament will span across three full days of play where Canada (MT1) and México (W) look to defend their titles while MT2 will crown a new champion.

MT1 will compete as two pools of four, followed by quarter, semi and finals, while W and MT2 will face off through round-robin play for standings to determine finals match-ups.

Men’s Tier 1 (8): Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, México and Trinidad and Tobago

Women’s (6): Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, México and Trinidad and Tobago

Men’s Tier 2 (6): Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Turks and Caicos Islands

All three days of the tournament will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV – the free, official streaming service from World Rugby.

Tournament schedule will be announced shortly. Stay tuned for more details through RAN’s website and social media channels. (RAN Press Release)