RAN 7’s championship

• Team settles for sixth

THE country’s national rugby side, after a disappointing quarter final loss to Barbados, bounced back to get one over Jamaica in the 2025 edition of the Rugby Americas North 7’s champions held in Arima Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana beat Jamaica 14-12 in another tense match-up.

They went on to face off with Mexico in the 5th place match-up but were unable to carry the momentum, losing instead and thus finished in 6th place.

In the quarter final clash on Saturday, they went up against Caribbean neighbours Barbados; they loss 36-5 thus losing their chance to reach the semis.

The Guyanese reached the quarter finals after beating Cayman Islands 24-5 in their final group clash.

On the opening day on Friday, they battled Trinidad with that matchup ending 14-14 after a thrilling showdown.

The men also narrowly lost to arch rivals Jamaica 19-12.

On the women side they suffered a heavy loss to Trinidad 39-0 and Mexico 43-0.

The women’s lone win was against Barbados 10-5.

When they met Bermuda, they also lost 19-14.

The top three men’s teams 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.