Category: Jamaica | Rugby Americas North

Jamaica set to make HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Debut in Vancouver

by Bryan Kelly | Sep 16, 2021 | Jamaica, RAN Sevens

This weekend, Jamaica Rugby is set to make history. The Caribbean nation will make its debut on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at BC Place in Vancouver in front of a nearly sold-out crowd (at a smaller capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions). The team...

11 Nations Set to Compete in 2021 RAN Sevens in Turks and Caicos

by Bryan Kelly | Aug 26, 2021 | Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, RAN Sevens, Turks & Caicos

August 26, 2021 – Today, Rugby Americas North (RAN) confirmed the 11 men’s teams set to compete in its 2021 RAN Sevens in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos from October 16-17. Held at the picturesque Meridian Fields, the two-day tournament marks the highly anticipated...

Women In Leadership Directive Profile: Tracy-Ann Hales, Jamaica

by Lauren Rothwell | Jul 27, 2021 | Jamaica, Women's Rugby

If you asked Tracy-Ann Hales about her passion for rugby, she wouldn’t regal you with a childhood story about falling in love with the sport at a young age. Actually, Tracy-Ann has never been a rugby player. Instead, she found rugby after joining the Jamaica Rugby...

RAN to support Tracy-Ann Hales, Zhenya Allain in Executive Leadership Development

by Bryan Kelly | Jul 27, 2021 | Jamaica, St. Lucia, Women's Rugby

Rugby Americas North (RAN) is pleased to announce that it will be financially supporting both Tracy-Ann Hales and Zhenya Allain as they take the Women in Leadership online course through Cornell University to further their executive leadership development. Both...

Jamaica Crocs keep their eyes on the Olympic prize

by Amy Goulding | Jun 15, 2021 | Jamaica, Olympics

With the Sevens Repechage in Monaco just around the corner, the Jamaica Crocs men and women have their sights firmly set on winning in their last chance at Olympic qualification. With one Men’s place and two Women’s places up for grabs, the Crocs are looking to defy...

“This is the only stone left unturned” – Conan Osborne on Jamaica’s Olympic dream

by ranMedia | May 23, 2021 | Jamaica, Olympics, RAN Sevens

Jamaica men’s sevens captain Conan Osborne says qualification for the Tokyo Olympics would be the pinnacle for his fast-improving Reggae Crocs team. When Conan Osborne scored the last-gasp try that qualified Jamaica for their first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018, the...