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tournament. It took place over two days on 15 and 16 July 2022 in

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at the

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and included six teams. The format for 2022 changed from a rugby tens competition to a 12-a-side. The tournament is used as a development tool for the women’s game, with the aim of a Women’s 15-a-side international competition for the region. USA South Panthers won the tournament after beating, runners-up, Jamaica in the final.

Teams

Teams are seeded based on the results of the

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Format

On Day 1, teams were divided into two pools of three according to their seeding, with a total of six matches played. Day 2 followed a similar format, with two pools of three based on the day 1 results followed by the finals.

Matches

Day 1

Pool A

Pool B

Day 2

Semi-finals

Finals

Championship final

Broadcaster

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announced that SportsMax TV would be broadcasting the competition.

References

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