The Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens (RAN Women's Sevens) is the regional championship for women's international

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in North America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend in November. It is sanctioned and sponsored by

Rugby Americas North Rugby Americas North (RAN) is the Sports governing body, governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented withi ...

, which is the

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for the region. Prior to 2016, it was referred to as the North America and Caribbean Women's Sevens (NACRA Women's Sevens).

History

The first international sevens championship for women's teams from North America and the Caribbean was held in

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in 2005. The tournament was run by the

North America and West Indies Rugby Association Rugby Americas North (RAN) is the Sports governing body, governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented withi ...

(NAWIRA), which later became the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) before adopting its current name of Rugby Americas North in 2016. The regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the

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, the

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, and other tournaments. The following are details of all regional women's international championships played in North America and the Caribbean, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known (included are the NACRA Women's Sevens and other official regional championships, e.g. NAWIRA Women's Sevens tournaments).

Honours

Team records

Notes

{{International rugby union Women's rugby sevens competitions Rugby union competitions in North America Rugby union competitions in the Caribbean Women's rugby union competitions for national teams 2005 establishments in North America Women's rugby union in North America