RUGBY FOOTBALL

August 10, 2018 | By Rugby Americas North

As the one-month-to-go mark nears, Rugby Americas North has announced today the pools for the 2018 RTEK RAN Sevens to take place in Barbados on September 22 and 23. Representing the region will be 24 teams from 15 countries. The 2018 RTEK RAN Sevens is a qualifier for the 2019 Pan American Games. RAN teams will also be looking ahead to the 2020 Olympic Games. The 2019 RAN Sevens will serve as the regional qualifier with seeding based on 2018 results.

A Caribs player makes a darting run against Harvard yesterday at the Queen's Park Savannah.

IN a fiery yet fitting start to the TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Championship season, Harvard reclaimed the Robert Farfan trophy yesterday when they defeated Caribs 17-15 at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain.

Jonny May says he was on his best form in South Africa. Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

• England wing is keeping ahead of chasing pack
• May inspired by Olympic champion English Gardner

SOME nine male and three female teams made the journey to Mayaro beach, last Sunday, for the second ever beach rugby tournament held in TT and the first hosted by the TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU).

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco will see new standards in sevens fan-engagement thanks to an exciting programme of innovations announced by World Rugby.

Bermuda’s Conor McGowen, centre, is tackled by TT’s Jason Quashie in their RAN 15s Tournament clash recently at St Anthony’s Ground, Westmoorings.

Shamfa finds $200k for Cayman Islands trip