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FLASHBACK: Fiji-born Sefanaia Waqa runs with the ball during a national training session earlier this year. Waqa is on the TT team currently competing at the Rugby Americas North Sevens Championship in Barbados. PHOTO BY ALLAN V CRANE/CA-IMAGES

BOTH TT’s men and women’s teams enjoyed a flawless day of rugby as they won all their group matches to enter today, the second and final day of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championships, with a clear sight at the cup.

JOINT leaders Harvard will keen to maintain its lead by taking full points when they meet Caribs in one of two mouth-watering TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Championship Division matches, which take place at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, today.

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.