Men's National Rugby Qualify For CAC Games

Going into the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico on the weekend, The Bahamas men's National Rugby team was confident that it could win it all, but knew it would take a mammoth effort.
After two days of bone crushing hits, NFL Football type moves and almost Olympic level speed, the Bahamian men did not win it all, but can hold their heads high after finishing fifth and securing a spot in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Guyana.
Guyana won both the men and women's titles. Their men earned the right to represent the Caribbean region at the Commonwealth Games, USA Sevens and the Pan American Games along with Canada.
Playing at such a high level for the first time, The Bahamian Women's National Rugby Team was able to win just one match, but gained a lot of experience that should go a long way in future regional battles.
The Mexican women were also playing in the NACRA tournament for the first time.
On the first day of competition on Saturday (Nov. 14th) playing in their pool with Guyana, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and the Cayman Islands, The Bahamian men defeated the Cayman Islands 26-12, they then dropped the Dominican Republic 21-7, before losing to Guadeloupe 35-7.
They returned the favour and beat Guadeloupe in a rematch to finish the first round at 3-1, second in the pool and earned a spot in the quarter-finals.
On Saturday the women lost their opener to St. Lucia 22-0, then was blasted by powerhouse Guyana 45-0. The Bahamian women celebrated their first victory 17-12 over Mexico, but could not keep the momentum and lost game four 22-12 to the Cayman Islands to finish at 1-3. 
On Sunday playing in the quarterfinals against Jamaica, the Bahamian men continued to role and defeated Jamaica 24-1, but stalled in the semi-finals versus the favorite Guyana who held them scoreless 24-0. 

The Bahamian men who were described as the surprise of the tournament quickly regrouped and won their next match against Martinique in the plate final 28-10 to finish third.
After finishing the tournament with a 5-2 record they earned a spot along with Trinidad, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Mexico at next years CAC Games.
In continued pool play on Sunday the Bahamian Women began the day with another tough battle with Guyana and lost 47-0, they then fell to the Cayman Islands 10-5, and in the semifinal round went down to Guyana again 24-0.
St Lucia placed 2nd in the women's division with host Mexico placing 3rd.
Director of the Bahamas Rugby Football Union (BRFU) Elystan Miles said it  was the highest stakes The Bahamas has ever played for in the sport of rugby because there were so many different level tournaments to qualify for.
Guyana men won the tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
Guyana’s men narrowly defeated a strong Trinidad and Tobago side 12-10 in a close final. 
Meanwhile, Guyana women was successfull in defending their Caribbean crown.
In the Bowl Final in the men's division Cayman defeated Jamaica 10-7 with a last minute drop goal to finish fifth. In the Shield Final Mexico defeated Bermuda 14-12 to finish seventh, and claimed the all important 5th qualification place for the CAC Games next year.