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{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens
| countries = {{USA}}
| date = 13–14 June
| nations = {{USA}}<br />{{BAH}}<br />{{BAR}}<br />{{CAN}}<br />{{CAY}}<br />{{GUY}}<br />{{JAM}}<br />{{MEX}}<br />{{TRI}}
| champions = {{Ru7|USA}}
| runnersup = {{Ru7|CAN}}
| third = {{Ru7|MEX}}
| top point scorer = 
| top try scorer = 
| prevseason = [[2014 NACRA Sevens|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2016 RAN Sevens|2016]]
}}
The '''2015 NACRA Sevens''' was an Olympic qualification tournament for [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] held in the [[United States]] at [[WakeMed Soccer Park]] in [[Cary, North Carolina]] on 13–14 June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usarugby.org/nacra-sevens#2015=home |title = NACRA Sevens  |access-date=2015-06-03 |archive-date=2015-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507212020/http://usarugby.org/nacra-sevens#2015=home |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The teams were split into two groups. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winning team qualified directly to the Olympics, and the second and third placed teams advanced to the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|Olympic Qualification Tournament]].

==Pools==
{{colbegin}}
{|
|+'''Pool A'''
|{{ubl|{{ru7|BAR}}|{{ru7|JAM}}|{{ru7|MEX}}|{{ru7|USA}}}}
|}

{|
|+'''Pool B'''
|{{ubl|{{ru7|BAH}}|{{ru7|CAN}}|{{ru7|CAY}}|{{ru7|GUY}}|{{ru7|TRI}}}}
|}
{{colend}}

'''Note''': The team from [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Rugby Union Football Club|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] was scheduled to participate in Pool A, but withdrew after their players were denied visas to enter the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugby squad denied US visas|url=http://thevincentian.com/rugby-squad-denied-us-visas-p8063-139.htm}}</ref>

== Pool stage ==

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:

# higher win percentage in all group matches;
# points obtained in all group matches;
# most of wins (including Overtime Wins) in all group matches;
# highest points difference in all group matches;
# lowest points against in all group matches;

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
| style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
|}

===Pool A===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="245"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|USA}}
|3||3||0||0||144||5||+139||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|MEX}}
|3||2||0||1||57||55||+2||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{Ru7|JAM}}
|3||1||0||2||38||90||–52||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{Ru7|BAR}}
|3||0||0||3||26||115||–89||'''0'''
|}

{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 11:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|BAR}}
|score = 26–28
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|JAM}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 13:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|MEX}}
|score = 24–5
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|JAM}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 15:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 54–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAR}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 18:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 50–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|MEX}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 June 2015
|time = 9:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 40–5
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|JAM}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 June 2015
|time = 9:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|MEX}}
|score = 33–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAR}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----

===Pool B===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="240"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
|4||4||0||0||170||7||+163||'''12'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAY}}
|4||3||0||1||57||67||–10||'''9'''
|-
|align=left|{{Ru7|GUY}}
|4||2||0||2||79||89||–10||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{Ru7|BAH}}
|4||1||0||3||52||123||–71||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{Ru7|TRI}}
|4||0||0||4||24||96||–72||'''0'''
|}

{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 11:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|GUY}}
|score = 38–19
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAH}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 11:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|TRI}}
|score = 0–15
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|CAY}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 13:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 45–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAH}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 13:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|GUY}}
|score = 12–14
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|CAY}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 16:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 38–7
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|TRI}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 16:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAY}}
|score = 28–19
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAH}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 18:28
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 51–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|GUY}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 June 2015
|time = 18:28
|home = {{ru7-rt|TRI}}
|score = 12–14
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|BAH}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 June 2015
|time = 9:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 36–0
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|CAY}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 June 2015
|time = 9:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|GUY}}
|score = 29–5
|report = 
|away = {{ru7|TRI}}
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]], [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
}}
----

== Placement stage ==

===Fifth to eighth===
{{Round4-with third|team-width=200
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--fifth to eighth place -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 11:45 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|GUY}}|'''29'''|{{Ru7|BAR}}|5
|<small>14 June 2015 - 12:07 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|JAM}}|'''17'''|{{Ru7|BAH}}|0
<!--fifth place  -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 15:58 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|GUY}}|'''19'''|{{Ru7|JAM}}|5
<!--seventh place -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 15:14 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|BAR}}|'''36'''|{{Ru7|BAH}}|5
}}

===Title playoffs===
{{Round4-with third|team-width=200
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semifinals -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 11:45 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|USA}}|'''60'''|{{Ru7|CAY}}|0
|<small>14 June 2015 - 12:07 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|CAN}}|'''34'''|{{Ru7|MEX}}|0
<!--final  -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 17:34 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|CAN}}|5
<!--third place -->
|<small>14 June 2015 - 16:42 - [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]</small>
|{{Ru7|CAY}}|19|{{Ru7|MEX}}|'''26'''
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Legend
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Qualified for the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]].
|- bgcolor=ccccff
|Qualified for the [[Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament]].
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=50|Rank
!width=170|Team
!width=60| W/L record
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
| {{Gold1}} || align=left | {{Ru7|USA}} || 5–0
|-bgcolor=ccccff
|  {{Silver2}} ||  align=left |{{Ru7|CAN}} || 5–1
|-bgcolor=ccccff
| {{Bronze3}} || align=left | {{Ru7|MEX}} || 3–2
|-
| 4 ||  align=left |{{Ru7|CAY}} || 3–3
|-
| 5 || align=left | {{Ru7|GUY}} || 4–2
|-
| 6 ||  align=left |{{Ru7|JAM}} || 2–3
|-
| 7 ||  align=left |{{Ru7|BAR}} || 1–4
|-
| 8 ||  align=left |{{Ru7|BAH}} || 1–5
|-
| 9 ||  align=left |{{Ru7|TRI}} || 0–4
|}

==See also==
* [[2015 NACRA Women's Sevens]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{NACRA Sevens|state=expanded}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:NACRA}}
[[Category:Rugby Americas North Sevens|2015]]
[[Category:2015 rugby sevens competitions]]
[[Category:2015 in North American rugby union]]
[[Category:2015 in American rugby union]]
[[Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by the United States]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament]]
[[Category:2015 in Caribbean sport|rugby union]]
[[Category:Sports in Raleigh-Durham]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens competitions in the United States]]