The Mexico national rugby sevens team participates in competitions such as the World Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Mexico finished in last place in the 2008 USA Sevens and finished sixth in the 2011 Pan American Games and eighth in the 2015 Pan American Games.
History
Mexico participated in the June 2015 NACRA Sevens, a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Mexico went 2–1 in pool play, finishing second in the group and qualifying for the semifinals.
In June 2015, Mexico and Cayman Island qualified to the Hong Kong Sevens 2016 World Series Qualifier at the NACRA Sevens, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively.
In the beginning of 2023, French Olympian Terry Bouhraoua was appointed as the Sporting Director of Mexico Rugby Sevens.
Mexico competed in the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. They finished at the bottom of the table after losing to Papua New Guinea in the eleventh place playoff. Mexico ended the Challenger Series in twelfth place overall.
Players
Current squad Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. No.Players1Ricardo Ancira2Alejandro Revilla Beltrán3Jose Mauricio Mora4Christopher Reyes5Andres Rodriguez6Franco Guerrero7Fharid Samano8Luis Angel Galindo9Enrique Carmona10Rodrigo Ripoll11Jose Larraga Martinez13Emilio Sanchez
Tournament History
Olympic qualifying
Final Olympic Qualification TournamentYearRoundPosition 2016Shield Semi-finalsNA 5 0 5 0 2020Pool Stage8th 4 0 4 0Total0 Titles2/29090
World Rugby Sevens Series World Rugby Sevens SeriesTournamentRoundPosition2008 USA SevensShield SemifinalsNA50502009 USA SevensShield SemifinalsNA50502011 Hong Kong SevensShield Quarter-finalsNA40402013 Hong Kong SevensPool StageNA30302015 Hong Kong SevensPool StageNA30302016 Hong Kong SevensPool StageNA31202021 Canada Sevens (Vancouver)11th Place Final1250502021 Canada Sevens (Edmonton)11th Place Final125050Total0 Titles6/6331320
Pan American Games
Pan American GamesTournament Round Position 20115th-Place Final6th6150 20157th-Place Final8th6060 2019Did not qualifyTotal0 Titles2/2121110
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American & Caribbean GamesTournament Round Position 2010Bronze Medal Finals6321 2014Gold Medal Finals6510 2018Gold Medal Finals6420Total0 Titles3/3181250
RAN Sevens
RAN SevensYear Round Position 20053rd-Place Final4thNA 20103rd-Place Final3rdNA 20113rd-Place Final3rdNA 20123rd-Place Final3rdNA 2014Final 2nd 6 4 2 0 20153rd-Place Final 3rd 5 3 2 0 2016Plate Final 5th 5 3 2 0 2017Placement Rounds 3rd 5 4 1 0 20183rd-Place Final 4th 6 4 2 0 20193rd-Place Final 3rd 6 4 2 0Total0 Titles10/103322110
See also World Sevens Series Rugby World Cup Sevens Mexico national rugby union team
References