Americas Rugby Championship

Americas Rugby Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2014 Americas Rugby Championship

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2009
No. of teams	4
Country	Argentina Canada Uruguay United States
Most recent champion(s)	Argentina Jaguars (5th title)
Most titles	Argentina Jaguars (5 titles)
Official website	[1]

The Americas Rugby Championship is a rugby union competition contested by national and, formerly, regional teams from North and South America. The league has replaced the IRB's previous North American competition, the North America 4.

The inaugural season of the competition was held in September and October 2009. The round-robin competition amongst the Canadian teams ended with the BC Bears and Ontario Blues qualifying for the Canadian Semi-Final, which was won by the Bears. The Argentina Jaguars and USA Select XV played in the other semi-final, in which the Jaguars were victorious. The Argentina Jaguars defeated the BC Bears 35-11 in the final to capture the tournament's first title.

The second season began in September 2010. The tournament was quite different from the previous format. The tournament was cut from 6 teams to 4. The tournament also replaced the 4 Canadian teams with a Canada A side, chosen from Canadian Rugby Championship participants, and the Tonga A.^[1] The tournament was played entirely in Córdoba, Argentina.

The tournament was not held in 2011 due to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but returned in 2012. The 2012 tournament replaced Tonga with Uruguay, and was held in Langford, British Columbia between 12 and 20 October.^[2]

1 Teams
- 1.1 Current teams
- 1.2 Past teams
2 Past results
3 All-time results table
- 3.1 Results by nation
4 See also
5 Notes and references
6 External links

Teams

Current teams

Argentina Jaguars (second team): 2009–present
Canada A (second team): 2010–present
USA Selects (second team): 2009–present
Uruguay: 2012–present

Past teams

BC Bears: 2009
Ontario Blues: 2009
Prairie Wolf Pack: 2009
The Rock: 2009
Tonga A (second team): 2010^[3]

Past results

Season	Stadium	Location	Champion	Score	Runner-up
2009	Fletcher's Fields	Markham, Ontario, Canada	Argentina Jaguars	35–11	BC Bears
2010	Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras	Córdoba, Argentina	Argentina Jaguars	N.A.	Canada A
2012	Westhills Stadium	Langford, British Columbia, Canada	Argentina Jaguars	N.A.	Canada A
2013	Westhills Stadium	Langford, British Columbia, Canada	Argentina Jaguars	N.A.	USA Selects
2014	Westhills Stadium	Langford, British Columbia, Canada	Argentina Jaguars	41-14	USA Selects

All-time results table

Current to 2013.

Nation	Number of appearances	Games	Wins	Losses	Best result
Argentina Jaguars	4	11	11	0	Champions: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
USA Selects	4	11	3	8	Runner-up: 2013, 2014
Canada Selects	3	9	5	4	Runner-up: 2010 & 2012
Uruguay	2	6	2	4	3rd place: 2012
Tonga A	1	3	0	3	4th place: 2010
BC Bears	1	5	4	1	Runner-up: 2009
Ontario Blues	1	5	2	3	3rd place: 2009
Prairie Wolf Pack	1	3	1	2	6th place: 2009
The Rock	1	3	1	2	5th place: 2009

In 2009, the Argentina Jaguars beat Canada A in an exhibition match not listed in this table.

Results by nation

Nation	Years represented	Champions	Runner-up
Argentina	5	5	0
Canada	5	0	3
Tonga	1	0	0
United States	5	0	2
Uruguay	3	0	0

Notes and references

^ http://www.rugbymag.com/news/international/churchill/osullivan-to-lead-usa-entry-in-arc.aspx
^ http://www.americasrugbychampionship.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=2581&leagueID=6921&page=63518
^ http://www.americasrugbychampionship.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?selectedMonth=10&selectedYear=2012&selectedTeamID=0&selectedOfficialID=0&leagueID=6921&clientID=2581&embedLID=6921&embedCID=2581&whichSched=main&mixed=1

External links

Official website

International rugby union competitions

Worldwide

Men	World Cup World Cup Sevens U20 World Championship U20 Trophy Sevens World Series

Women	World Cup Sevens World Cup Sevens Series

Multi-sport events

Intercontinental

Continental

Africa	Africa Cup CAR Development Trophy

Asia	Asian Five Nations Asian Sevens Series

Europe	Six Nations European Nations Cup Women's Six Nations Under-20 Six Nations Under-18 Championship

Oceania	FORU Oceania Cup

Americas	South American Rugby Championship Americas Rugby Championship NACRA Rugby Championship

Defunct

Categories

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