The 2014 NACRA Rugby Championship, the seventh edition of the NACRA Rugby Championship, was a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play took place between 10 May and 28 June. A championship game followed in June, with Guyana defeating USA South in extra time. Mexico was promoted to the North Championship, with Bermuda moving down, due to the latter's inability to organize the promotion/relegation match. In the South division, Barbados defeated Curaçao to remain in the Championship.
| 2014 NACRA Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Champions | USA Rugby South |
| Runners-up |  Guyana |
The championship is split between North and South zones, which each have a three-team Championship and four-team Cup. The winner of each Championship play for the final, championship game, and a promotion/relegation game is played in each zone, between the winner of the Cup, and the last place team of the Championship.
Competition points are different from most rugby union tournaments: Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw. There are also bonus points for scoring four tries and for losing within a margin of 7 points or less.[1]
Teams edit
Fourteen teams will take place in this year's tournament.[2] They are seeded into two pools based on their regional rankings, in brackets.[2]
| North Zone | South Zone |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| USA South (1) |  Trinidad and Tobago (2)
|
 Cayman Islands (3)
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Guyana (5)
|
 Bermuda (4)
|
 Barbados (6)
|
| Cup | |
 Bahamas (7)
|
 Curaçao (10)
|
 Jamaica (8)
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 British Virgin Islands (11)
|
 Mexico (9)
|
 Saint Lucia (12)
|
 Turks and Caicos Islands (14)
|
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (13)
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North Zone edit
North Zone Championship edit
| Position | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | USA South | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Bermuda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 57 | −48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 2014 | USA South | 33 – 6 | Bermuda
|
Life University, Marietta, Georgia, United States | ||
| 16:00 EDT | Try: Ty Elkins (2) Ben Paul Con: Lucas Baistrocchi (3/3) Pen: Lucas Baistrocchi (4/4) |
Report | Pen: Tommy Edwards (2/2) |
| June 7, 2014 | Bermuda
|
3 – 24 | Cayman Islands
|
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
| 16:00 ADT | Pen: Tommy Edwards (1/1) | Report | Try: Keswick Wright Yohann Regnard Con: Morgan Hayward (1/2) Pen: Morgan Hayward (3/4) Marco Du Plessis (1/1) |
| June 14, 2014 | Cayman Islands
|
30-34 | USA South | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: Morgan Hayward Joel Clark Marco Du Plessis Pen: Morgan Hayward (2) |
Report |
North Zone Cup edit
| Position | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | Mexico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 26 | +137 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bahamas |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 119 | −102 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| May 17, 2014 | Bahamas
|
18 – 33[3] | Mexico
|
Winton Rugby Centre, Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| 16:00 EDT |
| May 17, 2014 | Jamaica
|
10 – 6[3] | Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| 16:00 (UTC-5) |
| May 31, 2014 | Turks and Caicos Islands
|
11 – 13[4] | Bahamas
|
Meridan Field, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
| 16:00 EDT |
| June 7, 2014 | Jamaica
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8 – 34 | Mexico
|
Ewarton, Jamaica | ||
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Try: Unknown (No. 11) Pen: Unknown |
Report | Try: Simon Pierre (2) Fharid Samano (2) Mizael Loredo ? Penalty Try Con: Lucas Collavizza (2/5) |
Attendance: 350 |
| June 28, 2014 (TBC) | Bahamas
|
10 - 17 | Jamaica
|
Winton Rugby Centre, Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| 16:00 EDT |
| June 28, 2014 (TBC) | Mexico
|
96 - 0 | Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 16:00 CST |
North Zone Championship relegation play-off edit
The North Zone Championship relegation play-off was played between the last-placed team of the North Zone Championship, Bermuda, and the winner of the North Zone Cup, Mexico. However, Bermuda was unable to organize the match, and Mexico moved to the Championship by default.[5]
South Zone edit
South Zone Championship edit
| Position | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | Guyana |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 82 | −58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2014 | Barbados
|
19 – 48[3] | Guyana
|
Garrison Historic Area, St Michael, Barbados | ||
| 16:00 AST |
| May 24, 2014 | Trinidad and Tobago
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34 – 5 | Barbados
|
Port of Spain, Trinidad | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: James Phillip (3) Adam Fredericks Joseph Quashie Daryl Scott Con: Aasan Lewis (2/6) |
Report | Try: ? |
| June 7, 2014 | Guyana
|
15 – 8 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana | ||
| 16:00 GYT (UTC-4) |
South Zone Cup edit
| Position | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||||
| 1 | Curaçao |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 31 | +86 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Saint Lucia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 96 | −34 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 67 | −5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 95 | −43 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 10, 2014 | Curaçao
|
56 – 7 | Saint Lucia
|
Blue Bay Curaçao Golf and Beach Resort, Sint-Michiel, Curaçao | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: Rob Perry (3) James Brienburg (2) Jacco Eilers Johan Faas Mooi Thimas Mark Verberg Con: Mooi Thomas (4/9) Pen: Mooi Thomas |
Report | Try: Werdel St Clair Con: Colvis Samuel (1/1) |
| May 17, 2014 | British Virgin Islands
|
22 – 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: Grashaun Audain Simon Knight Donovan Staple Con: Rory Thorton (2/3) Pen: Rory Thorton |
Report | Try: Godfrey Matthews Recardo Dallaway Rasheed Campbell Kemi Francois Con: Phillip Alvis (2/4) |
| June 7, 2014 | British Virgin Islands
|
18 – 29 | Saint Lucia
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A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands | ||
| 16:00 AST |
| June 7, 2014 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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12 – 19 | Curaçao
|
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| 16:00 AST |
| June 21, 2014 | Curaçao
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42 - 12 | British Virgin Islands
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Blue Bay Curaçao Golf and Beach Resort, Sint-Michiel, Curaçao | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: Curtleyson Martis (3) Tjakko Breuer (2) Con: ?/5 Pen: ? Drop: ? |
Report | Try: Thomas Chapman Rory Thorton Con: Rory Thorton (1/2) |
| June 21, 2014 | Saint Lucia
|
26 - 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Saint Lucia | ||
| 16:00 AST | Try: Lenford Eugene (2) Ervin Joseph Imran Williams Con: Colvis Samuels (3/4) |
Report | Try: Philip Alvis (2) Justin Joyles George Kruger Con: Philip Alvis (1/4) |
South Zone Championship relegation play-off edit
The South Zone Championship relegation play-off will be played between the last-placed team of the South Zone Championship, Barbados, and the winner of the South Zone Cup, Curaçao. The winner will play in the 2015 South Zone Championship.[1]
| Sept 20, 2014 | Curaçao
|
0 - 29 | Barbados
|
Blue Bay Curaçao Golf and Beach Resort, Sint-Michiel, Curaçao | ||
| TBC |
Final edit
The final will be played between the winner of the North Zone Championship, USA South, and the winner of the South Zone Championship, Guyana.[1]
| June 28, 2014 | USA South | 27 - 30 aet | Guyana
|
Life University, United States | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Matt Hughston 3, Brendan Smith Con: Tom Snow 2 Pen: Tom Snow |
Match Report | Try: Claudius Butts, Vallon Adams, Avery Corbin, Theodore Henry Con: Ryan Gonsalves 2 Pen: Ryan Gonsalves 2 Cards: Avery Corbin  57' to 67'
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Related Page edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Fixtures" Archived May 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. NACRA. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ a b "2014 NACRA Senior Men's Championships Final Format" (PDF). USA Rugby South. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ a b c "St Vincent and Grenadines open 2014 season with 24-22 win over BVIpublisher=NACRA". 2014-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/TCIRFU/photos/a.10151699420270124.1073741828.57551880123/10152070376925124/?type=1 [user-generated source]
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook (in Spanish). Rugby Mexico FMRU. 2014-08-29. Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-02.