The 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship, the ninth edition of NACRA Rugby Championship, is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play takes place between 3 March and 2 July. Unlike the 2015 edition of the tournament, teams are split into North and South zones, but not Championships and Cups. As this edition of the tournament doubles as a round of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, only full members of World Rugby will compete.
| Date | 5 March – 1 October |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Cayman Islands Guyana Jamaica Mexico Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Tries scored | 93 (7.15 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Agustín Sánchez (53) |
| Most tries | Christian Henning (6) |
| Website | www |
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Teams
editNine teams will participate in the 2016 tournament.[1]
| North Zone | South Zone |
|---|---|
| Bahamas
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Barbados
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| Bermuda
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Guyana
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| Cayman Islands
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Trinidad and Tobago
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| Mexico
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Qualifier winner |
| Qualifier | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Jamaica
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Notable changes from last year: Jamaica returns to participate in the qualifier. Saint Lucia, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Turks and Caicos Islands and USA South are not participating, as they are not full members of World Rugby
Qualifier
edit| March 5, 2016 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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0–48 | Jamaica
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Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| report | Try: Grayson (2) Smith Thomas Groves Miller Richards Creary Con: Groves (3) Scott Cards: Hylton  62' to 72'
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee:  Nigel Owens
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North Zone
edit| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Mexico (56) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37 | +111 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands (61) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 53 | +38 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Bermuda (67) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 135 | -84 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Bahamas (86) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 89 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.[2]
Games[3]
| 7 May 2016 | Bahamas
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3-39 | Mexico
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Winton Rugby Field, Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| Pen: Brian Baker (1/2) 42' Cards: Arman Carlos 76' to 80'
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Try: Fharid Samano 33' Rodrigo Marquez 48' Jose Reyes 60' Roberto Calderón 66' Miguel Carner 83' Con: Agustin Sanchez (4/5) 34', 49', 61', 67' Pen: Agustin Sanchez (2/2) 54', 64' |
| 21 May 2016 | Cayman Islands
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20-8 | Bahamas
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Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | ||
| Try: Venasio Tokatokauanua 10' Andre Ormond 38' Justin Wight 43' Con: Shaun McDermott (1/3) 10' Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/2) 30' Cards: Yohann Regnard 54' to 64' Chris Kennedy 60' to 70' Paul Westin 71' to 80'
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Try: Mark Hammerton 51' Con: Brian Baker (0/1) Pen: Brian Baker 63' Cards: Patrick Arthur 54' to 64' Joshua Feaster 79' to 80'
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Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jamie Baum
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| 21 May 2016 | Mexico
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75-10 | Bermuda
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Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City | ||
| Try: Rodrigo Márquez 9'c, 59' Christian Henning 22'c, 32'c, 44'c, 52'c Luis Arredondo 36'c Andres Rodriguez 46'c Gonzalo Pons 43'c, 79'c Simon Pierre 73'c Con: Agustin Sanchez 10', 24', 33', 37', 45', 47', 53', 55', 74', 80' |
[1] | Try: Thomas Edwards 15'c Con: Dan Cole 16' Pen: Thomas Edwards 5' |
Attendance: 450 Referee:  Harry Mason
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| 4 June 2016 | Bermuda
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30-13 | Bahamas
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National Sports Center Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
| Try: Nigel Burgess (2) Antonio Perinchief Bennet Gibson Con: Thomas Edwards (2) Pen: Thomas Edwards (2) |
report | Try: Ryan Knowles Andrew Kemp Pen: Brian Baker |
| 18 June 2016 | Cayman Islands
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47-11 | Bermuda
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Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | ||
| Try: Al Lum 6' Michael Wilson 16', 26' Paul Westin 28' Venasio Tokatokauanua 41' Justin Wight 56' Peter de Vere 74' Con: Morgan Shelver (5/6) 7', 17', 27', 29', 57' Shaun McDermott (1/1) 74' Pen: Morgan Shelver (0/1) Cards: Severiano Tabuaniwere 48' to 58'
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ARN report World Rugby report |
Try: Guerhardt Lamprecht 76' Con: Thomas Edwards (0/1) Pen: Thomas Edwards (2/2) 13', 20' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee:  Miles McIvor
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| 2 July 2016 | Mexico
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34-24 | Cayman Islands
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Campo De Rugby, Dos Ríos, Mexico | ||
| Try: Gonzalo Pons 11', 29' Fharid Samano 16' Christian Henning 22' Luis Arrendondo 53' Con: Agustín Sánchez (3/5) 17', 30', 54' Pen: Agustín Sánchez (1/2) 3' Cards: José Reyes 64' to 74'
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report | Try: Michael Wilson 5', 61' Paul Westin 76' Con: Shaun McDermott (3/3) 6', 62', 77' Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/1) 47' |
Attendance: 650 Referee: Shaun Bastic
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South Zone
edit| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Guyana (54) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago (44) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 42 | +49 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Barbados (75) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 87 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica (78) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 59 | -42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.
Games
| 23 April 2016 | Guyana
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48-17 | Barbados
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Providence National Stadium, Georgetown | ||
| Try: Avery Corbin 9', 32'c, 42'c Rickford Cummings 24'c Dwayne Schroeder 39'c Lancelot Adonis 63'c Dane Parks 74' Con: Ryan Gonsalvez (5/7) Pen: Ryan Gonsalvez 6' Cards: Rickford Cummings 82' to 83'
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[2] | Try: Faggiani 29', 47' Clarke 69' Con: Carter (1/3) |
Referee: Haylee Slaughter
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| 23 April 2016 | Trinidad and Tobago
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34-14 | Jamaica
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Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva | ||
| Try: Joseph Quashie 16', 48'c Omari Doyle 18' Adam Frederick 22' Leon Pantor 40'c Kieshon Walker 80' Con: Leon Pantor (1/4) 48' Johnasson Alleyne (1/2) 40' |
[3] | Try: Antonio Baker 72'c Orien Smith 75'c Con: Hylton 73' Thomas 75' Pen: Thomas (0/2) Cards: Grayson 36' to 46'
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Referee: Jorge Rodriguez
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| 21 May 2016 | Barbados
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5-39 | Trinidad and Tobago
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Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Bridgetown | ||
| Try: Millar 75' Con: Walcott (0/1) Pen: Carter (0/3) |
match center | Try: Silverthorn 3', 23', 43', 68' Phillip 18', 53' Joseph 80' Con: Guerra (1/5) 24' Hudson (0/1) Clark (1/1) 81' |
Referee: John Stevens
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| 21 May 2016 | Guyana
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23-5 | Jamaica
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National Park Rugby Field, Georgetown | ||
| Try: Adonis 39' Mayers 42' King 51', 75' Con: Gonsalves (0/3) Broomes (0/1) Pen: Gonsalves 33' |
report match center |
Try: Miller 3' Con: Lynch (0/1) Cards: Grayson 47' to 57' Daley 63' to 73'
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Referee: Michael Jones
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| 18 June 2016 | Barbados
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walkover | Jamaica
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| Referee: Antonio Magallanes
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| 18 June 2016 | Trinidad and Tobago
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18-23 | Guyana
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Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain | ||
| Try: Phillip 39' Frederick 49' Richards 60' Con: O'Connor (0/2) Guerra (0/1) Pen: Pantor (1/2) 68' Cards: Silverthorn 72' to 80' Hill 78' to 80'
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report Match Center |
Try: K. McKenzie 19' Butts 43' O. McKenzie 79' Con: Adonis (2/3) 44', 80' Pen: Gonsalves (1/1) 6' Cards: Staglon 79' to 80'
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Referee: David Sherwin
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Championship playoff
edit| 1 October 2016 | Mexico
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32-3 | Guyana
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Estadio Roberto "Tapatio" Mendez, Mexico City | ||
| 14:00 | Try: C. Henning 35' M. Loredo 60' A. Rodríguez 64' Y. Suro 79' Con: A. Sanchez 36', 61' M. Carner 78' Pen: A. Sanchez 22', 49' |
Report | Pen: R. Gonzalves 2' Cards: R. Cummings 48' to 58'
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Referee: Jim Rogers
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "RAM 2016 Championship". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "World Rugby Rankings". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "2016 Rugby Americas North Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2016-03-05.