The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.
The teams competing are Canada East and Canada West, and the USA Falcons and USA Hawks. Each team was founded in 2005 by the NA4 committee, comprising the IRB, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.
See main article: Canada West (rugby team). Coached by Tony Medina, who is assisted by Ian Hyde-Lay, Canada West won the inaugural competition. Captained by scrum-half Ed Fairhust the team won their first match 98-0, the largest win of the competition. Fairhurst has represented Canada at test level, as well, the team has a front row with test experience.[1]
See main article: Canada East (rugby team). Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final. The team was captained by Derek Daypuck who also finished their leading points scorer on 78.
See main article: USA Falcons. Coached by Jim Love who is assisted by Kevin Battle. Their captain was Patrick Bell. The team finished runners-up after losing the competition final.
See main article: USA Hawks. They are coached by Pete Steinberg, assisted by Bernie Hogan and Gordon Macpherson. The team finished last in the competition. They finished with one win from their seven matches.
| Team | Games Played | Wins | Loss | Tie | BTS | PTS | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada West | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 123 | 18 | 1.00 |
| USA Falcons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 101 | 0.667 |
| USA Hawks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 92 | 0.333 |
| Canada East | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 78 | 0.00 |
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | Canada West | 20 - 15 | Canada East | Fletchers Field, Markham, ON |
| July 10 | USA Falcons | 39 - 24 | USA Hawks | Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon |
| July 15 | USA Hawks | 0 - 48 | Canada West | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC |
| July 15 | USA Falcons | 26 - 22 | Canada East | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC |
| July 19 | USA Hawks | 32 - 5 | Canada East | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC |
| July 19 | USA Falcons | 3 - 55 | Canada West | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC |
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 | Canada East | 26 - 30 | Canada West | Infinity Park, Denver, CO |
| July 29 | USA Hawks | 12 - 30 | USA Falcons | Infinity Park, Denver, CO |
| August 2 | Canada East | 17-17 | USA Hawks | Infinity Park, Denver, CO |
| August 2 | Canada West | 16-11 | USA Falcons | Infinity Park, Denver, CO |