2015 NACRA Rugby Championship explained

2015 NACRA Rugby Championship
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The 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship, the eighth edition of the NACRA Rugby Championship, was a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play took place between 28 February and 18 April. A championship game, as well as promotion/relegation matches, followed.

The championship was split between North and South zones, which each had a three-team championship. The North Zone had a three-team cup, while the South Zone had a four-team cup. The winner of each championship played for the final, championship game, and a promotion/relegation game was 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 seven points or less.[1]

Teams

Thirteen teams participated in this year's tournament.[2] They were seeded into two pools based on their regional rankings.

There were two notable changes from the previous year: Mexico replaced Bermuda in the North Championship, and Jamaica was no longer participating.

North Zone

North Zone Championship

RankTeamGamesPointsTry bonusLosing bonusTable points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 align=left (64) 2 2 0 0 74 28 +46 1 0 7
2 align=left (54) 2 1 0 1 28 48 -20 0 0 3
3 align=left USA South (NR) 2 0 0 2 49 75 -26 1 1 2
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. USA South was not a full member of World Rugby.

Games------------

North Zone Cup

RankTeamGamesPointsTry bonusLosing bonusTable points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 align=left (86) 2 2 0 0 45 22 +23 1 0 5
2 align=left (62) 2 1 0 1 70 24 +46 1 1 4
3 align=left (NR) 2 0 0 2 10 79 -69 0 0 0
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. Turks & Caicos Islands were not a full member of World Rugby.

Games------------

North Zone Championship relegation play-off

South Zone

South Zone Championship

PositionTeamGamesPointsTry bonusLosing bonusTable points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 (52) 2 2 0 0 66 27 +39 1 0 5
2 (53) 2 1 0 1 68 44 +24 1 0 3
3 (73) 2 0 0 2 29 92 -63 0 0 0
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.
Games------------

South Zone Cup

PositionTeamGamesPointsBonusTable points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference
1 (NR) 3 3 0 0 63 29 +34 0 6
2 (NR) 3 1 1 1 60 62 -2 2 5
3 (78) 3 1 1 1 55 54 +1 1 4
4 (NR) 3 0 0 3 41 74 -33 0 0
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. British Virgin Islands, CuraƧao and St Lucia were not full members of World Rugby.

Games------------------------

South Zone Championship relegation play-off

Final

The champions of the north and south zone championship, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago respectively, faced off in the NACRA Championship final. Trinidad and Tobago, as the higher ranked team, earned the right to host the match at St Mary's College Sports Ground on 25 April 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago won their third NACRA Championship, defeating first time finalists, Mexico, in the final 30-16.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nacrugby.com/fixtures.html "Fixtures"
  2. Web site: 2015 NACRA Senior Men's Teams . NACRA . 2015-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150228204013/http://www.nacrugby.com/teams.html . 2015-02-28 . dead .
  3. Web site: NACRA FINAL : TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 30 V 16 MEXICO. Rugby Redefined. April 27, 2015. May 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528043719/http://rugbyredefined.com/2015/04/27/nacra-final-trinidad-tobago-30-v-16-mexico/. May 28, 2015. dead.