2017 Americas Rugby Championship Explained

2017 Americas Rugby Championship
Date:4 February – 4 March 2017
Countries:




Champion:USA
Count:1
Matches:15
Tries:100
Attendance:54216
Top Scorer: Ben Cima (43)
Moisés Duque (43)
Preceded By:2016
Succeeded By:2018

The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was the second series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), which is the top elite tournament for the Americas nations. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches were full international test matches with caps awarded, except those involving Argentina XV.

Participants

NationStadiumHead coach Captain(s)
Home stadiumCapacityCity
Estadio Municipal10,000Comodoro Rivadavia Felipe ContepomiLautaro Bavaro
Juan Cappiello
Estadio Villa Mitre6,000Bahía Blanca
Estadio Agustín Pichot1,000Ushuaia
Pacaembu Stadium37,730São Paulo Rodolfo AmbrosioNick Smith
Swangard Stadium5,288Burnaby Mark AnscombeGordon McRorie
Ray Barkwill
Westhills Stadium1,718Langford
Estadio CAP10,500Talcahuano Bernard CharreyreClaudio Zamorano
Benjamín Soto
José Ignacio Larenas
Manuel Gurruchaga
Pista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo3,000Santiago
Dell Diamond11,631Round Rock John MitchellBlaine Scully
James Hilterbrand
Todd Clever
Nate Augspurger
Toyota Field8,296San Antonio
Estadio Domingo Burgueño22,000Maldonado Esteban MenesesAlejandro Nieto
Juan Manuel Gaminara
Estadio Charrúa14,000Montevideo

Table

PosNation (rank)GamesPointsTriesBonus pointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst4 tries7 Pts loss
1 (17)541021596+119294022
2 (NA)541022862+166323021
3 (21)5302120125–5162115
4 (36)520363179–1166008
5 (18)5104112127–1513228
6 (29)500551200–1494000
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points
Rank refers to World Rugby Rankings before the start of the tournament

Squads

See main article: 2017 Americas Rugby Championship squads.

Fixtures

The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 6 September 2016.[1]

Week 1

FB 15
RW 14De Wet van Niekerk
OC 13
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11Stefano Giantorno
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Beukes Cremer
N8 8 Nick Smith (c)
OF 7 André Arruda
BF 6 João Luiz da Ros
RL 5 Lucas Piero
LL 4 Diego López
TP 3 Wilton Rebolo
HK 2 Yan Rosetti
LP 1 Alexandre Alves
Replacements:
HK 16Daniel Danielewicz
PR 17Jonatas Paulo
PR 18Vitor Ancina
LK 19Felipe Tissot
FL 20Matheus Daniel
SH 21Matheus Cruz
CE 22Luan Smanio
FH 23Guilherme Coghetto
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
FB 15Rodrigo Fernández
RW 14Martín Verschae
OC 13Franco Velarde
IC 12Matías Nordenflycht
LW 11Pedro Verschae
FH 10Francisco González Moller
SH 9 Beltrán Vergara
N8 8 Manuel Dagnino
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Cristóbal Niedmann
RL 5 Nikola Bursic
LL 4 Mario Mayol
TP 3 José Tomás Munita
HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant
LP 1 Claudio Zamorano (c)
Replacements:
HK 16Rodrigo Moya
PR 17Vittorio Lastra
PR 18Gonzalo Martínez
N8 19Nicanor Machuca
N8 20Benjamín Soto
SH 21Jan Hasenlechner
FH 22Francisco Cruz
WG 23Tomás Ianiszewski
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre
Touch judges:
Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Murillo Bragotto (Brazil)
Notes:

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FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14Blaine Scully (c)
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12AJ MacGinty
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Alastair McFarland
OF 7
BF 6 John Quill
RL 5 Nick Civetta
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
John Mitchell
FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Andrés Rocco
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto (c)
OF 7 Franco Lamanna
BF 6 Rodolfo Garese
RL 5 Diego Ayala
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Diego Pombo
PR 17
PR 18Felipe Inciarte
FL 19
LK 20
SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein
FH 22Francisco Berchesi
WG 23Gastón Gibernau
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
Touch judges:
Derek Summers (United States)
Scott Green (United States)
Notes:

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FB 15Carl Pocock
RW 14Dan Moor
OC 13
IC 12Nick Blevins
LW 11Taylor Paris
FH 10
SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Admir Cejvanovic
RL 5
LL 4 Conor Keys
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
LK 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Anscombe
FB 15Bautista Delguy
RW 14Fernando Luna
OC 13
IC 12Bruno Devoto
LW 11
FH 10Domingo Miotti
SH 9
N8 8 Tomás de la Vega
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Pedro Ortega
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Marcelo Brandi
PR 17Nicolás Solveyra
PR 18
LK 19Franco Molina
N8 20
SH 21Juan Manuel Lescano
CE 22Tomás Granella
FB 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Harry Mason (Canada)
Michael Jones (Canada)

Week 2

FB 15Bautista Delguy
RW 14
OC 13Santiago Álvarez
IC 12Juan Cappiello
LW 11Julián Domínguez
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6 Mariano Romanini
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Pedro Ortega
TP 3
HK 2 Marcelo Brandi
LP 1 Francisco Ferronato
Replacements:
HK 16Axel Zapata
PR 17
PR 18Alejo Brem
LK 19Franco Molina
N8 20
SH 21
CE 22Tomás Granella
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14
OC 13Juan Manuel Cat
IC 12Juan de Freitas
LW 11Francisco Berchesi
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto (c)
OF 7 Gonzalo Soto
BF 6 Rodolfo Garese
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2 Martín Espiga
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18Felipe Inciarte
LK 19Diego Ayala
N8 20
SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein
FH 22Lucas Durán
FB 23Ignacio García
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
Touch judges:
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Santiago Altobelli (Argentina)
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FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12JP Eloff
LW 11Nate Augspurger
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Tony Lamborn
BF 6
RL 5 Nick Civetta
LL 4 Nate Brakeley
TP 3
HK 2 James Hilterbrand (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
FH 21
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
John Mitchell
FB 15Daniel Sancery
RW 14De Wet van Niekerk
OC 13
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Matheus Cruz
N8 8 Nick Smith (c)
OF 7 André Arruda
BF 6
RL 5 Lucas Piero
LL 4 Luiz Vieira
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti
LP 1 Jonatas Paulo
Replacements:
HK 16Daniel Danielewicz
PR 17Pedro Bengaló
PR 18
LK 19Diego López
FL 20
SH 21Beukes Cremer
CE 22Luan Smanio
FH 23Guilherme Coghetto
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
Touch judges:
Scott Green (USA)
Jim Rogers (USA)
Notes:

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FB 15Brock Staller
RW 14Dan Moor
OC 13Nick Blevins
IC 12
LW 11Taylor Paris
FH 10
SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)
N8 8 Admir Cejvanovic
OF 7
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5
LL 4 Conor Keys
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
LK 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Anscombe
FB 15Pedro Verschae
RW 14Franco Velarde
OC 13José Ignacio Larenas
IC 12Simón Pardakhty
LW 11Tomás Ianiszewski
FH 10Francisco Cruz
SH 9 Jan Hasenlechner
N8 8 Benjamín Soto (c)
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Arturo Seeman
RL 5 Mario Mayol
LL 4 Nikola Bursic
TP 3 José Tomás Munita
HK 2 Rodrigo Moya
LP 1 Vittorio Lastra
Replacements:
HK 16Martín Mendoza
PR 17
PR 18Gonzalo Martínez
FL 19Manuel Dagnino
FL 20Eduardo Orpis
WG 21Juan Pablo Larenas
FH 22Jorge Castillo
FB 23
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre
Touch judges:
Doug Hamre (Canada)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Notes:

Week 3

FB 15Rodrigo Fernández
RW 14Martín Fernández
OC 13José Ignacio Larenas (c)
IC 12Ricardo Sifri
LW 11Martín Verschae
FH 10Jorge Castillo
SH 9 Juan Pablo Larenas
N8 8 Benjamín Soto
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Cristóbal Niedmann
RL 5 Nelson Calderón
LL 4 Mario Mayol
TP 3 Gonzalo Martínez
HK 2 Manuel Garruchaga
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Martín Mendoza
PR 17Sebastián Valech
PE 18José Tomás Munita
FL 19Manuel Dagnino
FL 20Eduardo Orpis
SH 21Sergio Bascuñán
FH 22Francisco González Moller
CE 23Mauricio Urrutia
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre
FB 15Fernando Luna
RW 14
OC 13Juan Cappiello (c)
IC 12Bruno Devoto
LW 11Germán Schulz
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Santiago Montagner
BF 6 Francisco Gorrissen
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Franco Molina
TP 3
HK 2 Axel Zapata
LP 1 Nicolás Solveyra
Replacements:
HK 16Marcelo Brandi
PR 17Francisco Ferronato
PR 18Alejo Brem
LK 19Pedro Ortega
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22Tomás Granella
FB 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
Touch judges:
Francisco Saavedra (Chile)
Luis Díaz (Chile)
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FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13Juan Manuel Cat
IC 12
LW 11Nicolás Freitas
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto
OF 7 Gonzalo Soto
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5 Diego Ayala
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2 Martín Espiga
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19Lorenzo Surraco
FL 20
SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein
WG 22Gastón Gibernau
N8 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB 15Daniel Sancery
RW 14Robert Tenório
OC 13
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11De Wet van Niekerk
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Matheus Cruz
N8 8 Nick Smith
OF 7 Cléber Dias
BF 6 Matheus Daniel
RL 5 Diego López
LL 4 Lucas Piero
TP 3 Pedro Bengaló
HK 2 Daniel Danielewicz
LP 1 Wilton Rebolo
Replacements:
HK 16Endy Willian
PR 17Vitor Ancina
PR 18
FL 19André Arruda
FL 20
SH 21Beukes Cremer
CE 22Luan Smanio
WG 23Ariel Rodrigues
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
Touch judges:
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Francisco González (Uruguay)
Notes:

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FB 15Brock Staller
RW 14Dan Moor
OC 13
IC 12Giuseppe du Toit
LW 11
FH 10Robbie Povey
SH 9
N8 8 Admir Cejvanovic
OF 7
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5 Reegan O'Gorman
LL 4 Conor Keys
TP 3
HK 2 Ray Barkwill (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19Liam Chisholm
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Anscombe
FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12JP Eloff
LW 11Nate Augspurger
FH 10Will Magie
SH 9
N8 8 Cam Dolan
OF 7
BF 6 Todd Clever (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Nate Brakeley
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
N8 21
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
John Mitchell
Touch judges:
David Smortchevsky (Canada)
David Crisp (Canada)
Notes:

Week 4

FB 15Pedro Verschae
RW 14Matías Contreras
OC 13Franco Velarde
IC 12Simón Pardakhty
LW 11Tomás Ianiszewski
FH 10Francisco González Moller
SH 9 Sergio Bascuñán
N8 8 Manuel Dagnino
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Arturo Seeman
RL 5 Nikola Bursic
LL 4 Mario Mayol
TP 3 José Tomás Munita
HK 2 Manuel Garruchaga (c)
LP 1 Vittorio Lastra
Replacements:
HK 16Rodrigo Moya
PR 17Sebastián Valech
PR 18Ernesto Ugarte
LK 19Nelson Calderón
FL 20Eduardo Orpis
SH 21Beltrán Vergara
FH 22Jorge Castillo
CE 23Mauricio Urrutia
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre
FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Nate Augspurger (c)
FH 10Ben Cima
SH 9
N8 8 Cam Dolan
OF 7 Tony Lamborn
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Matthew Jensen
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
N8 20
FH 21
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
John Mitchell
Touch judges:
Frank Méndez (Chile)
Tomás Fernández (Chile)
Notes:

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FB 15
RW 14Germán Schulz
OC 13Segundo Tuculet
IC 12Tomás Granella
LW 11Franco Cuaranta
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6 Mariano Romanini
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Pedro Ortega
TP 3 Alejo Brem
HK 2 Marcelo Brandi
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19Franco Molina
N8 20
SH 21Lauaro Bazán
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15Daniel Sancery
RW 14Ariel Rodrigues
OC 13
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11De Wet van Niekerk
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Matheus Cruz
N8 8 Nick Smith (c)
OF 7 André Arruda
BF 6
RL 5 Diego López
LL 4 Gabriel Paganini
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Daniel Danielewicz
PR 17Vitor Ancina
PR 18Pedro Bengaló
LK 19Lucas Piero
FL 20Matheus Daniel
SH 21Beukes Cremer
CE 22Luan Smanio
WG 23Robert Tenório
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
Touch judges:
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
Notes:

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FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13
IC 12Andrés Vilaseca
LW 11Nicolás Freitas
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto
OF 7 Franco Lammana
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5 Diego Ayala
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2 Martín Espiga
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17Matías Benítez
PR 18
FL 19
LK 20
SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein
WG 22Gastón Gibernau
FB 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB 15
RW 14Dan Moor
OC 13
IC 12Nick Blevins
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)
N8 8 Admir Cejvanovic
OF 7 Lucas Rumball
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Brett Beukeboom
TP 3 Matt Tierney
HK 2 Ray Barkwill
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Eric Howard
PR 17
PR 18Cole Keith
LK 19
LK 20
SH 21
FH 22
FH 23
Coach:
Mark Anscombe
Touch judges:
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Rodrigo Goyret (Uruguay)
Notes:

Week 5

FB 15Daniel Sancery
RW 14Ariel Rodrigues
OC 13
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11Luca Tranquez
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Lucas Duque
N8 8 Nick Smith (c)
OF 7 Arthur Bergo
BF 6 André Arruda
RL 5 Luis Vieira
LL 4 Lucas Piero
TP 3 Pedro Bengaló
HK 2 Yan Rosetti
LP 1 Jonatas Paulo
Replacements:
HK 16Luan Almeida
PR 17
PR 18Matheu Rocha
LK 19Diego López
FL 20
SH 21Matheus Cruz
CE 22Matheus Cláudio
WG 23Stefano Giantorno
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
FB 15Giuseppe du Toit
RW 14Dan Moor
OC 13Conor Trainor
IC 12Nick Blevins
LW 11Rory McDonell
FH 10
SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)
N8 8 Admir Cejvanovic
OF 7 Lucas Rumball
BF 6 Matt Beukeboom
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3 Matt Tierney
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18Cole Keith
LK 19
N8 20
SH 21
CE 22George Barton
FB 23Brock Staller
Coach:
Mark Anscombe
Touch judges:
Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Murilo Bragotto (Brazil)
Notes:

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FB 15
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13Juan Manuel Cat
IC 12
LW 11Nicolás Freitas
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9 Guillermo Lijtenstein
N8 8
OF 7 Rodolfo Garese
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5 Diego Magno
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2 Martín Espiga
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19Diego Ayala
FL 20Gonzalo Soto
FH 21Lucas Durán
FB 22
CE 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB 15
RW 14Mauricio Urrutia
OC 13José Ignacio Larenas
IC 12Ricardo Sifri
LW 11Tomás Ianiszewski
FH 10Francisco González Moller
SH 9 Juan Pablo Larenas
N8 8 Benjamín Soto
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Cristobál Niedmann
RL 5 Nikola Bursic
LL 4 Mario Mayol
TP 3 José Tomás Munita
HK 2 Manuel Garruchaga (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Rodrigo Moya
PR 17Vittorio Lastra
PR 18Lucas Bordigoni
FL 19Manuel Dagnino
FL 20Arturo Seeman
SH 21Sergio Bascuñán
FH 22Jorge Castillo
WG 23Martín Fernández
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre
Touch judges:
Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay)
Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)
Notes:

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FB 15
RW 14Germán Schulz
OC 13
IC 12Bruno Devoto
LW 11Julian Dominguez
FH 10Domingo Miotti
SH 9
N8 8 Tomás de la Vega
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Pedro Ortega
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1 Francisco Ferronato
Replacements:
HK 16Marcelo Brandi
PR 17
PR 18Nicolás Solveyra
LK 19Franco Molina
N8 20
SH 21Lauaro Bazán
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15Ben Cima
RW 14
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12
LW 11Nate Augspurger (c)
FH 10Will Magie
SH 9
N8 8 Cam Dolan
OF 7 Tony Lamborn
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Matthew Jensen
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
N8 20
CE 21
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
John Mitchell
Touch judges:
Santiago Altobelli (Argentina)
José Covassi (Argentina)

Statistics

Top points scorers

PosNameTeamPts
1Ben Cima43
Moisés Duque
3Domingo Miotti42
4Gordon McRorie41
5Germán Albanell36
6Sebastián Cancelliere25
Taylor Paris
8Tony Lamborn20
Fernando Luna
Mike Te'o
11Francisco González Moller17
12Cam Dolan15
Leandro Leivas
David Tameilau

Top try scorers

PosNameTeamTries
1Sebastián Cancelliere5
Taylor Paris
3Tony Lamborn4
Mike Te'o
5Cam Dolan3
Leandro Leivas
David Tameilau
815 Players2

Attendances (2016-2017)

Top 5

Season Game Home team Visitor AttendanceSources
12016110,241http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/02/07/usa-draw-with-argentina-xv-in-entertaining-match
2201759,000http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/03/04/last-second-try-gives-eagles-arc-title
3201628,500http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/02/13/7404
4201627,145http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/02/14/clever-hat-trick-seals-win-for-eagles
5201726,091http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/02/11/usa-made-two-two-arc

Average home attendances

width=20Pos !width=150Team!width=45width=45width=45width=45
1531,578 10,241 3,0006,316
2530,000 9,000 3,0006,000
3518,400 6,000 1,8003,680
4515,099 3,798 9003,020
5512,4475,000 9002,489
659,913 3,416 1,1231,983

Table (2016-2017)

PosNationGamesPointsTriesBonus pointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst4 tries7 Pts loss
110820422195+227598044
210622405172+233566236
310604243256–13303229
410406304266+38385223
510307170354–184170214
610109124425–3019015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Fixtures. Americas Rugby News. 2016-09-06. 6 September 2016 .