2017 Americas Rugby Championship Explained
2017 Americas Rugby Championship |
Date: | 4 February – 4 March 2017 |
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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
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain(s) |
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Home stadium | Capacity | City |
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| Estadio Municipal | 10,000 | Comodoro Rivadavia | Felipe Contepomi | Lautaro Bavaro Juan Cappiello |
Estadio Villa Mitre | 6,000 | Bahía Blanca |
Estadio Agustín Pichot | 1,000 | Ushuaia |
| Pacaembu Stadium | 37,730 | São Paulo | Rodolfo Ambrosio | Nick Smith |
| Swangard Stadium | 5,288 | Burnaby | Mark Anscombe | Gordon McRorie Ray Barkwill |
Westhills Stadium | 1,718 | Langford |
| Estadio CAP | 10,500 | Talcahuano | Bernard Charreyre | Claudio Zamorano Benjamín Soto José Ignacio Larenas Manuel Gurruchaga |
Pista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo | 3,000 | Santiago |
| Dell Diamond | 11,631 | Round Rock | John Mitchell | Blaine Scully James Hilterbrand Todd Clever Nate Augspurger |
Toyota Field | 8,296 | San Antonio |
| Estadio Domingo Burgueño | 22,000 | Maldonado | Esteban Meneses | Alejandro Nieto Juan Manuel Gaminara |
Estadio Charrúa | 14,000 | Montevideo | |
Table
Pos | Nation (rank) | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Table points |
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | | 4 tries | 7 Pts loss |
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1 | (17) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 96 | +119 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
2 | (NA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 62 | +166 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
3 | (21) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 125 | –5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
4 | (36) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 179 | –116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
5 | (18) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 127 | –15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | (29) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 200 | –149 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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FB | 15 | | | | RW | 14 | De Wet van Niekerk | | | OC | 13 | | | IC | 12 | Moisés Duque | LW | 11 | Stefano Giantorno | FH | 10 | Josh 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 | 16 | Daniel Danielewicz | | | PR | 17 | Jonatas Paulo | PR | 18 | Vitor Ancina | | | LK | 19 | Felipe Tissot | FL | 20 | Matheus Daniel | | | SH | 21 | Matheus Cruz | | | CE | 22 | Luan Smanio | | | FH | 23 | Guilherme Coghetto | | | Coach: | Rodolfo Ambrosio | |
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FB | 15 | Rodrigo Fernández | RW | 14 | Martín Verschae | | | OC | 13 | Franco Velarde | IC | 12 | Matías Nordenflycht | | | LW | 11 | Pedro Verschae | FH | 10 | Francisco 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 | 16 | Rodrigo Moya | | | PR | 17 | Vittorio Lastra | | | PR | 18 | Gonzalo Martínez | | | N8 | 19 | Nicanor Machuca | | | N8 | 20 | Benjamín Soto | | | SH | 21 | Jan Hasenlechner | | | FH | 22 | Francisco Cruz | | | WG | 23 | Tomás Ianiszewski | | | Coach: | Bernard Charreyre | |
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Touch judges: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil) Murillo Bragotto (Brazil) | |
Notes:- This was Brazil's first victory over Chile since 2014, and their largest margin of victory over Chile in their history.
- Josh Reeves and De Wet van Niekerk made their international debuts for Brazil.
- Vittorio Lastra, Nicanor Machuca, Gonzalo Martínez and Franco Velarde made their international debuts for Chile.
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Man of the Match: Touch judges: Harry Mason (Canada) Michael Jones (Canada)
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Week 2
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FB | 15 | Daniel Sancery | RW | 14 | De Wet van Niekerk | OC | 13 | | | | IC | 12 | Moisés Duque | LW | 11 | | | | FH | 10 | Josh 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 | 16 | Daniel Danielewicz | | | | PR | 17 | Pedro Bengaló | | | | PR | 18 | | | | LK | 19 | Diego López | | | FL | 20 | | | | SH | 21 | Beukes Cremer | | | CE | 22 | Luan Smanio | | | FH | 23 | Guilherme Coghetto | | | Coach: | Rodolfo Ambrosio | |
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Touch judges: Scott Green (USA) Jim Rogers (USA) | |
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FB | 15 | Pedro Verschae | RW | 14 | Franco Velarde | OC | 13 | José Ignacio Larenas | | IC | 12 | Simón Pardakhty | | | LW | 11 | Tomás Ianiszewski | FH | 10 | Francisco 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 | 16 | Martín Mendoza | | | PR | 17 | | | | PR | 18 | Gonzalo Martínez | | | FL | 19 | Manuel Dagnino | | | FL | 20 | Eduardo Orpis | | | WG | 21 | Juan Pablo Larenas | | | FH | 22 | Jorge Castillo | | | FB | 23 | | | | Coach: | Bernard Charreyre | |
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Week 3
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FB | 15 | Rodrigo Fernández | RW | 14 | Martín Fernández | | | | | | OC | 13 | José Ignacio Larenas (c) | | | IC | 12 | Ricardo Sifri | | | LW | 11 | Martín Verschae | FH | 10 | Jorge 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 | 16 | Martín Mendoza | | | PR | 17 | Sebastián Valech | | | | | | | | | PE | 18 | José Tomás Munita | | | FL | 19 | Manuel Dagnino | | | FL | 20 | Eduardo Orpis | | | | | SH | 21 | Sergio Bascuñán | | | FH | 22 | Francisco González Moller | | | CE | 23 | Mauricio Urrutia | | | Coach: | Bernard Charreyre | |
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Touch judges: Francisco Saavedra (Chile) Luis Díaz (Chile) | |
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FB | 15 | Daniel Sancery | RW | 14 | Robert Tenório | | | | OC | 13 | | | | | IC | 12 | Moisés Duque | LW | 11 | De Wet van Niekerk | FH | 10 | Josh 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 | 16 | Endy Willian | | PR | 17 | Vitor Ancina | | | | PR | 18 | | | | FL | 19 | André Arruda | | | | FL | 20 | | | | | SH | 21 | Beukes Cremer | | | | CE | 22 | Luan Smanio | | | | WG | 23 | Ariel Rodrigues | | | | Coach: | Rodolfo Ambrosio | |
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Notes:- Matheus Rocha, Ariel Rodrigues and Endy Willian made their international debuts for Brazil.
- Manuel Diana and Lorenzo Surraco made their international debuts for Uruguay.
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Touch judges: David Smortchevsky (Canada) David Crisp (Canada) | |
Notes:- Lucas Albornoz made his international debut for Canada.
- Siaosi Mahoni made his international debut for the United States.
- The 51 points scored by the United States are the most pointed conceded by Canada on home soil against the Eagles.
Week 4
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FB | 15 | Pedro Verschae | RW | 14 | Matías Contreras | | | OC | 13 | Franco Velarde | IC | 12 | Simón Pardakhty | | LW | 11 | Tomás Ianiszewski | FH | 10 | Francisco 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 | 16 | Rodrigo Moya | | | PR | 17 | Sebastián Valech | | | PR | 18 | Ernesto Ugarte | | | LK | 19 | Nelson Calderón | | | FL | 20 | Eduardo Orpis | | | SH | 21 | Beltrán Vergara | | | FH | 22 | Jorge Castillo | | | CE | 23 | Mauricio Urrutia | | | Coach: | Bernard Charreyre | |
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Touch judges: Frank Méndez (Chile) Tomás Fernández (Chile) | |
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FB | 15 | Daniel Sancery | RW | 14 | Ariel Rodrigues | OC | 13 | | | | IC | 12 | Moisés Duque | LW | 11 | De Wet van Niekerk | | | FH | 10 | Josh 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 | 16 | Daniel Danielewicz | | | PR | 17 | Vitor Ancina | | | PR | 18 | Pedro Bengaló | | | LK | 19 | Lucas Piero | | | FL | 20 | Matheus Daniel | | | SH | 21 | Beukes Cremer | CE | 22 | Luan Smanio | | | WG | 23 | Robert Tenório | | | Coach: | Rodolfo Ambrosio | |
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Notes:- First international test played in Tierra del Fuego by an Argentinean national side.
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Notes:- Kainoa Lloyd made his international debut for Canada.
- This was Uruguay' largest winning margin over Canada, surpassing their only ever other victory of Canada (25–23) set in 2002.
Week 5
Touch judges: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil) Murilo Bragotto (Brazil) | |
Notes:- This was Brazil's first ever victory over Canada.
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FB | 15 | | | | RW | 14 | Mauricio Urrutia | OC | 13 | José Ignacio Larenas | IC | 12 | Ricardo Sifri | | | LW | 11 | Tomás Ianiszewski | | FH | 10 | Francisco 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 | 16 | Rodrigo Moya | PR | 17 | Vittorio Lastra | | | PR | 18 | Lucas Bordigoni | | | FL | 19 | Manuel Dagnino | | | FL | 20 | Arturo Seeman | | | SH | 21 | Sergio Bascuñán | | | FH | 22 | Jorge Castillo | | | WG | 23 | Martín Fernández | | | Coach: | Bernard Charreyre | |
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Statistics
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Attendances (2016-2017)
Top 5
Average home attendances
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1 | | 5 | 31,578 | 10,241 | 3,000 | 6,316 |
2 | | 5 | 30,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
3 | | 5 | 18,400 | 6,000 | 1,800 | 3,680 |
4 | | 5 | 15,099 | 3,798 | 900 | 3,020 |
5 | | 5 | 12,447 | 5,000 | 900 | 2,489 |
6 | | 5 | 9,913 | 3,416 | 1,123 | 1,983 | |
Table (2016-2017)
Pos | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Table points |
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | | 4 tries | 7 Pts loss |
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1 | | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 422 | 195 | +227 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 44 |
2 | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 405 | 172 | +233 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
3 | | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 243 | 256 | –13 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
4 | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 304 | 266 | +38 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
5 | | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 170 | 354 | –184 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
6 | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 124 | 425 | –301 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Fixtures. Americas Rugby News. 2016-09-06. 6 September 2016 .