2018 Americas Rugby Championship Explained

2018 Americas Rugby Championship
Date:27 January – 3 March 2018
Countries:




Champion:USA
Count:2
Matches:15
Tries:109
Attendance:51793
Top Scorer: Will Magie (38)
Preceded By:2017
Succeeded By:2019

The 2018 Americas Rugby Championship was the third 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.

The Championship was retained by the United States, who became the first nation to win the Grand Slam ARC title, winning all five games.

Participants

NationStadiumHead coach Captain(s)
Home stadiumCapacityCity
Estadio 23 de Agosto23,200Jujuy Felipe ContepomiLautaro Bavara
Estadio Agustín Pichot1,000Ushuaia
Pacaembu Stadium37,730São Paulo Rodolfo AmbrosioYan Rosetti
Estádio Martins Pereira15,317São José dos Campos
BC Place54,500Vancouver Kingsley JonesPhil Mack
Westhills Stadium1,718Langford, British Columbia
Estadio La Portada18,243La Serena Mark CrossJosé Ignacio Larenas
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana6,000Santiago
StubHub Center27,000Carson, California Gary GoldBlaine Scully
Papa Murphy's Park11,569Sacramento, California
Titan Stadium10,000Fullerton, California
Estadio Domingo Burgueño22,000Maldonado Esteban MenesesJuan Manuel Gaminara
Estadio Charrúa14,000Montevideo

Table

PosNation (rank)GamesPointsTriesBonus pointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst4 tries7 Pts loss
1550019768+129284024
2540116969+100244121
35302168157+11232014
45203132129+3183011
5510463159–966004
6500571218–14710011
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: 2018 Americas Rugby Championship squads.

Fixtures

The tournament will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 10 December 2017.[1] The opening fixture will take place a week early to the following two games of the same round, with it doubling up as a 2019 Rugby World Cup Americas qualifier match for Canada and Uruguay.

Week 1

FB 15Taylor Paris
RW 14
OC 13Ben LeSage
IC 12Nick Blevins
LW 11D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8 Tyler Ardron
OF 7
BF 6 Evan Olmstead
RL 5
LL 4 Brett Beukeboom
TP 3 Jake Ilnicki
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18Cole Keith
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FB 23
Coach:
Kingsley Jones
FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12Andrés Vilaseca
LW 11Nicolás Freitas
FH 10Felipe Berchesi
SH 9
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto
OF 7
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FB 22
CE 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
Man of the Match:
Nicolás Freitas (Uruguay)

Touch judges:
Kurt Weaver (United States)
Derek Summers (United States)
Television match official:
Marc Nelson (United States)

Notes:

Week 2

FB 15Tomás Ianiszewski
RW 14
OC 13José Ignacio Larenas (c)
IC 12Francisco de la Fuente
LW 11Ítalo Zunino
FH 10Santiago Videla
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Javier Richard
RL 5 Mario Mayol
LL 4 Nikola Bursic
TP 3
HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Ignacio Guajardo
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Cross
FB 15
RW 14
OC 13Felipe Sancery
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Laurent Bourda-Couhet
N8 8 André Arruda
OF 7 Cléber Dias
BF 6 Arthur Bergo
RL 5
LL 4 Gabriel Paganini
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
FL 16Angelo Marcucci
PR 17
HK 18
LK 19Diego López
FL 20
SH 21
WG 22
WG 23
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Touch judges:
FRC Appt. (Chile)
FRC Appt. (Chile)
Television match official:
FRC Appt. (Chile)

Notes:

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FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14Blaine Scully (c)
OC 13
IC 12Bryce Campbell
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Hanco Germishuys
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:
Gary Gold
FB 15Gastón Arias
RW 14
OC 13Juan Cruz Mallía
IC 12
LW 11Rodrigo Etchart
FH 10
SH 9 Luca Magnasco
N8 8
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6 Rodrigo Bruni
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21Facundo Nogueira
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Touch judges:
Mike O'Brien (United States)
Lee Bryant (United States)
Television match official:
USA Appt. (United States)

Week 3

FB 15Lucas Tranquez
RW 14
OC 13Felipe Sancery
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11Jacobus de Wet van Niekerk
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9 Laurent Bourda-Couhet
N8 8 André Arruda
OF 7 Cléber Dias
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Gabriel Paganini
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Endy Willian
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19Michael Moraes
FL 20
SH 21Will Broderick
WG 22Lucas Muller
WG 23
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14Joaquín Prada
OC 13Juan Manuel Cat
IC 12Agustín Della Corte
LW 11Gastón Mieres
FH 10
SH 9 Germán Albanell
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
PR 16
HK 17
PR 18
LK 19
N8 20
FL 21
WG 22
FH 23Manuel Blengio
Coach:
Esteban Meneses

Touch judges:
Murilo Bragotto (Brazil)
Cauã Ricardo (Brazil)
Television match official:
Xavier Vouga (Brazil)

Notes:

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FB 15Tomás Videla
RW 14
OC 13Santiago Resino
IC 12Lucas Mensa
LW 11Julián Dominguez
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Tomás de la Vega (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Diego Galetto
LL 4
TP 3 Lucas Favre
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15Tomás Ianiszewski
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12Francisco de la Fuente
LW 11Ítalo Zunino
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Javier Richard (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Manuel Dagnino
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Cross

Touch judges:
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Federico (Argentina)
Television match official:
UAR Appt. (Argentina)

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FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14Blaine Scully (c)
OC 13
IC 12Bryce Campbell
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6
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
WG 23
Coach:
Gary Gold
FB 15Pat Parfrey
RW 14Brock Staller
OC 13
IC 12Nick Blevins
LW 11D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8 Luke Campbell
OF 7
BF 6 Lucas Rumball
RL 5
LL 4 Josh Larsen
TP 3
HK 2 Ray Barkwill
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Martial Lagain
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
Derek Summers (United States)
Phil Akroyd (United States)
Television match official:
Marc Nelson (United States)

Notes:

Week 4

FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14
OC 13Dylan Audsley
IC 12Bryce Campbell
LW 11Ryan Matyas
FH 10
SH 9 Nate Augspurger (c)
N8 8 Cam Dolan
OF 7
BF 6 Psalm Wooching
RL 5
LL 4 Nate Brakeley
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Gary Gold
FB 15Tomás Ianiszewski
RW 14Martín Raddatz
OC 13Javier Lavanderos
IC 12
LW 11Ítalo Zunino
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Benjamín Soto
OF 7
BF 6 Javier Richard (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Nikola Bursic
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
FL 20
SH 21
FB 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Cross

Touch judges:
USAR Appt (United States)
USAR Appt (United States)
Television match official:
USAR Appt (United States)

Notes:

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FB 15
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9 Tomás Inciarte
N8 8 Alejandro Nieto (c)
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5 Diego Magno
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
PR 16
HK 17Diego de Pazos
PR 18
N8 19
FL 21
FL 20
CE 22
FH 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB 15Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14Germán Schulz
OC 13
IC 12Juan Cappiello
LW 11Rodrigo Etchart
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6 Francisco Gorrissen
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
CE 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Touch judges:
Rodrigo Goyret (Uruguay)
Gonzalo Ventoso (Uruguay)
Television match official:
URU Appt (Uruguay)

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FB 15Pat Parfrey
RW 14Cole Davis
OC 13Doug Fraser
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10Shane O'Leary
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8 Luke Campbell
OF 7 Lucas Rumball
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Josh Larsen
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
FB 23
Coach:
Kingsley Jones
FB 15Lucas Tranquez
RW 14Ariel Rodrigues
OC 13Felipe Sancery
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9
N8 8 André Arruda
OF 7 Cléber Dias
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22Leonardo Ceccarelli
CE 23
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Touch judges:
Harry Mason (Canada)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Television match official:
RC Appt (Canada)

Notes:

Week 5

FB 15Tomás Ianiszewski
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Ítalo Zunino
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Javier Richard (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Nikola Bursic
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Mark Cross
FB 15
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13Joaquín Prada
IC 12Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9 Tomás Inciarte
N8 8 Manuel Diana
OF 7 Juan Diego Ormaechea
BF 6 Rodolfo Garese
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
PR 16
HK 17
PR 18
FL 19
LK 20
FH 21
FB 22
FH 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses

Touch judges:
FRC Appt. (Chile)
FRC Appt. (Chile)
Television match official:
FRC Appt. (Chile)

Notes:

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FB 15
RW 14
OC 13Felipe Sancery
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9
N8 8 André Arruda
OF 7 Matheus Daniel
BF 6 Arthur Bergo
RL 5
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti (c)
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
WG 22
CE 23
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
FB 15Mike Te'o
RW 14Nate Augspurger (c)
OC 13
IC 12Bryce Campbell
LW 11Josh Whippy
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Hanco Germishuys
BF 6 Psalm Wooching
RL 5
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:
Gary Gold

Touch judges:
CBRU Appt (Brazil)
CBRU Appt (Brazil)
Television match official:
CBRU Appt (Brazil)

Notes:

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FB 15Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14
OC 13Santiago Resino
IC 12Juan Cappiello
LW 11Rodrigo Etchart
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Santiago Montagner
OF 7 Tomás de la Vega (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Santiago Portillo
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FB 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15Pat Parfrey
RW 14Cole Davis
OC 13Doug Fraser
IC 12
LW 11Brock Staller
FH 10
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8
OF 7 Lucas Rumball
BF 6
RL 5 Conor Keys
LL 4 Josh Larsen
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
UAR Appt (Argentina)
UAR Appt (Argentina)
Television match official:
UAR Appt (Argentina)

Week 6

FB 15Tomás Ianiszewski
RW 14Lucca Avelli
OC 13José Ignacio Larenas (c)
IC 12Francisco de la Fuente
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Anton Petrowitsch
BF 6 Javier Richard
RL 5
LL 4 Nikola Bursic
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
FB 22
WG 23
Coach:
Mark Cross
FB 15Josh Thiel
RW 14Cole Davis
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Kainoa Lloyd
FH 10Gordon McRorie
SH 9 Phil Mack (c)
N8 8
OF 7 Lucas Rumball
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Josh Larsen
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Touch judges:
FRC Appt. (Chile)
FRC Appt. (Chile)
Television match official:
FRC Appt. (Chile)

Notes:

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FB 15Rodrigo Silva
RW 14Leandro Leivas
OC 13Juan Manuel Cat
IC 12
LW 11
FH 10Germán Albanell
SH 9
N8 8 Manuel Diana
OF 7
BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Ignacio Dotti
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
PR 16
HK 17
PR 18
LK 19
LK 20
CE 21
WG 22
FB 23
Coach:
Esteban Meneses
FB 15Dylan Audsley
RW 14
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12
LW 11Nate Augspurger (c)
FH 10
SH 9 Shaun Davies
N8 8
OF 7 Tony Lamborn
BF 6 Hanco Germishuys
RL 5
LL 4 Brendan Daly
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Gary Gold

Touch judges:
URU Appt (Uruguay)
URU Appt (Uruguay)
Television match official:
URU Appt (Uruguay)

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FB 15Lucas Tranquez
RW 14
OC 13Felipe Sancery
IC 12Moisés Duque
LW 11
FH 10Josh Reeves
SH 9
N8 8 André Arruda
OF 7 Matheus Claudio
BF 6 Arthur Bergo
RL 5 Cléber Dias
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2 Yan Rosetti (c)
LP 1 Lucas Abud
Replacements:
HK 16Endy Willian
PR 17Michel Gomes
PR 18
FL 19
FL 20Matheus Daniel
SH 21
WG 22
CE 23Valentín Garcia
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio
FB 15Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14
OC 13
IC 12Lucas Mensa
LW 11
FH 10Juan Cruz González
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF 6 Francisco Gorrissen
RL 5
LL 4 Jerónimo Ureta
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
WG 22
WG 23
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Touch judges:
Murilo Bragotto (Brazil)
Victor Barboza (Brazil)
Television match official:
CBRU Appt (Brazil)

Statistics

Most points

PosNameTeamPts
1Will Magie38
2Juan Cruz González34
3Josh Reeves33
4Germán Albanell32
5Tomás Ianiszewski24
6Hanco Germishuys20
Santiago Resino
Mike Te'o
9Juan Manuel Cat15
Manuel Diana
Tony Lamborn

Most tries

PosNameTeamTries
1Hanco Germishuys4
Santiago Resino
Mike Te'o
4Juan Manuel Cat3
Manuel Diana
Tony Lamborn
7Santiago Arata2
Dylan Audsley
Nate Augspurger
Ray Barkwill
Bryce Campbell
Cole Davis
Jacobus de Wet van Niekerk
Federico Favaro
Francisco Ferronato
Paul Lasike
Leandro Leivas
Ryan Matyas
Lucas Mensa
Gastón Mieres
Santiago Montagner
D. T. H. van der Merwe
Axel Zapata
Ítalo Zunino

Attendances

Top 5

Game Home team Visitor AttendanceSources
1116,132http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/01/28/uruguay-march-towards-rwc-2019-win-canada-vancouver
247,500http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/02/24/argentina-xv-knock-down-canada-jujuy/
316,500http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/02/04/usa-defeat-argentina-xv-arc-thriller
434,000http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/02/17/argentina-hand-uruguay-first-loss-2018-arc
523,500http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/02/09/uruguay-come-behind-beat-brazil

Average home attendances

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1217,632 16,132 1,5008,816
228,400 7,500 9004,200
4311,000 6,500 2,0003,666
326,500 4,000 2,5003,250
535,754 3,500 1,0611,918
633,7001,500 1,0001,233

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Americas Rugby Championship schedule. Americas Rugby News. 2017-12-10. 10 December 2017 .

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