2020 Americas Rugby League Championship Explained

Year:2020
Matches:4
Finalists:4
Country:Jamaica
Americas Championship
Tournaments:Americas Rugby League Championship
Last:2018
Next:2023

The 2020 Americas Rugby League Championship is a planned rugby league tournament scheduled to be held in Kingston, Jamaica in November 2020.[1] This tournament will be the 4th Americas Rugby League Championship. On 12 June 2020 it was announced that the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was provisionally rescheduled for May 2021 to be played alongside the America 9s (Rugby league nines) competition hosted by the USA. As the venue will change the Jamaica Rugby League Association has been offered first option on hosting the 2022 Americas Championship.[2] In April 2021 it was announced that the championship was abandoned with the 2022 tournament being the next playing.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fixtures confirmed for 2020 Rugby League Americas Championship Jamaica International Rugby League News. www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. 24 February 2020 . 2020-02-26.
  2. News: 2020 Americas Championship postponed . 12 June 2020 . Love Rugby League . 12 June 2020.
  3. News: Americas Championship delayed until 2022 . 11 May 2021 . Love Rugby League . 10 May 2021.