Rugby Americas North Championship Explained

Current Season:2024 Rugby Americas North Championship
Rugby Americas North Championship
Sport:Rugby union
Founded:2001
Teams:13
Continent:North America
Champion: (8th)
Season:2019
Most Champs: (9)
Count:9 titles

The Rugby Americas North Championship, known before the 2016 edition as the NACRA Rugby Championship, is a championship for Tier 3 members of Rugby Americas North in men's 15-a-side rugby union. The United States and Canada, the two tier 2 sides in the North American region, take part in the Rugby Americas Championship, the "Americas 6 Nations", instead but a team representing the United States South regional association, USA South do take part.

The current format of the tournament contains both a geographical and divisional element with promotion and relegation. All the teams are split between the North and South. Within that geographical split, teams are then split into the Championship (higher division) and the Cup (lower division). The highest placed team in each Cup plays the bottom team in their respective Championship for promotion. As of 2017, the Southern region does not have a Cup division.

Finally, the winner of the North championship plays the winner of the South championship in the RAN Championship final to decide the winner of the overall tournament.[1]

Champions

Champions by year:[2]

YearWinnerwidth=60px Score !Runner-up Refs
1966align=center round robin
1967align=center round robin
1969align=center round robin
1973align=center round robin
1975align=center round robin
1977align=center round robin
1979align=center round robin
1981align=center round robin
1983align=center round robin
1985align=center round robin
1996align=center 29–8
1997align=center 31–14
1998align=center round robin
1999
align=center round robin
2001align=center 23–12 [3]
2005align=center 52–3 [4]
2008align=center 40–24 [5]
align=center 11–0
align=center 18–0 [6]
USA Southalign=center 26–18
align=center 30–27 USA South[7]
align=center 30–16 [8] [9]
align=center 32–3
align=center 23–19
align=center round robin [10]
align=center 33–10 [11]
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 NACRA Men - NACRA Rugby . www.nacrugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514042023/http://www.nacrugby.com/2014-nacra-men.html . 2014-05-14.
  2. Web site: Rugby Americas North Championship. RugbyArchive. 9 April 2024.
  3. valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2003 Rugby World Cup
  4. valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup
  5. valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2011 Rugby World Cup
  6. valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2015 Rugby World Cup
  7. Web site: Results - NACRA Rugby . www.nacrugby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514133251/http://www.nacrugby.com/results.html . 2014-05-14.
  8. Web site: T & T claim 2015 Men's title with win over Mexico - NACRA Rugby . 2015-05-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150504080844/http://www.nacrugby.com/latest-news/t-t-claim-2015-mens-title-with-win-over-mexico . 2015-05-04 .
  9. Web site: World Rugby.
  10. Web site: Men's 15's . Rugby Americas North . 9 April 2024.
  11. Web site: MEN’S 15S . Rugby Americas North . 9 April 2024.

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