2019_Americas_Rugby_Championship
The 2019 Americas Rugby Championship is the fourth series of the Americas Rugby Championship, the top level rugby union competition for Americas nations.[1]
Quick Facts Date, Countries ...
| Date | 2 February – 9 March 2019 |
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| Countries |  Argentina XV Brazil Canada Chile United States Uruguay |
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| Champions | Argentina (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Top scorer(s) | Josh Reeves (54) |
| Most tries | Joe Taufeteʻe |
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More information Nation, Stadium ...
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| Argentina XV |
Neuquén Rugby Club | 3,500 | Neuquén | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe |
Lautaro Bavaro |
| Marabunta Rugby Club | 3,500 | Cipolletti | |||
| José Amalfitani Stadium | 49,540 | Buenos Aires | |||
| Brazil |
Estádio Martins Pereira | 15,317 | São José dos Campos | Rodolfo Ambrosio |
Felipe Sancery |
| Estádio Jayme Cintra | 15,000 | Jundiaí | |||
| Canada |
Westhills Stadium[Note A] | 1,718 | Langford |  Kingsley Jones |
Lucas Rumball |
| Chile |
Estadio Santiago Bueras | 3,400 | Santiago | Pablo Lemoine |
Martín Sigren |
| United States |
Dell Diamond | 4,000 | Round Rock |  Gary Gold |
Marcel Brache |
| Starfire Sports | 4,500 | Tukwila | |||
| Uruguay |
Estadio Charrúa | 14,000 | Montevideo | Esteban Meneses |
Juan Manuel Gaminara |
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- ^ A:Canada will host one of their three scheduled "home" matches at Starfire Sports in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington.[2]
More information Pos, Nation (rank) ...
| Pos | Nation (rank) | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Table points | ||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | 4 tries | 7 Pts loss | ||||
| 1 | Argentina XV |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 60 | +198 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Uruguay (17) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 102 | +22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | United States (12) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 148 | +25 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Brazil (28) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 149 | –65 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Canada (20) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 107 | +24 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Chile (29) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 247 | –214 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 5 November 2018.[1]
Week 1
| 2 February 15:00 (UTC−03:00) |
| Chile | 8–71 | United States |
| Try: Matías Dittus 49' Con: Francisco Urroz (0/1) Pen: Francisco Gonzalez Moller (1/1) 16' | Rugbiers Report WR Report USAR Report ARN Report | Try: Joe Taufeteʻe 2' AJ MacGinty 5', 46', 64' Paul Lasike 21' Nick Civetta 26' Shaun Davies 29' Hanco Germishuys 40+1' Tadhg Leader 68' Ruben de Haas 74' Cam Dolan 80+1' Con: AJ MacGinty (5/7) 6', 27', 30', 46', 65' Will Magie (1/1) 22' Tadhg Leader (2/3) 69', 80+2' |
| Estadio Santiago Bueras, Maipu, Chile Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
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- Francisco Pizarro, Matías Dittus, Nicolás Ovalle, Javier Carrasco, Javier Eissmann, Jaden Laing, Christian Huerta, Gonzalo Lara, Augusto Böhme and Julio Blanc (all Chile) and Tadhg Leader (United States) made their international debuts.
- With his try in this match, the United States' Joe Taufeteʻe tied Ireland's Keith Wood for the most career Test tries by a player in the tight five with 15. Taufeteʻe reached the mark in his 20th international appearance, compared to 63 for Wood.[3]
| 2 February 17:00 (UTC−03:00) |
| Argentina XV | 54–3 | Brazil |
| Try: Felipe Ezcurra 5' Jerónimo Ureta 10' Gaspar Baldunciel 21' Lucas Mensa 34', 55' Julián Domínguez 58' Javier Corvalán 70' Agustín Segura 78' Con: Martín Elías (5/6) 6', 11', 35', 56', 60' Martín Roger 71', 79' | WR Report ARN Report | Pen: Josh Reeves (1/1) 14' |
| Neuquén Rugby Club, Neuquén, Neuquén Province Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) |
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| 2 February 21:40 (UTC−03:00) |
| Uruguay | 20–17 | Canada |
| Try: Federico Favaro 13' Ignacio Dotti 69' Guillermo Pujadas 80' Con: Federico Favaro (0/1) Juan Manuel Cat (0/1) Andrés De León (1/1) 81' Pen: Juan Manuel Cat (1/1) 25' | WR Report ARN Report | Try: Ciaran Hearn 37' Theo Sauder 41' Jamie Mackenzie 61' Con: Theo Sauder (1/3) 42' Pen: Theo Sauder (0/2) |
| Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
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Week 2
| 8 February 20:10 (UTC−03:00) |
| Uruguay | 20–5 | Chile |
| Try: Joaquín Prada 28' Diego Magno 59' Con: Andrés Vilaseca (2/2) 29', 60' Pen: Andrés Vilaseca (2/2) 18', 41' | WR Report Rugbiers Report ARN Report | Try: Augusto Böhme 53' Con: Francisco González Moller (0/1) Pen: Francisco González Moller (0/1) |
| Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
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- Marcelo Huerta, Camilo Sánchez and Mauricio Gómez (Chile) made their international debuts.
| 9 February 17:00 (UTC−03:00) |
| Argentina XV | 45–14 | United States |
| Try: Santiago Carreras (2) 0', 46' Lucas Favre 7' Gaspar Baldunciel 28' Felipe Ezcurra 53' Julián Domínguez 56' Lautaro Bavaro 73' Con: Martín Elías (5/6) 1', 7', 29', 54', 57' Teo Castiglioni (0/1) | WR Report ARN Report | Try: Penalty Try 77' Dylan Fawsitt 79' Con: Will Magie (1/1) 80' |
| Marabunta Rugby Club, Cipolletti, Río Negro Province Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay) |
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| 9 February 20:15 (UTC-02:00) |
| Brazil | 18–10 | Canada |
| Pen: Josh Reeves (6/8) 11', 18', 42', 47', 68', 70' | WR Report ARN Report | Try: Ciaran Hearn 8' Con: Ciaran Hearn (1/1) 9' Pen: Ciaran Hearn (1/3) 2' |
| Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos Referee: Frank Méndez (Chile) |
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- Theo Sauder was originally named in the starting team but pulled out due to injury during the warm up. Nick Blevins replaced him in the starting line-up and Giuseppe du Toit came onto the bench.
Week 3
| 22 February 19:10 (UTC-08:00) |
| Canada | 56–0 | Chile |
| Try: Kyle Baillie 2' Kainoa Lloyd 9', 17', 37' Pat Parfrey 41' Andrew Coe 53', 65' Con: Ciaran Hearn (5/6) 3', 10', 18', 38', 42' Gordon McRorie (1/1) 66' Pen: Ciaran Hearn (1/1) 7' Gordon McRorie (2/2) 75', 80' | WR Report ARN Report |
| Westhills Stadium, Langford Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil) |
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| 23 February |
| Argentina XV | 35–10 | Uruguay |
| Try: Francisco Gorrissen 2' Lautaro Bavaro 16', 35' Julián Domínguez 24' Nicolás Sbrocco 77' Con: Domingo Miotti (4/4) 3', 17, 25', 36' Martín Elías (1/1) 78' | ARN Report WR Report | Try: Tomás Inciarte 20' Con: Tomás Inciarte (1/1) 21' Pen: Tomás Inciarte (1/2) 30' |
| José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: Derek Summers (United States) |
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- Joaquín Jaunsolo, Santiago Civetta, Santiago Piñeyrúa, Mateo Mari, and Ignacio Rodríguez (all Uruguay) made their international debuts.
| 23 February 19:10 (UTC−07:00) |
| United States | 33–28 | Brazil |
| Try: Paul Lasike 22' Hanco Germishuys 27' Mike Te'o 32' John Quill 48' Con: Will Magie (2/4) 23', 28' Pen: Will Magie (3/3) 3', 17', 66' | WR Report ARN Report Rugbiers Report | Try: Lucas Duque 40' Moisés Duque 59' Matteo Dell’Acqua 72' Con: Josh Reeves (2/3) 40', 73' Pen: Josh Reeves (3/4) 20', 32', 45' |
| Dell Diamond, Round Rock Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
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Week 4
| 1 March |
| Canada | 23–39 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Kyle Baillie 50' Andrew Coe 56' Con: Gordon McRorie (2/2) 51', 57' Pen: Ciaran Hearn (2/3) 11', 23' Gordon McRorie (1/1) 65' | WR report ARN Report | Try: Tomás Cubilla 1', 39' Matías Osadczuk 33' Felipe Ezcurra 68' Penalty try 79' Con: Domingo Miotti (2/3) 34', 40' Martín Roger 69' Pen: Domingo Miotti (2/2) 17', 63' |
| Westhills Stadium, Langford Referee: Derek Summers (United States) |
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| 2 March 19:10 (UTC−8:00) |
| United States | 25–32 | Uruguay |
| Try: Joe Taufeteʻe (3) 10', 15', 47' Blaine Scully 74' Con: Will Magie (1/2) 75' Pen: Will Hooley (1/1) 34' | WR report ARN Report | Try: Mateo Sanguinetti 5' Federico Favaro (2) 30', 43' Juan Manuel Cat 38' Nicolás Freitas 67' Con: Federico Favaro (1/2) 6' Andrés Vilaseca (1/3) 39' Pen: Andrés Vilaseca (1/1) 80+1' |
| Starfire Sports, Tukwila Referee: Pali Deluca (Argentina) |
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- The United States' Joe Taufeteʻe scored three tries to take sole possession of the record for most career Test tries by a player in the tight five. After this match, Taufeteʻe had 18 career Test tries.
| 2 March |
| Brazil | 15–10 | Chile |
| Pen: Josh Reeves (5/7) 7', 12', 36', 68', 76' | WR report ARN Report | Try: Francisco Garrido 43' Con: Francisco González Moller (1/1) 44' Pen: Francisco González Moller (1/1) 15' |
| Estádio Jayme Cintra, Jundiaí Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) |
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Week 5
| 8 March |
| United States | 30–25 | Canada |
| Try: Joe Taufeteʻe 19', 45' Cam Dolan 38' Ruben de Haas 79' Con: Will Magie (1/3) 39' Tadhg Leader (1/1) 80' Pen: Will Magie (2/3) 6', 58' | WR report ARN Report | Try: Nick Blevins 13' Luke Campbell 32', 51' Con: Gordon McRorie (2/3) 14', 52' Pen: Gordon McRorie (2/2) 62', 73' |
| Starfire Sports, Tukwila Referee: Pali Deluca (Argentina) |
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| 9 March |
| Chile | 10–85 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Mauricio Gómez 58' Con: Santiago Videla (1/1) 59' Pen: Santiago Videla (1/1) 28' | ARN Report | Try: Diego Fortuny 8', 29' Lucas Santa Cruz 12' Julián Domínguez 23' Lucas Mensa 37', 45', 47' Santiago Carreras 40' Agustín Segura 51' Domingo Miotti 67', 69' Gregorio del Prete 72', 79' Con: Martín Elías (8/9) 9', 13', 24', 38', 40', 46', 48', 52' Domingo Miotti (2/4) 71', 73' |
| Santiago Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil) |
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Updated after Week 5.
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| Forwards | Ainu'u • Brakeley • Campbell • Civetta • Dolan • Fawsitt • Germishuys • Hilterbrand • Kilifi • Lamositele • Landry • Mullen • Peterson • Pifeleti • Quill • Scully • Tameilau • Taufeteʻe • Waldren |
| Backs | Audsley • Boyer • Brache • Davies • de Haas • Hooley • Lasike • Leader • MacGinty • Magie • Moore • Te'o |
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- "USA Rugby's National Teams Log Massive Weekend with Two Medals and Nine Individual Achievements" (Press release). USA Rugby. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-17.