2019_Rugby_World_Cup_–_Americas_qualification
Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for the Americas began in March 2016, where across 3 years, 20 teams competed for two direct qualification spots into the final tournament, and one spot in the Repechage tournament. For qualification purposes, the two Americas regions Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby formed the Americas region to compete for the two Americas berths in the World Cup.
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| Dates | 5 March 2016 – 3 February 2018 |
| No. of nations | 21 |
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| Matches played | 38 |
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One team in the Americas zone, Argentina, qualified automatically after reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup. The United States and Uruguay qualified as Americas 1 and Americas 2 respectively, while Canada moved to the Repechage tournament.
The qualification process for the Americas region was a four-round process, the same process used for the 2015 Americas qualification.
Round 1 took place in 2016. Two pre-existing competitions, the Rugby Americas North Championship and the South American Rugby Championship Division B served as qualification tournaments, designated as Round 1A and Round 1B respectively. Round 1A was formed by the nine World Rugby members in RAN who were separated into two zones, a south and north zone. The bottom placed team from the 2015 tournament, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had to play the returning team to the tournament, Jamaica, to earn the right to compete in the main tournament, with the winner of the qualifier match joining the south zone. The winners of each zone then competed in the Championship final, who thereby progressed to the Round 1 final. The other round 1 finalist was the winner of Round 1B, the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B", where the winner of Round 1 advanced through to Round 2.
Round 2 also took place in 2016, with the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "A" forming Round 2A. The team placed bottom at the end of the Championship, played the winner of Round 1 in a promotion/relegation playoff to earn a place in the 2017 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A" competition and progress to Round 3.
Round 3 took place in 2017, with the top Sudamérica Rugby division, 2017 South American Rugby Championship "A", forming Round 3A. The winner of that round, advanced to Round 4. Round 3B was formed by a home-and-away play-off series between the top two non-automatic Americas qualifiers, Canada and the United States, where the winner of the play-off series qualified for the World Cup as Americas 1. The loser advanced to Round 4.
Round 4 took place in early 2018, matching the winner of Round 3A and the loser of 3B against each other in a home and away play-off. The winner of this round on aggregate, qualified as Americas 2. The loser moved to the Repechage tournament as Americas 3 for a second chance to qualify.
Twenty teams competed during for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification; teams world rankings are prior to the first Americas qualification match on 5 March 2016 and bold nations denotes teams have previously played in a Rugby World Cup.
| Nation | Rank | Zone | Began play | Qualifying status |
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 Argentina | 5 | South America | N/A | Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup |
 Bahamas | 86 | North America | 7 May 2016 | Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 21 May 2016 |
 Barbados | 75 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago on 21 May 2016 |
 Bermuda | 67 | North America | 21 May 2016 | Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 18 June 2016 |
 Brazil | 38 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Uruguay on 20 May 2017 |
 Canada | 19 | North America | 24 June 2017 | Advanced to the Repechage as Americas 3 |
 Cayman Islands | 61 | North America | 21 May 2016 | Eliminated by Mexico on 2 July 2016 |
 Chile | 27 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Uruguay on 27 May 2017 |
 Colombia | 47 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Paraguay on 19 November 2016 |
 Ecuador | NR | South America | 27 August 2016 | Eliminated by Venezuela on 5 October 2016 |
 Guatemala | NR | South America | 27 August 2016 | Eliminated by Ecuador on 27 August 2016 |
 Guyana | 54 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Mexico on 1 October 2016 |
 Jamaica | 78 | North America | 5 March 2016 | Eliminated by Guyana on 21 May 2016 |
 Mexico | 56 | North America | 7 May 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 29 October 2016 |
 Paraguay | 37 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Chile on 20 May 2017 |
 Peru | 78 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 5 October 2016 |
 St Vincent and the Grenadines | 79 | North America | 5 March 2016 | Eliminated by Jamaica on 5 March 2016 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Guyana on 18 June 2016 |
 Uruguay | 20 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Qualified by defeating Canada on 3 February 2018 |
 United States | 17 | North America | 24 June 2017 | Qualified by defeating Canada on 1 July 2017 |
 Venezuela | 68 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 8 October 2016 |
Round 1A: 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship
The qualifying match between Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines was the first qualifying match for the 2019 tournament, three-and-a-half years before the start of the tournament. Jamaica defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines 48–0, eliminating them from qualifying. The match was played in front of a record crowd of 1,000 at Arnos Vale Sports Complex, and was refereed by Nigel Owens who had refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final.[1] The victory boosted Jamaica to a World Rugby ranking of 72, their highest ever.[1]
Qualifier
| 5 March 2016 13:00 |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–48 | Jamaica |
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| Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
North Zone
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| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37 | +111 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 53 | +38 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 135 | –84 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 89 | –65 | 1 | 0 |
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South Zone
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| 1 | Guyana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 41 | +48 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 87 | –65 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 57 | –38 | 0 | 0 |
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1Jamaica forfeited their match due to a lack of available players.[18]
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Championship final
Mexico, as winners, advance to the Round 1 final.
| 1 October 2016 14:00 |
| Mexico | 32–3 | Guyana |
| Estadio Roberto Tapatío Méndez, Mexico City Referee: Jim Rogers (United States) |
Round 1B: 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship B
Qualifier
| 27 August 2016 15:00 |
| Ecuador | 26–25 | Guatemala |
| Estadio Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil) |
2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship B
The 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B" was held in October 2016 and hosted by Peru in Lima.
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| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 29 | 120 | 9 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 53 | 44 | 6 |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 79 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 192 | -172 | 0 |
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Round 1 Final
Colombia, as winners, advance to the round 2 final.
Round 2A: 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"
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| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 43 | +92 | 9 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 4 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 77 | –11 | 4 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 160 | –117 | 0 |
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Round 2 Final
Paraguay, as winners, advance to round 3A.
| 19 November 2016 16:00 |
| Paraguay | 39–27 | Colombia |
| Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) |
Round 3A: 2017 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"
| Advances to Americas Repechage play-off |
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| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 57 | +56 | 9 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 168 | –136 | 0 |
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Round 3B: United States v Canada Home & Away playoffs
The United States, as winners, qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Canada, as runners-up, qualify for the Americas repechage play-off.
| 24 June 2017 15:00 EDT (UTC-04) |
| Canada | 28–28 | United States |
| Try: van der Merwe (2) 6' c, 17' m Carpenter 69' c Con: O'Leary (2/3) 7', 69' Pen: O'Leary (3/5) 25', 45', 77' | Report[28] | Try: Civetta (2) 8' c, 35' c Te'o (2) 39' c, 52' c Con: MacGinty (4/4) 9', 36', 40', 52' |
| Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton Attendance: 13,138 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 1 July 2017 15:00 PDT (UTC-07) |
| United States | 52–16 | Canada |
| Try: Dolan (2) 9' m, 15' c Brakeley 21' c Taufete'e (2) 54' c, 61' c Augspurger 63' c Waldren 67' c Tameilau 78' m Con: MacGinty (6/7) 16', 22', 56', 62', 65', 68' | Report[29] | Try: Cejvanovic 41' c Con: McRorie (1/1) 42' Pen: McRorie (3/3) 19', 32', 40' |
| Torero Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
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Uruguay, as winners, qualify for the Rugby World Cup, their second time without an international play-off (first time in 2003 qualyfiers). Canada, as runners-up, qualify for the Repechage qualifying tournament.
| 27 January 2018 17:00 PST (UTC-08) |
| Canada | 29–38 | Uruguay |
| Try: Olmstead 17' c Van der Merwe 24' c Penalty try 46' Blevins 71' m Con: Braid (2/2) 19', 25' Pen: Braid (1/1) 22' | Report | Try: Silva 1' c Leivas 30' c Arata 40' c Dotti 51' c Capó Ortega 56' c Con: Berchesi (5/5) 2', 31', 40', 52', 57' Pen: Berchesi (1/5) 75' |
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| Uruguay | 32–31 | Canada |
| Try: Dotti 32' c Cat 41' m Vilaseca (2) 64' c, 73' c Con: Berchesi (3/4) 33', 65', 74' Pen: Berchesi (2/3) 36', 55' | Report | Try: van der Merwe (2) 11' m, 80' m Paris 24' c Sears-Duru 70' m Con: Staller (1/3) 25' Pen: Staller (3/4) 6', 39', 53' |
| Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) |
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