World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge

World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Sport Rugby Union
Founded 2016
Founder World Rugby
Inaugural season 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Countries Argentina Argentina XV
 Canada A
Fiji Fiji Warriors
 Tonga A
 Samoa A
 Uruguay A
United States USA Selects
Venue(s) Estadio Charrúa
Continents Rugby Americas North
Sudamérica Rugby
Oceania Rugby
Most recent
champion(s)		 Argentina Argentina XV
Most titles Argentina Argentina XV (2)

The World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge is a rugby union tournament, funded by World Rugby, that serves as a development competition for Americas and Pacific island nations. The competition has been hosted by the Uruguayan Rugby Union with all games played at Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo.[1] The Americas Pacific Challenge (APC) was first contested in October 2016 by Argentina XV, Canada A, Fiji Warriors, Samoa A, Uruguay A, and the USA Selects.[2] Tonga A replaced the Fiji Warriors for the 2017 competition,[3] and retained that place in 2018.[4] The APC is funded by World Rugby[1] and effectively replaced previous formats of the Americas Rugby Championship and the World Rugby Pacific Challenge.[5] The tournament serves as a venue for developing and preparing players for participation with their senior national teams during November international tests[6] and in the Rugby World Cup and Rugby World Cup qualification cycle.[7]

Format

The Americas Pacific Challenge uses a split pool format wherein the six competing teams are divided into two pools of three.[8] Each team plays one match against each of the teams in the opposite pool.[8] The tournament's winner is decided based upon the number of points accumulated from each match.[8]

Teams

Current teams

Past team

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Americas Pacific Challenge set for October kick-off in Uruguay". World Rugby. July 9, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2016 Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2017 Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "World Rugby confirms Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. September 7, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Uruguay 'A' beats Canada 'A' at World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge". TSN. Montevideo, Uruguay. The Canadian Press. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rowe, James (September 20, 2018). "USA Selects Americas Pacific Challenge Roster Announced". The Runner Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 Match Schedule Announced". USA Rugby. August 22, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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