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 will compete 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.

Format

The qualification process for the Americas region will be a four-round process, the same process used for the 2015 Americas qualification.

Round 1 took place in 2016, where the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship acted as the qualification tournament, Round 1A. The nine World Rugby members in RAN 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 will then compete in the Championship final to earn the right to progress to the Round 1 final, to play the winners of Round 1B, which is formed by the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B". The winner of the Round 1 final, will advance 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 will play the winner of Round 1 in a Sudamérica Rugby A/B relegation playoff, the winner of the playoff advancing to Round 3, the loser, therefore, being eliminated.

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, where they will play a home-and-away play-off series against the loser of Round 3B. Round 3B was formed by a home-and-away play-off series between the top two Americas nations, Canada and the United States. The winner of the play-off series, qualified as Americas 1.

Round 4 will match the winner of Round 3A and the loser of 3B against each other in a home and away play-off, with the winner on aggregate qualifying as Americas 2. The loser progresses forward to the Repechage as Americas 3 for a second chance to qualify.

Entrants

The 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying teams that will compete for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification. (World rankings are as of the first Americas qualification match on 5 March 2016.)

Nation Rank Zone Begins play Qualifying status
 Argentina 9 South America N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Bahamas 88 North America 7 May 2016 Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 21 May 2016
 Barbados 77 North America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago on 21 May 2016
 Bermuda 70 North America 21 May 2016 Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 18 June 2016
 Brazil 30 South America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Uruguay on 20 May 2017
 Canada 23 North America 24 June 2017
 Cayman Islands 60 North America 21 May 2016 Eliminated by Mexico on 2 July 2016
 Chile 29 South America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Uruguay on 27 May 2017
 Colombia 42 South America 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 55 North America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Mexico on 1 October 2016
 Jamaica 71 North America 5 March 2016 Eliminated by Guyana on 21 May 2016
 Mexico 53 North America 7 May 2016 Eliminated by Colombia on 29 October 2016
 Paraguay 38 South America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Chile on 20 May 2017
 Peru 78 South America October 2016 Eliminated by Colombia on 5 October 2016
 St Vincent and the Grenadines 84 North America 5 March 2016 Eliminated by Jamaica on 5 March 2016
 Trinidad and Tobago 50 North America 23 April 2016 Eliminated by Guyana on 18 June 2016
 Uruguay 20 South America 23 April 2016
 United States 17 North America 24 June 2017 Qualified by defeating Canada on 1 July 2017
 Venezuela 62 South America October 2016 Eliminated by Colombia on 8 October 2016

Notes:

Round 1

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.[2]

Qualifier

North Zone

Advances to Championship final
Rank Team Games Points Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 148 37 +111 3 0 15
2  Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 91 53 +38 1 0 9
3  Bermuda 3 1 0 2 51 135 –84 1 0 5
4  Bahamas 3 0 0 3 24 89 –65 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 1 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

South Zone

Advances to Championship final
Rank Team Games Points Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Guyana 3 3 0 0 93 40 +53 2 0 14
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 91 41 +48 2 1 11
3  Barbados 3 1 0 2 22 87 –65 0 0 4
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 19 57 –38 0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 1 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Championship 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

2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship B

The 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B" was held in October 2016 and hosted by Peru in Lima.

Advances to Round 1 Final
Place Nation (rank) Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1 Colombia 3 3 0 0 149 29 120 9
2 Venezuela 3 2 0 1 95 51 44 6
3 Peru 3 1 0 2 87 79 8 3
4 Ecuador 3 0 0 3 20 192 -172 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win-3 points; Draw-1 point

Round 1 Final

29 October 2016
15:00
Colombia  29–11  Mexico
Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín

Round 2

Round 2A: 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"

Advances to Round 3A
Advances to Round 2 Final
Place Nation (rank) Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
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
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win-3 points; Draw-1 point

Round 2 Final

19 November 2016
16:00
Paraguay  39–27  Colombia
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque

Round 3

Round 3A: 2017 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"

Advances to Americas
Repechage play-off
Place Nation (rank) Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
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 2 32 168 –136 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win-3 points; Draw-1 point

Round 3B: United States v Canada Home & Away playoffs

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 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)

Notes:

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 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)

Notes:

Round 4: Americas Repechage play-off

The winner of this play-off series will qualify as Americas 2, while the loser will progress to the Repechage as Americas 3.

27 January 2018
Canada  v  Uruguay
TBA
3 February 2018
Uruguay  v  Canada
TBA

See also

References

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  2. ↑ worldrugby.org. "Jamaica kick off RWC 2019 qualification in style". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Reasons for optimism in first win of the season". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  4. ↑ Jamaica Forfeit RWC Qualifier to Barbados
  5. ↑ "ESPNscrum - Brazil v Uruguay at Sao Jose dos Campos". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  6. ↑ "COM BOM PÚBLICO, BRASIL E CHILE FICAM NO EMPATE EM CLÁSSICO ELETRIZANTE NO PACAEMBU". brasilrugby.com.br. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  7. ↑ Victor Ramalho. "Na despedida de Nativo, Brasil vence Paraguai pelo maior placar da historia". Portal do Rugby. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  8. ↑ Union de Rugby del Uruguay. "GRACIAS a todas las 7.500 personas". facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
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