2016 Rugby Americas North Championship

The 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship, the ninth edition of NACRA Rugby Championship, is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play takes place between 3 March and 2 July. Unlike the 2015 edition of the tournament, teams are split into North and South zones, but not Championships and Cups. As this edition of the tournament doubles as a round of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, only full members of World Rugby will compete.

2016 Rugby Americas North Championship
Date5 March – 1 October
Countries Bahamas
 Barbados
 Bermuda
 Cayman Islands
 Guyana
 Jamaica
 Mexico
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Trinidad and Tobago
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Tries scored93 (7.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Agustín Sánchez (53)
Most triesMexico Christian Henning (6)
Websitewww.rugbyamericasnorth.com
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Teams

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Nine teams will participate in the 2016 tournament.[1]

North Zone South Zone
  Bahamas   Barbados
  Bermuda   Guyana
  Cayman Islands   Trinidad and Tobago
  Mexico Qualifier winner
Qualifier
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Jamaica

Notable changes from last year: Jamaica returns to participate in the qualifier. Saint Lucia, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Turks and Caicos Islands and USA South are not participating, as they are not full members of World Rugby

Qualifier

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March 5, 2016   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–48   Jamaica Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent and the Grenadines  
report Try: Grayson (2)
Smith
Thomas
Groves
Miller
Richards
Creary
Con: Groves (3)
Scott
Cards: Hylton   62' to 72'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Nigel Owens

North Zone

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Rank Team Games Points Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Mexico (56) 3 3 0 0 148 37 +111 3 0 15
2   Cayman Islands (61) 3 2 0 1 91 53 +38 1 0 9
3   Bermuda (67) 3 1 0 2 51 135 -84 1 0 5
4   Bahamas (86) 3 0 0 3 24 89 -65 0 0 0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.[2]

Games[3]

7 May 2016 Bahamas   3-39   Mexico Winton Rugby Field, Nassau, Bahamas  
Pen: Brian Baker (1/2) 42'
Cards: Arman Carlos   76' to 80'
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Try: Fharid Samano 33'
Rodrigo Marquez 48'
Jose Reyes 60'
Roberto Calderón 66'
Miguel Carner 83'
Con: Agustin Sanchez (4/5) 34', 49', 61', 67'
Pen: Agustin Sanchez (2/2) 54', 64'


21 May 2016 Cayman Islands   20-8   Bahamas Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands  
Try: Venasio Tokatokauanua 10'
Andre Ormond 38'
Justin Wight 43'
Con: Shaun McDermott (1/3) 10'
Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/2) 30'
Cards: Yohann Regnard   54' to 64'
Chris Kennedy   60' to 70'
Paul Westin   71' to 80'
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Try: Mark Hammerton 51'
Con: Brian Baker (0/1)
Pen: Brian Baker 63'
Cards: Patrick Arthur   54' to 64'
Joshua Feaster   79' to 80'
Attendance: 1,050
Referee:   Jamie Baum


21 May 2016 Mexico   75-10   Bermuda Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City  
Try: Rodrigo Márquez 9'c, 59'
Christian Henning 22'c, 32'c, 44'c, 52'c
Luis Arredondo 36'c
Andres Rodriguez 46'c
Gonzalo Pons 43'c, 79'c
Simon Pierre 73'c
Con: Agustin Sanchez 10', 24', 33', 37', 45', 47', 53', 55', 74', 80'
[1] Try: Thomas Edwards 15'c
Con: Dan Cole 16'
Pen: Thomas Edwards 5'
Attendance: 450
Referee:   Harry Mason


4 June 2016 Bermuda   30-13   Bahamas National Sports Center Hamilton, Bermuda  
Try: Nigel Burgess (2)
Antonio Perinchief
Bennet Gibson
Con: Thomas Edwards (2)
Pen: Thomas Edwards (2)
report Try: Ryan Knowles
Andrew Kemp
Pen: Brian Baker


18 June 2016 Cayman Islands   47-11   Bermuda Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands  
Try: Al Lum 6'
Michael Wilson 16', 26'
Paul Westin 28'
Venasio Tokatokauanua 41'
Justin Wight 56'
Peter de Vere 74'
Con: Morgan Shelver (5/6) 7', 17', 27', 29', 57'
Shaun McDermott (1/1) 74'
Pen: Morgan Shelver (0/1)
Cards: Severiano Tabuaniwere   48' to 58'
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Try: Guerhardt Lamprecht 76'
Con: Thomas Edwards (0/1)
Pen: Thomas Edwards (2/2) 13', 20'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee:   Miles McIvor


2 July 2016 Mexico   34-24   Cayman Islands Campo De Rugby, Dos Ríos, Mexico  
Try: Gonzalo Pons 11', 29'
Fharid Samano 16'
Christian Henning 22'
Luis Arrendondo 53'
Con: Agustín Sánchez (3/5) 17', 30', 54'
Pen: Agustín Sánchez (1/2) 3'
Cards: José Reyes   64' to 74'
report Try: Michael Wilson 5', 61'
Paul Westin 76'
Con: Shaun McDermott (3/3) 6', 62', 77'
Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/1) 47'
Attendance: 650
Referee:   Shaun Bastic

South Zone

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Rank Team Games Points Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   Guyana (54) 3 3 0 0 96 38 +58 2 0 14
2   Trinidad and Tobago (44) 3 2 0 1 91 42 +49 2 1 11
3   Barbados (75) 3 1 0 2 22 87 -65 0 0 4
4   Jamaica (78) 3 0 0 3 17 59 -42 0 0 0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.

Games


23 April 2016 Guyana   48-17   Barbados Providence National Stadium, Georgetown  
Try: Avery Corbin 9', 32'c, 42'c
Rickford Cummings 24'c
Dwayne Schroeder 39'c
Lancelot Adonis 63'c
Dane Parks 74'
Con: Ryan Gonsalvez (5/7)
Pen: Ryan Gonsalvez 6'
Cards: Rickford Cummings   82' to 83'
[2] Try: Faggiani 29', 47'
Clarke 69'
Con: Carter (1/3)
Referee:   Haylee Slaughter


23 April 2016 Trinidad and Tobago   34-14   Jamaica Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva  
Try: Joseph Quashie 16', 48'c
Omari Doyle 18'
Adam Frederick 22'
Leon Pantor 40'c
Kieshon Walker 80'
Con: Leon Pantor (1/4) 48'
Johnasson Alleyne (1/2) 40'
[3] Try: Antonio Baker 72'c
Orien Smith 75'c
Con: Hylton 73'
Thomas 75'
Pen: Thomas (0/2)
Cards: Grayson   36' to 46'
Referee:   Jorge Rodriguez


21 May 2016 Barbados   5-39   Trinidad and Tobago Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Bridgetown  
Try: Millar 75'
Con: Walcott (0/1)
Pen: Carter (0/3)
match center Try: Silverthorn 3', 23', 43', 68'
Phillip 18', 53'
Joseph 80'
Con: Guerra (1/5) 24'
Hudson (0/1)
Clark (1/1) 81'
Referee:   John Stevens


21 May 2016 Guyana   23-5   Jamaica National Park Rugby Field, Georgetown  
Try: Adonis 39'
Mayers 42'
King 51', 75'
Con: Gonsalves (0/3)
Broomes (0/1)
Pen: Gonsalves 33'
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Try: Miller 3'
Con: Lynch (0/1)
Cards: Grayson   47' to 57'
Daley   63' to 73'
Referee:   Michael Jones


18 June 2016 Barbados   walkover   Jamaica  
Referee:   Antonio Magallanes


18 June 2016 Trinidad and Tobago   18-23   Guyana Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain  
Try: Phillip 39'
Frederick 49'
Richards 60'
Con: O'Connor (0/2)
Guerra (0/1)
Pen: Pantor (1/2) 68'
Cards: Silverthorn   72' to 80'
Hill   78' to 80'
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Match Center
Try: K. McKenzie 19'
Butts 43'
O. McKenzie 79'
Con: Adonis (2/3) 44', 80'
Pen: Gonsalves (1/1) 6'
Cards: Staglon   79' to 80'
Referee:   David Sherwin

Championship playoff

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1 October 2016   Mexico 32-3   Guyana Estadio Roberto "Tapatio" Mendez, Mexico City  
14:00 Try: C. Henning 35'
M. Loredo 60'
A. Rodríguez 64'
Y. Suro 79'
Con: A. Sanchez 36', 61'
M. Carner 78'
Pen: A. Sanchez 22', 49'
Report Pen: R. Gonzalves 2'
Cards: R. Cummings   48' to 58'
Referee:   Jim Rogers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "RAM 2016 Championship". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ "World Rugby Rankings". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ^ "2016 Rugby Americas North Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
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