The Americas Nines is a rugby league nines competition staged by the Canada Rugby League and was founded in 2018. The first tournament occurred on May 18, 2019 at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Americas Nines
SportRugby league
Instituted2018
Inaugural season2019
Number of teams4 Male
2 Female
CountryCanada Canada
WinnersUnited States (men's)
Canada (women's)

2019

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Men's pool

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Place Team Record (W-D-L)
    United States 3-1-0
    Canada 2-1-1
    Jamaica 2-0-2
4 Latin Heat 0-0-4

Round 1

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18 May 2019 Canada   24 – 6   Jamaica Toronto, Canada
12:20pm EST
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Stadium: Lamport Stadium
18 May 2019 United States   30 – 4   Latin Heat Toronto, Canada
12:50pm EST
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Round 2

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18 May 2019 Canada   28 – 0   Latin Heat Toronto, Canada
2:00pm EST
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Stadium: Lamport Stadium
18 May 2019 United States   18 – 4   Jamaica Toronto, Canada
2:30pm EST
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Round 3

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18 May 2019 United States   14 – 14   Canada Toronto, Canada
3:45pm EST
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Stadium: Lamport Stadium
18 May 2019 Latin Heat   10 - 16   Jamaica Toronto, Canada
4:15pm EST
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Consolation final

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18 May 2019 Latin Heat   4 - 34   Jamaica Toronto, Canada
5:30pm EST
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Stadium: Lamport Stadium

Final

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18 May 2019 United States   20 - 8   Canada Toronto, Canada
6:00pm EST
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Stadium: Lamport Stadium

Women's pool

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Place Team Record (W-D-L)
    Canada 2-0-0
    Ontario 1-0-1
    Jamaica 0-0-2

Squads

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The Women's squads were named on the Canada Rugby League website.[2]

  •   Canada: Chelsea Brathwaite, Fedelia Omoghan, MacKenzie Fane, Megean Gosselin, Megan Pakulis, Natalie Tam, Natasha Naismith, Petra Woods, Tamisha Toussaint, Taylor Jordan, and Tiera Reynolds. Coach: Andy Ireland.
  •   Jamaica: Amoy Bailey, Chrystal Grove, Davine Burton, Gabriella Brown, Jasmine Hector, Kadesha Esson, Kadina McKenzie, Khadeshia Thompson, Rachel Mighty, Rose Baker, and Tamara Dixon. Coach: Clarence Brown.
  •   Ontario: Ben Skinner, Hailey Karroum, Jessica Cormier, Karlie-Rae Robinson, Krista Kent, Lea Milosevic, Sara Canini, Sarah Galati, Sienna Gulino, and Stephanie Hovdestad. Team Manager: Avery Akkerman.
    • Note: Although only 10 players were named in the article, video of the games shows that Ontario had 11 players.

Matches

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18 May 2019 Ontario   0 - 28   Canada Toronto, Canada
1:20pm EST
Tries: nil
Conversions: nil
RLIF Facebook
Facebook Video
(Kick-off at 1:04:13)
Tries: 6
Conversions: 2
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
18 May 2019 Jamaica   4 - 24   Ontario Toronto, Canada
3:00pm EST
Tries: 1
Conversions: nil
RLIF Facebook
Facebook Video
(Kick-off at 1:03:07)
Tries: 6
Conversions: nil
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
18 May 2019 Canada   26 - 0   Jamaica Toronto, Canada
4:45pm EST
Tries: 6
Conversions: 1
RLIF Facebook
Facebook Video
(Kick-off at 1:08:03)
Tries: nil
Conversions: nil
Stadium: Lamport Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Inaugural Americas Nines tournament in Toronto | Rugby League Planet". 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's Rosters Named for Americas Nines Tournament". Canada Rugby League. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 Jun 2024.

See also

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