The Rugby Americas North Championship, known before the 2016 edition as the NACRA Rugby Championship, is a championship for Tier 3 members of Rugby Americas North in men's 15-a-side rugby union. The United States and Canada, the two tier 2 sides in the North American region, take part in the Rugby Americas Championship, the "Americas 6 Nations", instead but a team representing the United States South regional association, USA South do take part.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Rugby Americas North Championship | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Bermuda (8th) |
| Most titles |  Trinidad and Tobago (9) |
The current format of the tournament contains both a geographical and divisional element with promotion and relegation. All the teams are split between the North and South. Within that geographical split, teams are then split into the Championship (higher division) and the Cup (lower division). The highest placed team in each Cup plays the bottom team in their respective Championship for promotion. As of 2017, the Southern region does not have a Cup division.
Finally, the winner of the North championship plays the winner of the South championship in the RAN Championship final to decide the winner of the overall tournament.[1]
Champions
editChampions by year:[2]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Guyana |
round robin | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 1967 | Trinidad and Tobago |
round robin | ||
| 1969 |  Jamaica |
round robin |  Bahamas
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| 1973 | Trinidad and Tobago |
round robin | ||
| 1975 | Jamaica |
round robin |  Barbados
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| 1977 | Bermuda |
round robin | ||
| 1979 | Bermuda |
round robin | ||
| 1981 | Bermuda |
round robin | ||
| 1983 | Trinidad and Tobago |
round robin | ||
| 1985 | Trinidad and Tobago |
round robin | ||
| 1996 | Bermuda |
29–8 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 1997 | Trinidad and Tobago |
31–14 |  Cayman Islands
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| 1998 | Bermuda |
round robin | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 1999 | Trinidad and Tobago Cayman Islands |
round robin | ||
| 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago |
23–12 | Bermuda
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[3] |
| 2005 | Barbados |
52–3 | Bahamas
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[4] |
| 2008 | Trinidad and Tobago |
40–24 | Guyana
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[5] |
| 2011 | Bermuda |
11–0 | Guyana
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| 2012 | Bermuda |
18–0 | Guyana
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[6] |
| 2013 |  USA South |
26–18 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 2014 | Guyana |
30–27 | USA South
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[7] |
| 2015 | Trinidad and Tobago |
30–16 |  Mexico
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[8][9] |
| 2016 | Mexico |
32–3 | Guyana
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| 2017 | USA South |
23–19 | Guyana
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| 2018 | USA South |
round robin | Cayman Islands
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[10] |
| 2019 | Bermuda |
33–10 |  Guadeloupe
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[11] |
| 2024 |
Notes
edit- ^ "2014 NACRA Men - NACRA Rugby". www.nacrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Rugby Americas North Championship". RugbyArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2003 Rugby World Cup
- ^ valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup
- ^ valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2011 Rugby World Cup
- ^ valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2015 Rugby World Cup
- ^ "Results - NACRA Rugby". www.nacrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14.
- ^ "T & T claim 2015 Men's title with win over Mexico - NACRA Rugby". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "World Rugby".
- ^ "Men's 15's". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "MEN'S 15S". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
