Rugby union competition for national teams
Rugby union tournament
The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was the second series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), which is the top elite tournament for the Americas nations. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches were full international test matches with caps awarded, except those involving Argentina XV.
Participants
Table
Squads
Fixtures
The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 6 September 2016.[1]
Week 1
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- This was Brazil's first victory over Chile since 2014, and their largest margin of victory over Chile in their history.
- Josh Reeves and De Wet van Niekerk made their international debuts for Brazil.
- Vittorio Lastra, Nicanor Machuca, Gonzalo Martínez and Franco Velarde made their international debuts for Chile.
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Week 2
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Week 3
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- Matheus Rocha, Ariel Rodrigues and Endy Willian made their international debuts for Brazil.
- Manuel Diana and Lorenzo Surraco made their international debuts for Uruguay.
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- Lucas Albornoz made his international debut for Canada.
- Siaosi Mahoni made his international debut for the United States.
- The 51 points scored by the United States are the most pointed conceded by Canada on home soil against the Eagles.
Week 4
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- First international test played in Tierra del Fuego by an Argentinean national side.
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- Kainoa Lloyd made his international debut for Canada.
- This was Uruguay' largest winning margin over Canada, surpassing their only ever other victory of Canada (25–23) set in 2002.
Week 5
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- This was Brazil's first ever victory over Canada.
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Statistics
Attendances (2016-2017)
Top 5
Average home attendances
Table (2016-2017)
References
- ^ "2017 Americas Rugby Championship Fixtures". Americas Rugby News. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Brazil Down Chile in ARC Opener - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ ARN Report
- ^ USAR
- ^ ARN Report
ESPN - ^ "Argentina XV Power Past Uruguay - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/02/11/usa-made-two-two-arc/ ARN Report]
USAR - ^ "Paris treble leads Canada past Chile - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Argentina XV trample Chile in Talcahuano sun - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Uruguay Complete Bonus Point Win Over Brazil - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/02/19/record-win-usa-canada/ ARN Report]
USAR - ^ http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/02/25/second-half-blitz-sees-eagles-flatten-chile/ ARN Report]
USAR - ^ "Argentina XV Hammer Brazil in Tierra del Fuego - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Canada crash to defeat in Uruguay - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Brazil upset Canada in São Paulo - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Uruguay outclass Chile in Montevideo - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.usarugby.org/match/25535-usa-eagles-v-argentina-xv/ USAR Report]
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