Men’s 15s
With a shift in some of the participating teams, and qualifications for Americas Rugby Challenge and Rugby World Cup, there’s a new look to the 2019 RAN Men’s 15s Tournament. Here’s what you need to know:
North Division:
- With Cayman defeating Guyana and now playing in the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge, there is only one match in the North Championship division – Bermuda versus Jamaica.
- USA South will play a warm up preparation match for Cayman, in Cayman, date TBA
- In the North Cup, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands will all play each other.
- Bahamas elected not to participate in 2019
South Divisions:
- In the South Cup competition, Martinique, Curacao, and Barbados will all play each other.
- In the South Championship Division, Trinidad & Tobago have elected not to participate, so there is only one match with Guyana (home) playing Guadeloupe.
2019 Final
- The final will be the Bermuda (North Champion) vs. either Guadeloupe (South Champions).
- If Guyana win it will be played in Guyana. If Guadeloupe win it will be played in Bermuda.
There is no promotion or relegation as such after these matches since 2020 is expected to be the first qualifying round for Rugby World Cup 2023, and as such only Full Members of World Rugby can compete in 2020.
2019 RAN Men’s 15s Schedule
North Championship
Bermuda vs. Jamaica – March 9th
Result: Bermuda 43-19 Jamaica
North Cup
British Virgin Islands vs. Turks & Caicos – May 4 2019
Result: British Virgin Islands 12-31 Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos vs. Dominican Republic – April 13 2019
Result: Turks & Caicos 24-20 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic vs. British Virgin Islands – September 14 2019
Result: Dominican Republic 15-0 British Virgin Islands
South Championship
Guyana vs. Guadeloupe – April 27th
Result: Guyana 5 – 19 Guadeloupe
South Cup
Martinique vs. Barbados – March 16, 2019
Result: Martinique 43-14 Barbados
Martinique vs. Curacao – March 23, 2019
Result: Martinique 39-0 Curacao
Barbados vs. Curacao – April 6 2019
Result: Barbados 55-7 Curacao
One-Off Internationals / Warm-up Matches
St Lucia vs. St Vincent – TBA
Mexico vs. Capital Selects – July 27th
Cayman vs. USA South – TBA
Playoff Matches
2019 RAN Men’s 15s Final: Winner North Championship vs. Winner South Championship
Result: Bermuda 33-10 Guadeloupe – September 21, 2019
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The qualification process for the Americas region is 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 the 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 returning team to the tournament, Jamaica, to earn the right to compete in the main tournament, with Jamaica winning and earning the right to compete in the south zone. The winners of each zone, Guyana and Mexico, competed in the Championship final to earn the right to progress to the Round 1 final, with Mexico winning 32-3. Mexico then went on to face the winners of Round 1B, which was formed by the 2016 South American Rugby Championship “B”. There, Columbia beat Mexico 29-11, knocking them out of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Qualification process. Scores from the 2016 RAN Men’s qualifications are below.
Round 2 also took place in 2016, with the 2016 South American Rugby Championship “A” forming Round 2A. The 2016 South American Rugby Championship (Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) Championship) Division A was the third edition of second level of the South American Rugby Championship. The tournament was played in a round-robin format with each team playing each other team once.[1] The two first teams, Uruguay and Chile, won the right to compete in the top level tournament of South American Rugby Championship, called South America Rugby Cup. The first match of the 2016 Sudamérica Rugby Cup, between Uruguay and Chile, doubled as the closing match of the South American Rugby Championship.
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Round 4 will see the winner of Round 3A play against the loser of Round 3B in a home and away playoff series in 2018. The winner of the playoff series will qualify as Americas 2, with the loser advancing to the Repechage as Americas 3 for a second chance to qualify.
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To find out more about the Rugby World Cup Qualification process, please visit rugbyworldcup.com.
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