2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge

2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Tournament details
Date 8 October – 16 October 2016
Countries Argentina Argentina XV
 Canada A
Fiji Fiji Warriors
 Samoa A
 Uruguay A
United States USA Selects
No. of nations 6
Final positions
Champions Argentina Argentina XV
Runner-up Fiji Fiji Warriors
Tournament statistics
Matches played 9
Top scorer(s) Julian Dominguez Widmer
Most tries Benjamín Macome (ARG) (4)
Uruguay vs United States match

The 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the inaugural rugby union tournament created by World Rugby for national 'A' teams to develop home grown talent for their national test sides. The tournament replaced the previous format of the Americas Rugby Championship, which is now an annual Championship for the Americas elevated to test status. For the Pacific nations it provided a chance to play outside of the newly formatted World Rugby Pacific Challenge which was reduced to just the Pacific nations. For Canada and the United States, the tournament ensured continued competition against Fiji and Samoa, with the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup not involving the North Americans nations.

The inaugural tournament was hosted by Uruguay, with the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo hosting all games.[1]

Table

Rank Team Games Points Tries Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against
1 Argentina Argentina XV 3 3 0 0 154 62 +92 2 0 14
2 Fiji Fiji Warriors 3 2 0 1 127 65 +62 4 0 12
3  Samoa A 3 2 0 1 97 103 -6 1 0 9
4  Uruguay A 3 1 0 2 96 130 -34 3 0 7
5 United States USA Selects 3 1 0 2 74 106 -72 1 0 5
6  Canada A 3 0 0 3 88 130 -42 3 0 3
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures

All times are local UYT (UTC-03)

The matches were announced on 7 September 2016.[2]

Round 1

8 October 2016
12:30
Argentina XV Argentina 56–29  Canada A
Try: Tuculet 11' c
Delguy 14' c
Macome (4) 27' c, 36' c, 45' c, 68' c
Gigena 56' c
Báez 75' c
Con: González (6/6) 12', 15', 28', 37', 46', 57'
Miotti (2/2) 69', 76'
 Report Try: McRorie 62' c,
Con: McRorie (1/2) 63'
Povey (2/2) 78', 80'
Pen: McRorie (1/1) 18'
FB 15Bautista Delguy
RW 14Segundo Tuculet
OC 13Santiago Álvarez
IC 12Juan Cappiello
LW 11Fernando Luna  24'  34'
FH 10Juan Cruz González  62'
SH 9 Felipe Ezcurra (c)  62'
N8 8 Benjamín Macome
OF 7 Tomás Lezana  40'
BF 6 Rodrigo Báez
RL 5 Ignacio Larrague
LL 4 Juan Cruz Guillemaín 24' to 34'  56'
TP 3 Cristian Bartoloni 23' to 33'  62'
HK 2 Axel Zapata  56'
LP 1 Facundo Gigena
Replacements:
HK 16Gaspar Baldunciel  56'
PR 17Nicolás Solveyra
PR 18Santiago Medrano  24'  34'  62'
LK 19Pedro Ortega  56'
N8 20Santiago Montagner  40'
SH 21Gonzalo Bertranou  62'
FH 22Domingo Miotti  62'
CE 23Julián Domínguez
Coach:
Argentina Diego Ternavasio
FB 15Rory McDonell
RW 14Kainoa Lloyd  65'  70'
OC 13Guiseppe du Toit  55'
IC 12Ben LeSage
LW 11Dan Moor  40'
FH 10Pat Parfrey
SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)  72'
N8 8 Lucas Rumball  54'
OF 7 Matt Heaton
BF 6 Kyle Baillie
RL 5 Adrian Wadden
LL 4 Conor Keys  46'
TP 3 Ryan Kotlewski  68'
HK 2 Ray Barkwill 55' to 65'
LP 1 Rob Brouwer 58' to 68'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Martial Lagain
PR 17Peter Houlihan  65'
PR 18Ryan Ackerman  68'
LK 19Lucas Albornoz  46'
FL 20Nanyak Dala  54'
SH 21Andrew Ferguson  72'
CE 22Robbie Povey  55'
WG 23Anton Ngongo  40'
Coach:
New Zealand Mark Anscombe
8 October 2016
14:30
USA Selects United States 12–62 Fiji Fiji Warriors
Try: Leuta 5'
Tomasin 47' c
Con: Eloff (1/2) 48'
 Report Try: Tovilevu 7' m
Hickes 15' c
Radrodro (2) 28' m, 51' c
Doge 39' c
Veitokani 52' m
Penalty try 59' c
Mudu 65' c
Nadruku 68' c
Daveta 73' m
Con: Veitokani (6/10) 16', 40', 51', 60', 66', 69'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
FB 15Mike Te’o
RW 14Brett Thompson
OC 13Bryce Campbell
IC 12Martin Iosefo 37' to 47'
LW 11Matai Leuta  61'
FH 10JP Eloff  61'
SH 9 Stephen Tomasin  72'
N8 8 Sione Tu’ihalamaka  48'  55'
OF 7 Pat Blair
BF 6 Harry Higgins
RL 5 Matt Jensen  68'
LL 4 Siaosi Mahoni  55'
TP 3 Demecus Beach 44' to 54'  68'  77'
HK 2 Joe Taufete'e (c)  63'
LP 1 Mason Pederson  27'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Hanco Germishuys  63'
PR 17Chance Wenglewski  27'  70'
PR 18Alex Maughan  48'  55'  68'  77'
LK 19Christian Ostberg  68'
FL 20Malon Al-Jiboori  55'
SH 21Nick Boyer  72'
FH 22Ben Cima  61'
CE 23Ahmad Harajly  61'
Coach:
United States Raymond Egan
FB 15Lepani Raiyala
RW 14Apete Daveta  69'
OC 13Ifereimi Tovilevu  56'
IC 12Eroni Vasiteri
LW 11Fred Hickes
FH 10Alivereti Veitokani
SH 9 Henry Seniloli  58'
N8 8 Eremasi Radrodro  65'
OF 7 Vasikali Mudu
BF 6 Nemani Nagusa
RL 5 Mesulame Kunavula
LL 4 Rupeni Nasiga (c)  62'
TP 3 Mesake Doge  68'
HK 2 Jerry Naureure  56'
LP 1 Joeli Veitayaki Jr.  68'
Replacements:
HK 16Iliesa Leca  56'
PR 17Mosese Ducivaki  68'
PR 18Kalivati Tawake  68'
LK 19Esikia Macu  62'
FL 20Sakiusa Nadruku  65'
SH 21Sakiusa Gavidi  58'
WG 22Ilimeleki Leiloma  69'
CE 23Sitiveni Kunaga  56'
Coach:
Fiji Senirusi Seruvakula
8 October 2016
16:30
Samoa A Samoa 44–42  Uruguay A
Try: Fa’afou 31' m
Magele 34' c
Peleseuma (2) 42' m, 65' c
Tuiletufuga 47' c
Leilua 58' c
Con: Fa'apale (4/6) 35', 48', 59', 66'
Pen: Fa'apale (2/2) 21', 80'
 Report Try: Penalty try (2) 40' c, 45' c
Freitas (2) 53' m, 68' c
Arata 61' c
Con: Etcheverry (4/5) 40', 46', 62', 69'
Pen: Etcheverry (3/3) 20', 30', 78'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Pali de Luca (Argentina)
FB 15Malu Falaniko  65'
RW 14Jeff Makapelu  60'
OC 13Ope Peleseuma
IC 12Meki Magele
LW 11La’aloi Leilua
FH 10Patrick Fa'apale
SH 9 Danny Tusitala
N8 8 Afa Aiono (c)
OF 7 Oneone Fa’afou
BF 6 Joshua Fuimaono  40'
RL 5 Mikaele Tapili  65'
LL 4 Talaga Alofipo
TP 3 Nephi Leatigaga 40' to 50'
HK 2 Ropeti Lafo  5'
LP 1 Michael Tuiloma
Replacements:
HK 16Malcolm Tanielu  5'
PR 17Sylvester Taupau
PR 18Nu'uuli Lene
LK 19Callum Adams  65'
N8 20Suamalie Tuiletufuga  40'
SH 21Melani Matavao
FH 22Jack Saena  65'
WG 23Johnny Va’ili  60'
Coach:
Samoa Mailo Potumoe Leavasa
FB 15Rodrigo Silva  57'
RW 14Santiago Arata
OC 13Joaquín Prada  65'
IC 12Nicolás Freitas
LW 11Santiago Gibernau
FH 10Jerónimo Etcheverry
SH 9 Guillermo Lijtenstein
N8 8 Gonzalo Soto  48'
OF 7 Santiago Hernández  59'
BF 6 Joaquín Dell’Acqua
RL 5 Diego Ayala
LL 4 Diego Magno
TP 3 Mario Sagario (c)
HK 2 Juan Echeverría
LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti 57' to 67'  67'
Replacements:
HK 16Marcos Chamyán
PR 17Ignacio Secco  59'
PR 18Diego Arbelo
FL 19Manuel Leindekar  48'
FL 20Fernando Bascou  67'
SH 21Facundo Klappenbach
FH 22Manuel Blengio  57'
CE 23Juan Manuel Cat  65'
Coach:
Argentina Esteban Meneses

Round 2

12 October 2016
12:30
Samoa A Samoa 26-39 Fiji Fiji Warriors
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Pali de Luca (Argentina)
12 October 2016
14:30
USA Selects United States 47-37  Canada A
12 October 2016
16:30
Argentina XV Argentina 71-7  Uruguay A

Round 3

16 October 2016
12:30
Samoa A Samoa 27-22  Canada A
16 October 2016
14:30
USA Selects United States 15-47  Uruguay A
16 October 2016
16:00
Argentina XV Argentina 27-26 Fiji Fiji Warriors

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uruguay to host inaugural Americas Pacific Challenge
  2. ↑ World Rugby confirms Americas Pacific Challenge

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