| 2010 ARC Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Americas Rugby Championship |
| Sport | Rugby Union |
| Duration | 5–15 October 2010 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Finals champions | Argentina Jaguars |
The 2010 Americas Rugby Championship season was the second season of the Americas Rugby Championship. [1] This was the only edition of the tournament in which Tonga A was featured. [2]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | 4 Tries | 7 Point Loss | |||
| 1 |  Argentina Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 46 | +76 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Canada A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  USA Selects | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Tonga A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 October 2010 |
| Tonga A | 15–20 | USA Select XV |
| Try: Tupou Vi Con: Mateo (1/1) Apikotoa (1/1) Pen: Apikotoa (0/2) Lemoto (1/1) | Report [3] | Try: Danahy Enosa Manoa Con: Malifa (1/3) Pen: Malifa (1/1) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 300 [4] |
| 5 October 2010 |
| Canada Selects | 14–49 | Argentina Jaguars |
| Try: McKeen Con: Braid (0/1) Pen: Braid (3/3) | Report [5] | Try: Tuculet Comuzzi Guidone Fessia Gosio 2 Senatore Con: Mieres (4/6) Sánchez (0/1) Pen: Mieres (2/2) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 1,500 |
| 10 October 2010 |
| Tonga A | 16–32 | Canada Selects |
| Try: Lemoto Con: Apikotoa Pen: Lemoto (2/3) | Report [6] [7] | Try: Buydens MacSween Pletch Smith Tomlinson Con: Braid (2/5) Pen: Braid (1/2) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 900 Referee: Chris Henshall |
| 10 October 2010 |
| Argentina Jaguars | 45–12 | USA Select XV |
| Try: Ascarate Miralles (2) Senatore Estelles Tuculet Con: Sánchez (3/6) Pen: Sánchez (3/4) | Report [8] | Try: Biller Manoa Con: Rouse (0/1) Malifa (1/1) Pen: Rouse (0/1) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bryan Arciero |
| 15 October 2010 |
| Argentina Jaguars | 28–20 | Tonga A |
| Try: Imhoff Landajo Gosio Con: Mieres (1/2) Sánchez (1/1) Pen: Mieres (2/2) Sánchez (1/1) | Report [9] | Try: Fakafanua Lemoto Con: Apikotoa (2/2) Pen: Apikotoa (1/2) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 1,100 |
| 15 October 2010 |
| USA Select XV | 6–17 | Canada Selects |
| Pen: Malifa (2/2) | Report [10] | Try: Marshall Con: Braid (0/1) Pen: Braid (4/5) |
| Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Attendance: 600 |
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