2014 ARC Season | |
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League | Americas Rugby Championship |
Sport | Rugby Union |
Duration | 11–19 October 2014 |
Number of teams | 4 |
Americas Rugby Championship | |
Champions | Argentina Jaguars |
The 2014 Americas Rugby Championship season was the fifth season of the Americas Rugby Championship. It took place between 11 and 19 October 2014 in Langford, British Columbia. [1] The tournament featured the same teams as in the 2013 version: Argentina Jaguars, Canada Selects, USA Selects, and Uruguay. [2] The Argentina Jaguars won the tournament for a fifth straight time, once again going undefeated in three matches. [3] [4] [5]
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | 4 Tries | 7 Point Loss | |||
1 | Argentina Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 32 | +79 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | USA Selects | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
3 | Canada A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 81 | -61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 October 2014 14:30 |
USA Selects | 14–41 | Argentina Jaguars |
Try: Maupin London Con: Siddall (2/2) | Report [6] [7] | Try: Isaack (3) Báez Díaz Fernández Con: Fernández (4/6) Pen: Fernández (1/1) |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: A. Aso (JRFU) |
11 October 2014 16:30 |
Canada A | 20–6 | Uruguay |
Try: Barkwill Gilmour Con: McRorie (2/2) Pen: McRorie (2/2) | Report [8] | Pen: Favaro (2/2) |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: L. Linton (SRU) |
15 October 2014 18:00 |
Argentina Jaguars | 31–9 | Uruguay |
Try: Sábato Paz Guillemaín Lezana Con: Miralles (4/4) Pen: Miralles (1/1) | Report [9] | Pen: Arocena (2/2) Blengio (1/1) |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: L. Linton (SRU) |
15 October 2014 20:00 |
Canada A | 3–16 | USA Selects |
Pen: McRorie (1/1) | Report [10] [11] [12] | Try: Stanfill (2) Con: Siddall (0/2) Pen: Siddall (2/2) |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: J. Sylvestre (UAR) |
19 October 2014 14:30 |
USA Selects | 30–5 | Uruguay |
Try: Pinkelman T. Stanfill (2) L. Stanfill Con: Siddall (1/3) Niua (1/1) Pen: Siddall (2/2) | Report [13] | Try: Magno Con: Durán |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: J. Sylvestre (UAR) |
19 October 2014 16:30 |
Canada A | 9–39 | Argentina Jaguars |
Pen: McRorie (3/3) | Report [14] | Try: Paz (2) Báez Cortese Montoya Con: Fernández (4/5) Pen: Fernández (2/2) |
Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence, Langford, British Columbia Referee: A. Aso (JRFU) |
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