| Date | 9 March - TBA |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Barbados  Bermuda  British Virgin Islands  Curaçao  Dominican Republic  Guadeloupe  Guyana  Jamaica  Martinique  Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Website | www |
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The 2019 Rugby Americas North Championship is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. [1] [2]
This is the second edition of the tournament since the launch of the Americas Rugby Challenge, and the second consecutive year with major structural changes.
With Cayman Islands winning promotion to the Americas Rugby Challenge, and Trinidad and Tobago electing not to participate, the Championship division of both the north and south zones have been reduced to single matches, followed by a championship play-off, the winner of which will play the lower ranked North American team of the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge for promotion. The lower Cup divisions of each zone will consist of three teams each playing in a single round robin. Also, multiple North American teams are scheduled to play one-off tests and warm-up matches for the Americas Rugby Challenge.
Also, there is no promotion and relegation between divisions planned for this year, as the 2020 edition of the tournament is expected to be part of qualification for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and will only involve full members of World Rugby. [2]
The following teams are scheduled to take part in the 2019 tournament. World Rankings are taken from the start of each division. [3]
North Zone
Championship
Cup
British Virgin Islands (N/A) Dominican Republic (N/A) Turks and Caicos Islands (N/A)South Zone
Championship
Guadeloupe (N/A) Guyana (59)Cup
Barbados (81) Curaçao (N/A) Martinique (N/A)This match was originally scheduled to be the promotion playoff after the 2018 Rugby Americas North Championship, but was reworked to be the 2019 championship proper after Cayman Islands were promoted out of the competition to the Americas Rugby Challenge.
| 9 March 2019 | Bermuda | 43 - 14 | Jamaica | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire | ||
| Try: Healy 10', 50', 58' Baum 13' Brown 20' McGlynn 29', 45' Con: Archibald (4/7) 21', 46', 51', 59' Cards: McGlynn  33' to 43'Richardson 40' to 50' | WR Report | Try: Smith 35' Annakie 42' Con: Jarvis (2/2) 36', 42' | Attendance: 500 |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 46 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 April 2019 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24 - 20 | Dominican Republic | Meridian Field, Providenciales | ||
| 16:00 (UTC-4) | Try: Outten 18' Simmons 65' Chery 73' Mompremier 79' Con: Butler (2/4) 19', 79' Pen: Butler (0/1) | WR Report | Try: Arlas 23' Mario Picrado 31' Carpio 53' David Alvarez 69' Con: Tavarez (0/4) Cards: Jimenez 47' to 57' | Attendance: 100 |
| 4 May 2019 | British Virgin Islands | 12 - 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | A.O. Shirley Stadium, Road Town | ||
| TBC | Try: Maxwell 62' Oliver 78' Con: Parsons (1/2) 63' Cards: Cullen 58'Thornton 67'Elton-Pena 74' | Report | Try: Butler 40' Simmons 49' Dorvil 65' Mompremier 70' Williams 80' Con: Butler (3/4) 40', 49', 66' Mompremier(0/1) Pen: Butler (0/1) Cards: Jones  74' | Attendance: 150 |
| 14 September 2019 | Dominican Republic | 15-0 | British Virgin Islands | Centro Olimpico, Santo Domingo | ||
| Try: Abreu 46' Paulino 71' Portes 79' | Report | Attendance: 200 |
| 27 April 2019 | Guyana | 5 - 19 | Guadeloupe | National Rugby Park Field, Georgetown | ||
| Try: Charles 72' Con: Adonis (0/1) Cards: Staglon 29' | Report | Try: Brun 33' Jung 37' Delabroy 62' Con: Berthomieu (2/3) 33', 37' Pen: Berthomieu (0/3) | Attendance: 300 |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Martinique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 19 | +63 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Barbados | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 94 | -87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 March 2019 | Martinique | 43 - 19 | Barbados | Stade Armand Ribier, Le Diamant | ||
| 18:45 | Try: Thomas 1', 14', 16' Guillot 8' Morellato 24' Eguienta 51' Courcier 64', 75' Con: Guillot (0/1) Courcier (0/7) Pen: Courcier (1/1) 28' | WR Report | Try: Oxley 34' Penalty try 57' Murrell 79' Con: Carter (1/1) 35' Oxley (0/1) | Attendance: 420 |
| 23 March 2019 | Martinique | 39 - 0 | Curaçao | Stade Armand Ribier, Le Diamant | ||
| 18:45 | Try: Thomas 24' Cano 54' Resouf 64' Boulogne 74' Carel 80' Con: Courcier (1/1) 24' Laclau Lacrouts (2/4) 54', 74' Pen: Courcier (0/2) Laclau Lacrouts (1/1) 51' | WR Report | Cards: Barrevoet 78' to 80' | Attendance: 485 |
| 6 April 2019 | Barbados | 55 - 7 | Curaçao | Garrison Savannah, Bridgetown | ||
| Try: Oxley 22', 73', 80' Walcott 32' Blunt 38' Phillips 54' Ward 63', 78', 79' Con: Carter (5/8) 33', 39', 54', 64', 78' Oxley (0/1) Pen: Carter (0/1) | WR Report | Try: Willemsen 76' Con: Van Balkom 76' Pen: Uitvlugt (0/2) Cards: Ignesia Maria 25' to 35' | Attendance: 50 |
North ChampionShip Winner vs South ChampionShip Winner
| 21 September 2019 | Bermuda | 33 - 10 | Guadeloupe | National Sports Club, Devonshire | ||
| Try: Brown 1', 71' Baum 25', 73' Penalty Try 64' Con: Cole (3/4) 2', 26', 72' Pen: Cole (0/3) | WR Report ARN Report | Try: Dagorn 55' Con: Guenec (1/1) 56' Pen: Carbonel (0/2) Guenec (1/1) 52' Cards: Magniont 62'Lucien 78' |
NACRA Champion vs Lower placed RAN team in Americas Challenge 2019
| Bermuda | v |  Cayman Islands | ||||
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