| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 4 Male 2 Female |
| Country | Canada  |
| Winners | United States (men's) Canada (women's) |
The Americas Nines is a rugby league nines competition staged by the Canada Rugby League and was founded in 2018. The first tournament occurred on May 18, 2019 at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]
| Place | Team | Record (W-D-L) |
|---|---|---|
 |  United States | 3-1-0 |
 | Canada | 2-1-1 |
 |  Jamaica | 2-0-2 |
| 4 | Latin Heat | 0-0-4 |
| 18 May 2019 | Canada | 24 – 6 | Jamaica | Toronto, Canada | |
| 12:20pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | United States | 30 – 4 |  Latin Heat | Toronto, Canada | |
| 12:50pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Canada | 28 – 0 | Latin Heat | Toronto, Canada | |
| 2:00pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | United States | 18 – 4 | Jamaica | Toronto, Canada | |
| 2:30pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | United States | 14 – 14 | Canada | Toronto, Canada | |
| 3:45pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Latin Heat | 10 - 16 | Jamaica | Toronto, Canada | |
| 4:15pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Latin Heat | 4 - 34 | Jamaica | Toronto, Canada | |
| 5:30pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | United States | 20 - 8 | Canada | Toronto, Canada | |
| 6:00pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| Place | Team | Record (W-D-L) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2-0-0 |
| Ontario | 1-0-1 |
| Jamaica | 0-0-2 |
| 18 May 2019 | Ontario | 9 - 28 | Canada | Toronto, Canada | |
| 1:20pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Jamaica | 0 - 24 | Ontario | Toronto, Canada | |
| 3:00pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Canada | 26 - 0 | Jamaica | Toronto, Canada | |
| 4:45pm EST | Bonus point tries: Tries: Conversions: | RLIF Facebook | Tries: Conversions: | Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
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