Americas Rugby League Championship

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Americas Rugby League Championship
Sport Rugby league
Inaugural season2016
RegionNorth America (ARL)
HoldersFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2 titles)
Related competition Colonial Cup

The Americas Rugby League Championship is an international rugby league football tournament contested by Americas national rugby league teams. The tournament was created to follow the success of the Americas region of the 2015 Americas qualification tournament for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. [1]

Contents

The tournament is both a stand alone competition and a qualification tournament for the Rugby League World Cup depending on the year. [2]

History

Background

Previously, the only regular international competitions in North America were the Colonial Cup between the USA and Canada and the Caribbean Carnival Cup between Jamaica and Canada. A predecessor competition, the Atlantic Cup, was held in 2009 and 2010. [2]

2015–present

The Americas Rugby League Championship was in created in 2016 follow the success of the Americas region of the 2015 Americas qualification tournament for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. [1] Initially held annually, the tournament switched to every two years following the 2018 event, [2] however the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The tournament restared in 2023 [4] and saw a women's event added for the first time, men's event did not occur for unknown reasons. In 2024, the women's tournament doubled as part of the 2026 World Cup qualification process. [5] Brazil withdrew from the tournament and their fixtures were replaced with friendlies against the USA Pioneers. [6]

Results

Men's

Year1st2nd3rd4thRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2016 Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
N/A [1]
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2017 Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile,
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2023 Cancelled; reason unknown:
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada,
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica, Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Women's

Year1st2nd3rdRef.
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
[7]
Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Jamaica
[8] [9]

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