2023 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

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2023 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification
Tournament details
Dates26 June 2021 – 16 July 2022
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Qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup for North and South America began in June 2021, with seven teams competing for two direct qualification spots into the final tournament and for one place in the Final Qualification Tournament. [1] [2]

Contents

For the first time since 2003 the Americas qualification process combined both North and South America to determine who qualifies as Americas. This is in different to past years where Americas 1 was a default winner between a play-off series between Canada and USA.

Format

Qualifying began with two elimination matches between the bottom four ranked teams in South Americas; Brazil and Paraguay, and Chile and Colombia. The winners of this round moved on to join Uruguay in Round 2 in the 2021 South American Rugby Championship.

Round 2 was used to decide the winners of the North American region, a Canada vs USA play-off series, and the winners of the South American region, the 2021 Americas Rugby Championship. The winning sides, USA and Uruguay, then progressed to an Americas 1 decider to earn the right to qualify for the World Cup as Americas 1.

The runner-ups of the Regional matches then advanced to an Americas 2 repechage match with the winner of the repechage play-off matches, progressing to an Americas 2 play-off series against the loser of the Americas 1 play-off series.

The winner of this final match qualified as Americas 2, while the loser moved on to the Final Qualification Tournament as Americas 3.

Entrants

Seven teams competed during the Americas qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The Rugby Americas North entrants were reduced to just the United States and Canada, as holding the RAN Championship in 2020 and 2021 was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Team World rankings taken prior to the first Americas qualifying match. [4]

Teams in bold have previously competed in a Rugby World Cup.

Nation Rank Began playQualifying status
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9N/AQualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2626 June 2021Eliminated by Uruguay on 25 July 2021
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 234 September 2021Eliminated by Chile on 9 October 2021
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 293 July 2021Qualified as Americas 2 on 16 July 2022
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 333 July 2021Eliminated with game cancellation against Chile on 2 July 2021
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 4626 June 2021Eliminated by Brazil on 26 June 2021
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 164 September 2021Advanced to Final Qualification Tournament as Americas 3 on 16 July 2022
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1717 July 2021Qualified as Americas 1 on 9 October 2021

Round 1: South American qualifiers

Round 1 saw the four bottom-ranked teams in South America play-off for a qualification spot in the South American Championship to advance to Round 3 or 4 to earn the right to qualify as Americas 1 or 2. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay were seeded 1–4 (based on their World Rugby Rankings), where seed 1 would face seed 4 and seed 2 would face seed 3. Brazil (26) were seeded as 1, Chile (29) as 2, Colombia (33) as 3, and Paraguay (46) as 4. Brazil and Chile as the higher-ranked teams got home advantage.

The two winners from this round advanced to Round 2. [5]

Game 1

26 June 2021
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg29–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Try: Lucas Spago 64' c
Felipe Sancery 80' c
Con: Moisés Duque (2/2) 65', 80'
Pen: Moisés Duque (3/3) 2', 40', 49'
Drop: Moisés Duque (2/2) 42', 56'
Cards: Gabriel Paganini Yellow card.svg 28'		 Report
WR Report 		Cards: Camilo Orrego Yellow card.svg 54'
Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Game 2

3 July 2021
17:10
Chile  Flag of Chile.svgCancelledFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
WR Report
Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
  • Game cancelled on 2 July 2021 due to COVID-19 cases in the Colombian team. Chile progressed to the next round as a result. [6]

Round 2: Regional Deciders

Round 2A: 2021 South American Championship

Round 2A saw the South American winner decided and advanced to Round 3 to earn the right to qualify for the World Cup as Americas 1 whilst the runners-up progress to Round 4 for an Americas 2 repechage play-off series to advance to Round 5 to earn the right to compete for a position as Americas 2.

All South American qualifying matches were held in Montevideo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Advances to Round 3 as South America 1
Advances to Round 4 as South America 2


RankTeamGamesPointsBonus
Points		Table Points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 22005123+2819
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21013328+515
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20022659–3300
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points
Draw – 1 points
4 or more tries – 1 point
Loss within 7 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points
11 July 2021
16:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg13–23Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Try: Daniel Lima 40'
Con: Moisés Duque (1/1) 40'
Pen: Moisés Duque (1/1) 48'
Drop: Felipe Sancery (1/1) 10'
Cards: Gabriel Paganini Yellow card.svg 20'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Augusto Bohme 22', 61'
Con: Rodrigo Fernández (1/1) 23'
Francisco Urroz (1/1) 62'
Pen: Rodrigo Fernández (1/1) 46'
Francisco Urroz (2/2) 51', 71'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
17 July 2021
16:10
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg15–10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (1 BP)
Try: Germán Kessler (2) 7′, 58′
Con: Felipe Berchesi (1/1) 8′
Pen: Felipe Berchesi (1/1) 44′		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Rodrigo Fernández 22′
Con: Santiago Videla (1/1) 23′
Pen: Santiago Videla (1/2) 18′
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
25 July 2021
16:10
(1 BP) Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg36–13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Rodrigo Silva 17' m
Gastón Mieres (3) 32' m, 49' c, 59' c
Penalty try 66'
Juan Echeverría 77' m
Con: Felipe Berchesi (1/4) 50'
Cards: Manuel Ardao Yellow card.svg 40'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Penalty try 40'
Pen: Moisés Duque (2/3) 4', 22'
Cards: André Arruda Yellow card.svg 66'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Round 2B: Canada v United States play-off series

Round 2B decided North America 1 and advanced the United States to Round 3 to earn the right to compete for Americas 1. The runner-up (Canada as North America 2) progresses to an Americas 2 Repechage play-off match to face South America 2, Chile to decide who advances to the final stage of the Americas qualification process to earn the right to qualify as Americas 2.

This round saw the United States and Canada face off in a home-and-away play-off series, with the United States winning on aggregate 59–50. [8]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg50–59Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34–21 16–38
4 September 2021
15:00 NDT (UTC-2:30)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg34–21Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Thomas 8' c
Rumball 42' c
LeSage 51' c
Webster 67' c
Con: Nelson (4/4) 9', 42', 52', 69'
Pen: Nelson (2/3) 18', 62'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Penalty try 3'
Germishuys 36' c
Lopeti 80' c
Con: Carty (1/1) 35'
MacGinty (1/1) 80'
Swiler’s Rugby Park, St. John's
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

11 September 2021
19:00 MDT (UTC-06)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg38–16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Germishuys (3) 17' m, 28' m, 40' c
Dyer 22' m
de Haas 51' m
Taufete'e 63' m
Con: MacGinty (1/6) 40'
Pen: MacGinty (1/6) 4'
Drop: de Haas (1/1) 49'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Penalty try 80'
Pen: Coats (1/1) 6'
Nelson (2/2) 9', 32'
Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Round 3: Americas 1 decider

Round 3 saw Americas 1 decided, where North America 1 faced South America 1 in a home-and-away play-off series to earn the top spot from the Americas region. The runner-up by default got a second chance at qualification by moving to Round 5: Americas 2 play-off. On 9 October 2021, Uruguay qualified as Americas 1, winning the series 50–34 on aggregate.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
United States  Flag of the United States.svg34–50Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 19–16 15–34
2 October 2021
18:00 MDT (UTC-06)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–16Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Try: Dolan 20' c
Dyer 39' c
Kruse 50' m
Con: Magie (2/3) 21', 40'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Pujadas 78' c
Con: Berchesi (1/1) 79'
Pen: Berchesi (3/3) 9', 63', 70'
Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Notes:

9 October 2021
16:30 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg34–15Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Silva (2) 5' c, 55' c
Mieres 42' c
Gattas 48' c
Con: Favaro (4/4) 6', 43', 49', 56'
Pen: Favaro (2/2) 34', 38'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Kruse 28' m
Dyer 64' c
Con: Carty (1/1) 65'
Pen: Magie (1/1) 9'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

Notes:

  • Uruguay qualify for the Rugby World Cup as Americas 1 for the first time.
  • This was Uruguay's biggest winning margin over the United States.[ citation needed ]
  • Benjamín Bonasso (United States) made his international debut.

Round 4: Americas 2 Repechage

Round 4 saw the runner-up of Round 2A (South America 2) play-off against the loser of Round 2B (North America 2) in a home and away play-off series to decide who progresses to the Americas 2 qualifier. On 9 October 2021, Chile progressed to the next round, beating Canada 54–46 on aggregate. As a result, Canada failed to reach a Rugby World Cup for the first time in history. [9]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg46–54Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 22–21 24–33
2 October 2021
17:00 PDT (UTC-07)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg22–21Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Try: Thomas 34' m
Braude (2) 44' c, 49' c
Con: Nelson (2/3) 45', 50'
Pen: Povey (1/1) 80'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Saavedra (2) 52' m, 66' c
Con: Videla (1/2) 67'
Pen: Videla (3/4) 22', 31', 40'
Starlight Stadium, Langford
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
9 October 2021
15:00 CLST (UTC-03)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg33–24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Fernández 24' c
Dittus 50' c
Videla 69' c
Con: Videla (3/3) 25', 51', 70'
Pen: Videla (4/4) 8', 17', 34', 60'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Howard 46' c
Quattrin 66' c
Lloyd 79' c
Con: Nelson (2/2) 47', 67'
Povey 80'
Pen: Nelson (1/1) 5'
Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso
Referee: Neheun Jauri Rivero (Argentina) [lower-alpha 1]

Notes:

Round 5: Americas 2 qualifier

The winner of Round 5, Chile, qualified for the World Cup as Americas 2. The loser, United States, advanced to the Final Qualification Tournament as Americas 3.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg52–51Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21–22 31–29
9 July 2022
18:00 CLT (UTC–04)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg21–22Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Fernández 51' m
Videla 80' c
Con: Videla (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Videla (3/3) 18', 23', 57'		 WR Report Try: Dyer 7' c
Taufeteʻe 45' m
Pifeleti 74' c
Con: MacGinty (2/3) 8', 75'
Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 67'
Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK, Santiago
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Notes:

16 July 2022
13:00 MDT (UTC–06)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg29–31Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Try: Iosefo (2) 10' c, 21' c
MacGinty 31' m
Taufeteʻe 47' c
Con: MacGinty (3/4) 11', 23', 48'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 58'		 Report
WR Report 		Try: Torrealba 33' c
M. Garafulic 39' c
Videla 51' c
Dittus 63' c
Con: Videla (4/4) 35', 39', 51', 64'
Pen: Videla (1/2) 75'
Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado
Attendance: 5,000 [11]
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

  • Chile qualify for their first Rugby World Cup on aggregate score, 52–51.
  • This was Chile's first away win over the United States and their first since 2002.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Replaces Mathieu Raynal of France after Raynal was unable to obtain a quarantine exemption to enter Chile. [10]
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