2019 Americas Rugby Challenge

The 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge or ARCh 2019 was the second edition of the Americas Rugby Challenge, a men's rugby union international tournament for tier 2 teams in North and South America. The second edition was confirmed in June 2019, to be played at the Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, Colombia from August 25 to 31.[1]

2019 Americas Rugby Challenge
Date25 – 31 August 2019
Countries Cayman Islands
 Colombia
 Mexico
 Paraguay
Final positions
Champions Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
← 2018

The competition brings together Rugby Americas North (RAN) and Sudamérica Rugby, following the example of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). The Americas Rugby Challenge is officially the ‘B’ competition for the ARC. For the 2019 edition, the host nation, Colombia, was joined by Sudamérica Rugby rivals Paraguay while the Cayman Islands and Mexico represented Rugby Americas North. The Cayman Islands joined the competition after winning a playoff against Guyana, 58–14 in George Town in February 2019.[2] Columbia won the tournament achieving bonus point victories in all three of their matches.[3]

Format

All four nations play each other once in a single-round robin.

Teams

Table
Champions
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1 Colombia330018846+1423015
2 Mexico320116485+793011
3 Paraguay31029996+3105
4 Cayman Islands300320245–225000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points
Draw – 2 points
At least 3 or more tries than opponent – 1 point
Loss within 7 points – 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points

Fixtures

Match day 1
25 August 2019
Paraguay  27–35  Mexico
Report
25 August 2019
 Colombia 83–6  Cayman Islands
Report

Match day 2
28 August 2019
Paraguay  57–7  Cayman Islands
Report
28 August 2019
Colombia  51–24  Mexico
Report

Match day 3
31 August 2019
Mexico  105–7  Cayman Islands
Report
31 August 2019
Colombia  54–15  Paraguay
Report

References
  1. "Colombia To Host Americas Rugby Challenge in August". americas rugby news. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Cayman rout Guyana to qualify for Americas Rugby Challenge". americas rugby news. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "Colombia Trounce Paraguay To Win ARCh Title". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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