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Americas Rugby Championship

Americas Rugby Championship
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2009
No. of teams	6
Country(ies)	Argentina  Canada  United States
Most recent champion(s)	Argentina Jaguars

The Americas Rugby Championship is a rugby union competition contested by national and regional teams from North and South America. The league has replaced the IRB's previous North American competition, the North America 4.

The inaugural season of the competition was held in September and October 2009. The round-robin competition amongst the Canadian teams ended with the BC Bears and Ontario Blues qualifying for the Canadian Semi-Final, which was won by the Bears. The Argentina Jaguars and USA Select XV played in the other semi-final, in which the Jaguars were victorious. The Argentina Jaguars defeated the BC Bears 35-11 in the final to capture the tournament's first title.

The second season will be held in August and September 2010. The tournament will once again feature a round-robin schedule for the Canadian sides. As of December 17, 2009, the U.S. Select XV is the only other team confirmed to participate. The season will be followed by a tour of a Canada Select side chosen from the four teams. [1]

Teams

Team	Home City / Cities	Stadium	Provinces represented (Canadian teams)
Argentina Jaguars	none	none
BC Bears	Vancouver / Victoria	Brockton Oval / MacDonald Park	British Columbia
Ontario Blues	Toronto	Fletcher's Fields	Ontario
Prairie Wolf Pack	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary Rugby Park	Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan
The Rock	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Swilers Rugby Park	New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia P.E.I. Quebec
USA Select XV	Glendale, Colorado	Infinity Park

Past Results

Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up
2009	Argentina Jaguars	35-11	BC Bears
2010

Results by nation

Nation	Champions	Runner-up
Argentina	1	0
Canada	0	1
United States	0	0

External links

• Official Website