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

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

's previous North American competition, the North America 4

North America 4

North America 4, also known as IRB North America 4 often abbreviated to NA4, was a North American rugby union competition launched in 2006...

.

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 begin September 2010. The tournament will be quite different to the previous format. The tournament will be cut from 6 teams to 4. The tournament will also replace the 4 Canadian teams with a Canada A side, chosen from Canadian Rugby Championship

Canadian Rugby Championship

The Canadian Rugby Championship is an amateur rugby union competition contested by 4 Canadian teams annually. During the inaugural season in 2009, the champion of round robin play would go on to play in the Americas Rugby Championship. Starting from the 2010 season, a "Canada Select XV" is...

 participants, and the Tonga A

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

. The tournament will be played entirely in Córdoba, Argentina.

Current teams

Argentina Jaguars (second team): 2009-present. Canada A

Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

 (second team): 2010-present. Tonga A

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

 (second team): 2010-present. USA Selects

United States national rugby union team

USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...

 (second team): 2009-present.

Past teams

BC Bears

British Columbia Bears

The British Columbia Bears are the senior men's representative rugby team for British Columbia. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...

: 2009. Ontario Blues

Ontario Blues

The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...

: 2009. Prairie Wolf Pack

Prairie Wolf Pack

The Prairie Wolf Pack is a Canadian rugby union team representing the Prairies region in the Canadian Rugby Championship. The Wolf Pack's inaugural season includes a home game at the Calgary Rugby Park against The Rock and away games at the BC Bears and Ontario Blues.-Current squad:Squad for the...

: 2009. The Rock

The Rock (rugby team)

The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,...

: 2009.

Past results

Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up
2009 2009 Americas Rugby Championship season The 2009 Americas Rugby Championship season was the inaugural season of the Americas Rugby Championship. The season featured a Canadian division with four teams representing provinces or regions of Canada, along with international A sides from the U.S. and Argentina.The Canadian Division played a...	Argentina Jaguars	35-11	BC Bears British Columbia Bears The British Columbia Bears are the senior men's representative rugby team for British Columbia. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...
2010 2010 Americas Rugby Championship season The 2010 Americas Rugby Championship season will be the second season of the Americas Rugby Championship. The schedule for the Canadian Division was released December 17, 2009, and features the same four Canadian teams that participated in the 2009 season. As of that release, the only international...	Argentina Jaguars	N.A.	Canada Selects Canada national rugby union team The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

All-time results table

Current to 2010.

Nation	Number of appearances	Games	Wins	Losses	Best result
	2	5	5	0	Champions: 2009 & 2010
	1	3	0	3	4th place: 2010
	2	5	1	4	3rd place: 2010
	1	3	2	1	Runner-up: 2010
BC Bears British Columbia Bears The British Columbia Bears are the senior men's representative rugby team for British Columbia. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...	1	5	4	1	Runner-up: 2009
Ontario Blues Ontario Blues The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United States...	1	5	2	3	3rd place: 2009
Prairie Wolf Pack Prairie Wolf Pack The Prairie Wolf Pack is a Canadian rugby union team representing the Prairies region in the Canadian Rugby Championship. The Wolf Pack's inaugural season includes a home game at the Calgary Rugby Park against The Rock and away games at the BC Bears and Ontario Blues.-Current squad:Squad for the...	1	3	1	2	6th place: 2009
The Rock The Rock (rugby team) The Rock, also known as the Atlantic Rock, are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Canadian Rugby Championship and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick,...	1	3	1	2	5th place: 2009

• In 2009, the Argentina Jaguars beat Canada A in an exhibition match not listed in this table.

Results by nation

Nation	Years represented	Champions	Runner-up
Argentina	2	2	0
Canada	2	0	2
Tonga	1	0	0
United States	2	0	0

External links

• Official website