2007 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, 19 countries in the Pan American Rugby Association (PARA) compete for 3 direct entries and 1 repechage place (Repechage 1) against the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4.

Qualification Process

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  • Round 1a

It was the 2005 NACRA Rugby Championship with Caribbean teams. Nine teams involved The winner going through to Round 3b.

  • Round 1b

CONSUR (Confederation Sudamericana de Rugby) 2nd Division. One pool of four teams - winner progresses to round 2.

  • Round 2

Bottom two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 1b, form one pool of three. Winner progresses to Round 3a.

  • Round 3a

Top two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 2, form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

  • Round 3b

USA, Canada and winner of Round 1a form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

  • Round 4

Home and away playoff. Winner qualifies for RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up enters Repechage round.

Round 1a - 2005

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Preliminary qualifier

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One-off match. St Lucia progress to South Pool.

South Pool

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Barbados go into playoff vs winner of North Pool (Bahamas).

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Barbados 3 3 0 0 103 9
  Guyana 3 2 0 1 95 7
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 62 5
  Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 -260 3

Match Schedule

8 August 2005
Guyana  17 - 27  Barbados
Guyana
8 August 2005
Saint Lucia  0 - 82  Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
10 August 2005
Guyana  97 - 0  Saint Lucia
Guyana
10 August 2005
Barbados  25 - 13  Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
13 August 2005
Barbados  81 - 0  Saint Lucia
Guyana
13 August 2005
Guyana  19 - 21  Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana

North Pool

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Bahamas beat Cayman Islands on head to head to win pool, go into playoff against winner of South Pool (Barbados).

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Bahamas 3 2 0 1 18 7
  Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 5 7
  Jamaica 3 1 1 1 -8 6
  Bermuda 3 0 1 2 -15 4

Match Schedule

5 June 2005
Jamaica  10 - 10  Bermuda
Jamaica
5 June 2005
Bahamas  23 - 12  Cayman Islands
Bahamas
8 June 2005
Bermuda  15 - 24  Bahamas
Bahamas
8 June 2005
Cayman Islands  18 - 8  Jamaica
Bahamas
11 June 2005
Cayman Islands  12 - 6  Bermuda
Cayman Islands
11 June 2005
Jamaica  5 - 3  Bahamas
Jamaica

Playoff - Winner North Pool vs Winner South Pool

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Barbados progresses to Round 3b.

1 October 2005
Barbados  52 - 3  Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago

Round 1b - 2004

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CONSUR 2nd Division. Home OR Away basis. Brazil progresses to Round 2.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 150 9
  Venezuela 3 2 0 1 8 7
  Peru 3 1 0 2 -75 5
  Colombia 3 0 0 3 -83 3

Match Schedule

10 October 2004
Brazil  73 - 3  Peru
São Paulo
13 October 2004
Brazil  74 - 0  Colombia
São Paulo
16 October 2004
Peru  15 - 10  Colombia
São Paulo
6 November 2004
Peru  22 - 32  Venezuela
Lima
13 November 2004
Colombia  27 - 31  Venezuela
Bogotá
20 November 2004
Venezuela  5 - 11  Brazil
Caracas

Round 2 - 2005

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Home OR Away basis. Chile progresses to Round 3a.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Chile 2 2 0 0 58 6
  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 21 4
  Brazil 2 0 0 2 -79 2

Match Schedule

2 October 2005
Paraguay  45 - 8  Brazil
Asunción
8 October 2005
Chile  38 - 22  Paraguay
Santiago
13 October 2005
Brazil  13 - 55  Chile
Sao José dos Campos

Round 3a – July 2006

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Home OR Away basis. Argentina progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Uruguay progresses to Round 4.

Current Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Argentina 2 2 0 0 73 6
  Uruguay 2 1 0 1 2 4
  Chile 2 0 0 2 -75 2

Match Schedule

1 July 2006
Chile  13 - 60  Argentina
Santiago
8 July 2006
Argentina  26 - 0  Uruguay
Argentina
22 July 2006
Uruguay  43 - 15  Chile
Uruguay

Round 3b – July 2006

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Home OR Away basis. Canada progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. USA progresses to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
  Canada 2 2 0 0 115 6
  United States 2 1 0 1 42 4
  Barbados 2 0 0 2 -157 2

Match Schedule

24 June 2006
Barbados  3 - 69  Canada
Bridgetown, Barbados

Round 4 – 2006

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Winner (USA) progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up (Uruguay) progresses to Repechage round as Americas 4, to play the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4, for Repechage 1.

Match Schedule

30 September 2006
Uruguay  13 - 42  United States
Report[3]
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 10,000
7 October 2006
United States  33 - 7  Uruguay
Report[4][5]
Steuber Rugby Stadium, Palo Alto, United States

United States win 75–20 on aggregate

References

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  1. ^ "United States of America (49) 91 - 0 (0) Barbados (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Canada (27) 56 - 7 (0) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Uruguay (13) 13 - 42 (11) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ "USA secures place at RWC'07". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "United States of America (18) 33 - 7 (7) Uruguay (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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