The 2018 Rugby Americas North Championship, the 11th edition of the tournament, is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams.
| Date | 14 April - 7 July |
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| Countries |  Barbados Bermuda Cayman Islands Curaçao Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Website | www |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Format edit
A significant restructuring of the tournament took place for the 2018 edition in order to accommodate the launch of the Americas Rugby Challenge. Unlike previous editions of the tournament, the teams will not be split geographically into north and south conferences, but will instead be combined into three tiered divisions: the Championship, the Cup, and the Trophy. Mexico and Guyana do not return to the RAN Championship as they are competing in the 2018 Americas Rugby Challenge. The lower placed of those two teams will enter a promotion/relegation playoff with the top team in the RAN Championship (excluding USA South) for a place in the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge.[1]
Championship
Bermuda (76)
USA South (N/A)
Cayman Islands (53)
Trinidad and Tobago (52)
Cup
Trophy
Curaçao (N/A)
Dominican Republic (N/A)
Guadeloupe (N/A)
pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.[2]
Championship edit
While Trinidad and Tobago played two of their games, they were removed from tournament standings due to being unable to rearrange their fixture against Cayman Islands, scheduled for June 23, due to a lack of funding.
Standings
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| Advance to Americas Rugby Challenge promotion playoff |
| Advance to relegation playoff |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | USA South |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 42 | +48 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Bermuda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matches
| 12 May 2018 | Bermuda
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28-48 | USA South
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Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire | ||
| 15:00 | WR Report RAN Report |
| 19 May 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago
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27-24 | Bermuda
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St. Anthony's College, Martin | ||
| 16:00 |
| 9 June 2018 | Cayman Islands
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20-19 | Bermuda
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| 16 June 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago
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34-33 | USA South
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| 7 July 2018 | USA South
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42-14 | Cayman Islands
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Cup edit
Standings
| Legend |
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| Advance to promotion playoff |
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Jamaica |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 43 | +53 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 96 | -53 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
| 28 April 2018 | Jamaica
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60-14 | Barbados
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| 12 May 2018 | Barbados
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29-36 | Jamaica
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Trophy edit
Standings
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Guadeloupe |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Curaçao |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Matches
| 14 April 2018 | Curaçao
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17-46 | Dominican Republic
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| 12 May 2018 | Guadeloupe
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5-7 | Curaçao
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| 9 June 2018 | Dominican Republic
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17-39 | Guadeloupe
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Promotion playoffs edit
| 9 February 2019 | Cayman Islands
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58-14 |  Guyana
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| Report |
References edit
- ^ "2018 Men's 15s Schedule Announced - Rugby Americas North". Rugby Americas North. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.