The 2018 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the third tournament of the Americas Pacific Challenge, which is a development competition for the Americas and Pacific island nations. The competition was hosted by Uruguay with all games played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Samoa A won the tournament for the first time, winning all three of their matches.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–14 October 2018 |
| Countries |  Argentina XV Canada A Samoa A Tonga A Uruguay A USA Selects |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Samoa A |
| Runner-up | Argentina XV |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Tries scored | 69 (7.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,500 (611 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Federico Favaro (35) Saia Fililava (35) D’Angelo Leuila (35) |
| Most tries | Johnny Vaili (4) |
← 2017 2021 → | |
Format
editWith six teams in the tournament and a limitation of three matches per team, a "split pool" format was used. The field was split into two pools, with teams in one pool only playing the teams in the other. The competing teams were:[2]
Pool A
Pool B
Table
editFinal standings for combined pools:
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | |||||
| 1 | Samoa A |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 72 | +25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Argentina XV |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 56 | +75 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Uruguay A |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 77 | +17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Tonga A |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Canada A |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 111 | -53 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | USA Selects |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 127 | -64 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Updated: 21 January 2021 Source: [1] Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. One bonus point for losing by seven or less. The tie-break mechanism for teams finishing on the same table points has not been sourced. | |||||||||||||
Fixtures
editAll times are local UYT (UTC-03)
The matches were announced on 22 August 2018.[3]
Round 1
edit| 6 October 2018 | Argentina XV
|
31–36 | Samoa A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 11:00 | Try: Daireaux Herrera Zapata Carreras Portillo Con: Bonilla (2/2) Miotti (1/3) |
Report[4] | Try: Tapili Vaili Samuelu Tapu Con: Leuila (1/3) Fa’apale (1/1) Pen: Leuila (4/4) |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Shuhei Kubo (JRFU) |
| 6 October 2018 | Tonga A
|
39–30 | USA Selects
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 13:30 | Try: Ika (2) Finau Lave Hafoka Con: Fililava (4/5) Pen: Fililava (2/3) |
Report[6] | Try: Daly Maupin Toluta’u Con: Audsley (3/3) Pen: Audsley (3/4) |
Attendance: 500[5] Referee: Pali Deluca (ARU) |
| 6 October 2018 | Uruguay A
|
35–21 | Canada A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Penalty try Diana Leivas Con: Favaro (2/3) Pen: Favaro (3/3) |
Report | Try: Fraser Parfrey McRorie Con: du Toit (3/3) Pen: du Toit (0/2) |
Attendance: 1,200[7] Referee: Derek Summers (USAR) |
Round 2
edit| 10 October 2018 | Tonga A
|
15–23 | Samoa A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 11:00 | Try: Kioa Hafoka Con: Fililava (1/2) Pen: Fililava (1/2) |
Report[9] | Try: Matamu Matamu (2) Con: Leuila (1/2) Fa’apale (0/1) Pen: Leuila (2/2) |
Attendance: 200[8] Referee: Pali Deluca (UAR) |
| 10 October 2018 | Uruguay A
|
33–18 | USA Selects
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 13:30 | Try: Arata (2) Favaro Vilaseca Con: Favaro (2/4) Pen: Favaro (3/3) |
Report[10] | Try: Matyas Audsley Con: Audsley (1/2) Pen: Audsley (2/2) Drop: Kearns (0/1) |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Shuhei Kubo (JRFU) |
| 10 October 2018 | Argentina XV
|
45–5 | Canada A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Cordero (2) Segura (2) Penalty try Osadczuk del Prete Con: Miotti (3/4) Bonilla (1/2) |
Report[11] | Try: Sauder Con: McRorie (0/1) |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU) |
Round 3
edit| 14 October 2018 | Tonga A
|
31–32 | Canada A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 11:00 | Try: Folau Finau (2) Con: Fililava (2/3) Pen: Fililava (3/5) Drop: Fililava (1/1) |
Report[12] | Try: Barkwill Lloyd (3) Penalty try Con: McRorie (1/4) Pen: McRorie (1/1) |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Derek Summers (USAR) |
| 14 October 2018 | Argentina XV
|
55–15 | USA Selects
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 13:30 | Try: Bonilla Favre Herrera Brarda Osadczuk Grondona Mensa Bruni Con: Bonilla (4/5) Miotti (2/3) Pen: Bonilla (1/1) |
Report[14] | Try: Matyas (2) Con: Audsley (1/2) Pen: Audsley (1/1) |
Attendance: 250[13] Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU) |
| 14 October 2018 | Uruguay A
|
26–38 | Samoa A
|
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Kessler (2) Penalty try Ardao Con: Favaro (2/3) Pen: Favaro (0/1) |
Report[15] | Try: Tino Vaili Samuelu Tusitala Mapu Con: Leuila (5/5) Pen: Leuila (1/1) Drop: Fa’apale (0/1) |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Pali Deluca (UAR) |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Americas Pacific Challenge Set For October". rugby redefined.
- ^ "World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 schedule announced". world rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Samoa upset Argentina in APC opener". americas rugby news. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Results". world rugby. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Late surge lifts Tonga over USA". americas rugby news. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Results". world rugby. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Results". world rugby. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Samoa beat Tonga to take APC lead". americas rugby news. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Uruguay back in front with win over USA". americas rugby news. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Argentina cruise to win over Canada". americas rugby news. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Canada come from behind to beat Tonga". americas rugby news. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Results". world rugby. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Argentina smash USA to end APC on high". americas rugby news. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Samoa defeat Uruguay to claim APC title". americas rugby news. Retrieved 22 January 2021.