The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.
Teams The teams competing are Canada East and Canada West, and the USA Falcons and USA Hawks. Each team was founded in 2005 by the NA4 committee, comprising the IRB, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.
Canada West
Coached by Tony Medina, who is assisted by Ian Hyde-Lay, Canada West won the inaugural competition. Captained by scrum-half Ed Fairhust the team won their first match 98–0, the largest win of the competition. Fairhurst has represented Canada at test level, as well, the team has a front row with test experience.
Canada East
Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final. The team was captained by Derek Daypuck who also finished their leading points scorer on 78.
USA Falcons
Coached by Jim Love who is assisted by Kevin Battle. Their captain was Patrick Bell. The team finished runners-up after losing the competition final.
USA Hawks
They are coached by Pete Steinberg, assisted by Bernie Hogan and Gordon Macpherson. The team finished last in the competition. They finished with one win from their seven matches.
Round-Robin Standings Team Games playedWinsLossTieBTSPTSPFPAPCTCanada West3300214123181.00USA Falcons321019681010.667USA Hawks31201556920.333Canada East30302242780.00
Round-Robin Play Schedule Date Away Score Home Location May 17 Canada West 20 - 15 Canada East Fletchers Field, Markham, ON July 10 USA Falcons 39 - 24 USA Hawks Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon July 15 USA Hawks 0 - 48 Canada West Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC July 15 USA Falcons 26 - 22 Canada East Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC July 19 USA Hawks 32 - 5 Canada East Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC July 19 USA Falcons 3 - 55 Canada West Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC
Elimination Play Schedule Date Away Score Home Location July 29 Canada East 26 - 30 Canada West Infinity Park, Denver, CO July 29 USA Hawks 12 - 30 USA Falcons Infinity Park, Denver, CO August 2 Canada East 17-17 USA Hawks Infinity Park, Denver, CO August 2 Canada West 16–11 USA Falcons Infinity Park, Denver, CO
References
External links Official website