The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was the second series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), which is the top elite tournament for the Americas nations. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches were full international test matches with caps awarded, except those involving Argentina XV.
Participants NationStadiumHead coach Captain(s)Home stadiumCapacityCity Estadio Municipal10,000Comodoro Rivadavia Felipe ContepomiLautaro Bavaro Juan CappielloEstadio Villa Mitre6,000Bahía BlancaEstadio Agustín Pichot1,000UshuaiaPacaembu Stadium37,730São Paulo Rodolfo AmbrosioNick SmithSwangard Stadium5,288Burnaby Mark AnscombeGordon McRorie Ray BarkwillWesthills Stadium1,718LangfordEstadio CAP10,500Talcahuano Bernard CharreyreClaudio Zamorano Benjamín Soto José Ignacio Larenas Manuel GurruchagaPista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo3,000SantiagoDell Diamond11,631Round Rock John MitchellBlaine Scully James Hilterbrand Todd Clever Nate AugspurgerToyota Field8,296San AntonioEstadio Domingo Burgueño22,000Maldonado Esteban MenesesAlejandro Nieto Juan Manuel GaminaraEstadio Charrúa14,000Montevideo
Table PosNation (rank)GamesPointsTriesBonus pointsTablepointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainst4 tries7 Pts loss1 (17)541021596+1192940222 (NA)541022862+1663230213 (21)5302120125–51621154 (36)520363179–11660085 (18)5104112127–15132286 (29)500551200–1494000Points are awarded to the teams as follows:Win - 4 pointsDraw - 2 points4 or more tries - 1 pointLoss within 7 points - 1 pointLoss greater than 7 points - 0 points Rank refers to World Rugby Rankings before the start of the tournament
Squads
Fixtures The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 6 September 2016.
Week 1
FB 15Daniel Sancery RW 14De Wet van Niekerk OC 13Felipe Sancery IC 12Moisés DuqueLW 11Stefano GiantornoFH 10Josh ReevesSH 9 Beukes Cremer N8 8 Nick Smith (c) OF 7 André ArrudaBF 6 João Luiz da RosRL 5 Lucas PieroLL 4 Diego LópezTP 3 Wilton ReboloHK 2 Yan Rosetti LP 1 Alexandre Alves Replacements:HK 16Daniel Danielewicz PR 17Jonatas PauloPR 18Vitor Ancina LK 19Felipe TissotFL 20Matheus Daniel SH 21Matheus Cruz CE 22Luan Smanio FH 23Guilherme Coghetto Coach: Rodolfo Ambrosio FB 15Rodrigo FernándezRW 14Martín Verschae OC 13Franco VelardeIC 12Matías Nordenflycht LW 11Pedro VerschaeFH 10Francisco González MollerSH 9 Beltrán Vergara N8 8 Manuel Dagnino OF 7 Anton PetrowitschBF 6 Cristóbal Niedmann RL 5 Nikola BursicLL 4 Mario Mayol TP 3 José Tomás Munita HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant LP 1 Claudio Zamorano (c) Replacements:HK 16Rodrigo Moya PR 17Vittorio Lastra PR 18Gonzalo Martínez N8 19Nicanor Machuca N8 20Benjamín Soto SH 21Jan Hasenlechner FH 22Francisco Cruz WG 23Tomás Ianiszewski Coach: Bernard Charreyre Touch judges: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil) Murillo Bragotto (Brazil) Notes: This was Brazil's first victory over Chile since 2014, and their largest margin of victory over Chile in their history. Josh Reeves and De Wet van Niekerk made their international debuts for Brazil. Vittorio Lastra, Nicanor Machuca, Gonzalo Martínez and Franco Velarde made their international debuts for Chile.
FB 15Mike Te'oRW 14Blaine Scully (c)OC 13Bryce CampbellIC 12AJ MacGintyLW 11Zack Test FH 10Ben Cima SH 9 Nate Augspurger N8 8 Alastair McFarlandOF 7 Todd Clever BF 6 John QuillRL 5 Nick CivettaLL 4 Nate Brakeley TP 3 Chris Baumann HK 2 Peter Malcolm LP 1 Anthony Purpura Replacements:HK 16James Hilterbrand PR 17Alex Maughan PR 18Dino Waldren LK 19Matthew Jensen FL 20Tony Lamborn SH 21Shaun Davies FH 22Will Magie CE 23JP Eloff Coach: John Mitchell FB 15Rodrigo SilvaRW 14Leandro LeivasOC 13Juan Manuel Cat IC 12Juan de Freitas LW 11Andrés Rocco FH 10Germán AlbanellSH 9 Santiago Arata N8 8 Alejandro Nieto (c)OF 7 Franco LamannaBF 6 Rodolfo Garese RL 5 Diego Ayala LL 4 Ignacio DottiTP 3 Juan Echeverría HK 2 Facundo Gattas LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Replacements:HK 16Diego Pombo PR 17Matías Benítez PR 18Felipe Inciarte FL 19Juan Diego Ormaechea LK 20Diego Magno SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein FH 22Francisco Berchesi WG 23Gastón Gibernau Coach: Esteban Meneses Touch judges: Derek Summers (United States) Scott Green (United States) Notes: Ben Cima, Matthew Jensen, Will Magie, Peter Malcolm, Alex Maughan and Dino Waldren made their international debuts for the United States. Francisco Berchesi, Felipe Inciarte, Rodolfo Garese and Diego Pombo made their international debuts for Uruguay.
FB 15Carl Pocock RW 14Dan MoorOC 13Brock Staller IC 12Nick BlevinsLW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Robbie Povey SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c)N8 8 Clay Panga OF 7 Lucas Rumball BF 6 Admir CejvanovicRL 5 Liam Chisholm LL 4 Conor KeysTP 3 Matt Tierney HK 2 Eric Howard LP 1 Rob Brouwer Replacements:HK 16Benoît Piffero PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Cole Keith LK 19Reegan O'Gorman LK 20Matt Beukeboom SH 21Phil Mack FH 22Giuseppe du Toit CE 23George Barton Coach: Mark Anscombe FB 15Bautista DelguyRW 14Fernando LunaOC 13Juan Cappiello IC 12Bruno DevotoLW 11Santiago Álvarez FH 10Domingo MiottiSH 9 Sebastián Cancelliere N8 8 Tomás de la VegaOF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)BF 6 Francisco Gorrissen RL 5 Pedro OrtegaLL 4 Juan Cruz Guillemaín TP 3 Cristian Bartoloni HK 2 Gaspar Baldunciel LP 1 Franco Brarda Replacements:HK 16Marcelo Brandi PR 17Nicolás Solveyra PR 18Santiago Medrano LK 19Franco Molina N8 20Rodrigo Bruni SH 21Juan Manuel Lescano CE 22Tomás Granella FB 23Segundo Tuculet Coach: Felipe Contepomi Man of the Match:
Touch judges: Harry Mason (Canada) Michael Jones (Canada)
Week 2
FB 15Bautista DelguyRW 14Segundo Tuculet OC 13Santiago ÁlvarezIC 12Juan CappielloLW 11Julián DomínguezFH 10Domingo Miotti SH 9 Sebastián Cancelliere N8 8 Tomás de la Vega OF 7 Lautaro Bavaro (c)BF 6 Mariano RomaniniRL 5 Ignacio LarragueLL 4 Pedro Ortega TP 3 Santiago Medrano HK 2 Marcelo Brandi LP 1 Francisco Ferronato Replacements:HK 16Axel Zapata PR 17Eduardo Bello PR 18Alejo Brem LK 19Franco Molina N8 20Santiago Montagner SH 21Lautaro Bazán CE 22Tomás Granella WG 23Fernando Luna Coach: Felipe Contepomi FB 15Rodrigo SilvaRW 14Nicolás Freitas OC 13Juan Manuel CatIC 12Juan de FreitasLW 11Francisco Berchesi FH 10Germán Albanell SH 9 Santiago Arata N8 8 Alejandro Nieto (c)OF 7 Gonzalo Soto BF 6 Rodolfo Garese RL 5 Diego Magno LL 4 Ignacio Dotti TP 3 Juan Echeverría HK 2 Martín Espiga LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Replacements:HK 16Facundo Gattas PR 17Matías Benítez PR 18Felipe Inciarte LK 19Diego Ayala N8 20Manuel Diana SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein FH 22Lucas Durán FB 23Ignacio García Coach: Esteban Meneses Touch judges: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Santiago Altobelli (Argentina)
FB 15Mike Te'oRW 14Spike Davis OC 13Bryce CampbellIC 12JP EloffLW 11Nate AugspurgerFH 10Will Magie SH 9 Shaun Davies N8 8 Alastair McFarland OF 7 Tony LambornBF 6 John Quill RL 5 Nick CivettaLL 4 Nate BrakeleyTP 3 Dino Waldren HK 2 James Hilterbrand (c) LP 1 Ben Tarr Replacements:HK 16Peter Malcolm PR 17Anthony Purpura PR 18Chris Baumann N8 19Cameron Dolan FL 20Todd Clever FH 21Ben Cima CE 22Peter Tiberio WG 23Deion Mikesell Coach: John Mitchell FB 15Daniel SanceryRW 14De Wet van NiekerkOC 13Felipe Sancery IC 12Moisés DuqueLW 11Stefano Giantorno FH 10Josh ReevesSH 9 Matheus Cruz N8 8 Nick Smith (c)OF 7 André ArrudaBF 6 João Luiz da Ros RL 5 Lucas Piero LL 4 Luiz Vieira TP 3 Wilton Rebolo HK 2 Yan Rosetti LP 1 Jonatas Paulo Replacements:HK 16Daniel Danielewicz PR 17Pedro Bengaló PR 18Caíque Silva LK 19Diego López FL 20Artur Bergo SH 21Beukes Cremer CE 22Luan Smanio FH 23Guilherme Coghetto Coach: Rodolfo Ambrosio Touch judges: Scott Green (USA) Jim Rogers (USA) Notes: Spike Davis and Peter Tiberio made their international debuts for the United States.
FB 15Brock StallerRW 14Dan MoorOC 13Nick BlevinsIC 12Giuseppe du Toit LW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Gradyn Bowd SH 9 Gordon McRorie (c) N8 8 Admir CejvanovicOF 7 Ollie Nott BF 6 Lucas RumballRL 5 Liam Chisholm LL 4 Conor KeysTP 3 Matt Tierney HK 2 Benoît Piffero LP 1 Djustice Sears-Duru Replacements:HK 16Eric Howard PR 17Rob Brouwer PR 18Cole Keith LK 19Reegan O'Gorman LK 20Matt Beukeboom SH 21Phil Mack FH 22Robbie Povey CE 23George Barton Coach: Mark Anscombe FB 15Pedro VerschaeRW 14Franco VelardeOC 13José Ignacio Larenas IC 12Simón Pardakhty LW 11Tomás IaniszewskiFH 10Francisco Cruz SH 9 Jan Hasenlechner N8 8 Benjamín Soto (c) OF 7 Anton PetrowitschBF 6 Arturo Seeman RL 5 Mario MayolLL 4 Nikola Bursic TP 3 José Tomás Munita HK 2 Rodrigo Moya LP 1 Vittorio Lastra Replacements:HK 16Martín Mendoza PR 17Claudio Zamorano PR 18Gonzalo Martínez FL 19Manuel Dagnino FL 20Eduardo Orpis WG 21Juan Pablo Larenas FH 22Jorge Castillo FB 23Rodrigo Fernández Coach: Bernard Charreyre Touch judges: Doug Hamre (Canada) Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) Notes: This was Canada's 100th test victory. Martín Mendoza and Arturo Seeman made their international debuts for Chile. George Barton, Matt Beukeboom, Giuseppe Du Toit, Cole Keith, Conor Keys, Oliver Nott, Reegan O'Gorman and Robbie Povey made their international debuts for Canada.
Week 3
FB 15Rodrigo FernándezRW 14Martín Fernández OC 13José Ignacio Larenas (c) IC 12Ricardo Sifri LW 11Martín VerschaeFH 10Jorge Castillo SH 9 Juan Pablo Larenas N8 8 Benjamín SotoOF 7 Anton PetrowitschBF 6 Cristóbal Niedmann RL 5 Nelson CalderónLL 4 Mario Mayol TP 3 Gonzalo Martínez HK 2 Manuel Garruchaga LP 1 Claudio Zamorano Replacements:HK 16Martín Mendoza PR 17Sebastián Valech PE 18José Tomás Munita FL 19Manuel Dagnino FL 20Eduardo Orpis SH 21Sergio Bascuñán FH 22Francisco González Moller CE 23Mauricio Urrutia Coach: Bernard Charreyre FB 15Fernando LunaRW 14Santiago Álvarez OC 13Juan Cappiello (c)IC 12Bruno DevotoLW 11Germán SchulzFH 10Juan Cruz González SH 9 Lautaro Bazán N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni OF 7 Santiago MontagnerBF 6 Francisco GorrissenRL 5 Ignacio LarragueLL 4 Franco Molina TP 3 Eduardo Bello HK 2 Axel Zapata LP 1 Nicolás Solveyra Replacements:HK 16Marcelo Brandi PR 17Francisco Ferronato PR 18Alejo Brem LK 19Pedro Ortega FL 20Lautaro Bavaro SH 21Sebastián Cancelliere CE 22Tomás Granella FB 23Bautista Delguy Coach: Felipe Contepomi Touch judges: Francisco Saavedra (Chile) Luis Díaz (Chile)
FB 15Rodrigo SilvaRW 14Leandro LeivasOC 13Juan Manuel CatIC 12Andrés Vilaseca LW 11Nicolás FreitasFH 10Germán AlbanellSH 9 Santiago Arata N8 8 Alejandro NietoOF 7 Gonzalo Soto BF 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (c) RL 5 Diego Ayala LL 4 Ignacio DottiTP 3 Mario Sagario HK 2 Martín Espiga LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Replacements:HK 16Facundo Gattas PR 17Matías Benítez PR 18Juan Echeverría LK 19Lorenzo Surraco FL 20Juan Diego Ormaechea SH 21Guillermo Lijtenstein WG 22Gastón Gibernau N8 23Manuel Diana Coach: Esteban Meneses FB 15Daniel SanceryRW 14Robert Tenório OC 13Felipe Sancery IC 12Moisés DuqueLW 11De Wet van NiekerkFH 10Josh ReevesSH 9 Matheus Cruz N8 8 Nick Smith OF 7 Cléber Dias BF 6 Matheus Daniel RL 5 Diego LópezLL 4 Lucas PieroTP 3 Pedro Bengaló HK 2 Daniel Danielewicz LP 1 Wilton ReboloReplacements:HK 16Endy Willian PR 17Vitor Ancina PR 18Matheus Rocha FL 19André Arruda FL 20João Luiz da Ros SH 21Beukes Cremer CE 22Luan Smanio WG 23Ariel Rodrigues Coach: Rodolfo Ambrosio Touch judges: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) Francisco González (Uruguay) Notes: Matheus Rocha, Ariel Rodrigues and Endy Willian made their international debuts for Brazil. Manuel Diana and Lorenzo Surraco made their international debuts for Uruguay.