The 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup Americas-Pacific Series was the first phase of matches (rounds 1–3) of the inaugural edition of the World Rugby Nations Cup, the second tier of a biennial international men's rugby union competition, predominantly made of Tier 2 nations from Africa, Americas North, Asia, Europe and Sudamérica.
The Americas-Pacific Series took place between 4 July and 18 July, during the July International window. The matches replaced the traditional tour matches between the traditional travelling European sides to the various Tier 2 nations around the world.
Championship division: Tables The below shows the tables for the two conferences.
Americas-Pacific pool
European-African-Asian pool
Fixtures Matches were held in the Americas region, with Samoa playing their matches in South America and Tonga playing their matches in North America. Each of the European visiting teams played all their matches in either North America or all in South America to reduce travel. Fixtures and venues were announced by World Rugby on 31 March 2026.
Round 1
FB 15Francisco Gonzalez CapdevilaRW 14Juan GonzalezOC 13Felipe Arcos PerezIC 12Juan Manuel AlonsoLW 11Ignacio Alvarez Akiki FH 10Jean Cotarmanac'hSH 9 Joaquin Suarez N8 8 Manuel DianaOF 7 Lucas BianchiBF 6 Manuel Ardao RL 5 Felipe Aliaga (c)LL 4 Ignacio Dotti TP 3 Reinaldo PiussiHK 2 Joaquin Myszka LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Substitutions:HK 16Germán Kigel PR 17Mateo Perillo PR 18Lucas Porcelli LK 19Manuel Rosmarino BR 20Arturo Ten HoeverSH 21Ignacio Rodríguez Bosch FB 22Francisco LandauerCE 23Alfonso VidalCoach: Rodolfo Ambrosio FB 15Luka TsirekidzeRW 14Akaki TabutsadzeOC 13Davit Niniashvili (c) IC 12Giorgi KveseladzeLW 11Roma MakhatadzeFH 10Luka MatkavaSH 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze N8 8 Tornike JalagoniaOF 7 Luka Ivanishvili BF 6 Beka ShvangiradzeRL 5 Konstantin Mikautadze LL 4 Mikheil Babunashvili TP 3 Alexsandre Kuntelia HK 2 Nikoloz Sutidze LP 1 Giorgi Akhaladze Substitutions:HK 16Luka Petriashvili PR 17Nika Abuladze PR 18Bachuki Tchumbadze LK 19Lado Chachanidze LK 20Giorgi Javakhia BR 21Ilia Spanderashvili SH 22Mikheil Alania CE 23Tornike Kakhoidze Coach: Pierre-Henry Broncan Assistant referees: Tomas Ninci (Argentina) Federico Longobardi (Argentina) Television match official: Dan Jones (England) Notes: Germán Kigel, Ignacio Rodríguez Bosch (both Uruguay) and Roma Makhatadze (Georgia) made their international debuts. Tornike Jalagonia (Georgia) earned his 50th test cap. This was the first time Georgia has beaten Uruguay in Uruguay.
FB 15Latrell Smiler-Ah KiongRW 14Warren SolomonaOC 13Duncan Paia'aua IC 12Peter Umaga-JensenLW 11Tuna Tuitama FH 10AJ AlatimuSH 9 Joel Lam N8 8 Iakopo MapuOF 7 Alamanda MotugaBF 6 Miracle Faiʻilagi (c) RL 5 Sam SladeLL 4 Ben Nee-Nee TP 3 Marco Fepulea'i HK 2 Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia LP 1 Aki Seiuli Substitutions:FL 16Pita Anae Ah-Sue PR 17Jarred Adams PR 18Jeffery Toomaga-Allen LK 19Taeao Pomale-Time BR 20Niko Jones SH 21Connor Tupai WG 22Taunu'u Niulevaea WG 23Elisapeta Alofipo Coach: Tusi Pisi FB 15Paul AltierRW 14Marcus Ramage OC 13Maxwell ThrelkeldIC 12Matteo AvitabileLW 11Harry SayersFH 10Joe Barker SH 9 Jack Combes N8 8 James Sawyer OF 7 Pierce MacKinlay-West (c)BF 6 Tyler McNuttRL 5 Kyle SullivanLL 4 Maximilian Murphy TP 3 Keelan Chapman HK 2 Harry Baron LP 1 Rory Cinnamond Substitutions:HK 16Alexander Post PR 17James Holmes PR 18Sunia Fameitau LK 19Lachlan Doheny BR 20Dana Fourie SH 21Eric Chui Wai Lap WG 22Isaac Campbell-Wu FB 23Matt Worley Coach: Logan Asplin Assistant referees: Jordan Way (Australia) Caua Ricardo (Brazil) Television match official: Tual Trainini (France) Notes: Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia, Taeao Pomale-Time, Taunu'u Niulevaea, Warren Solomona, Peter Umaga-Jensen (all Samoa), Isaac Campbell-Wu and Lachlan Doheny (both Hong Kong) made their international debuts. This was the first meeting between the two teams.
FB 15Cristóbal Game Jiménez RW 14Manuel BustamanteOC 13Matías Garafulic IC 12Domingo SaavedraLW 11Nicolás SaabFH 10Rodrigo Fernández SH 9 Lucas Berti N8 8 Ernesto TchiminoOF 7 Raimundo MartínezBF 6 Martín Sigren (c)RL 5 Javier Eissmann LL 4 Santiago PedreroTP 3 Iñaki Gurruchaga HK 2 Diego Escobar LP 1 Javier Carrasco Substitutions:HK 16Jorge Delgado PR 17Emilio Shea PR 18Matías Dittus LK 19Max Schlesinger BR 20Clemente Saavedra SH 21Marcelo Torrealba FH 22Santiago Videla WG 23Clemente Armstrong Coach: Pablo Lemoine FB 15Marius SimionescuRW 14Nicholas Onutu OC 13Dylan Schwartz IC 12Jason Tomane LW 11Iliesa TiqeFH 10Daniel PlaiSH 9 Gabriel Rupanu N8 8 Adrian Emanuel MituOF 7 Cristi Boboc (c)BF 6 Kemal Altinok RL 5 Andrei Mahu LL 4 Nicolaas Immelman TP 3 Jean-Pierre Smith HK 2 Ștefan Buruiană LP 1 Alexandru Savin Substitutions:HK 16Tudor Butnariu PR 17Iulian Hartig PR 18Cosmin Manole LK 19Logan Weidner BR 20Keanan Murray SH 21Alin Conache CE 22Mihai Graure WG 23Damian Bonaparte Coach: David Gérard Assistant referees: Jordan Way (Australia) Caua Ricardo (Brazil) Television match official: Tual Trainini (France) Notes: Manuel Bustamante, Max Schlesinger, Emilio Shea (all Chile) and Jean-Pierre Smith (Romania) made their international debuts.
FB 15William HaviliRW 14Taniela FilimoneOC 13John Tapueluelu IC 12Fine InisiLW 11Telusa Veainu FH 10Patrick Pellegrini SH 9 Sonatane Takulua(c) N8 8 Otunuku PautaOF 7 Semisi Paea BF 6 Sam TuitupouRL 5 Veikoso PoloniatiLL 4 Jimmy Tupou TP 3 Atu Moli HK 2 Sam Moli LP 1 Fatongia Paea Substitutions:HK 16Sekope Lopeti-Moli PR 17Siegfried Fisiʻihoi PR 18Paula Latu LK 19Mahonri Ngakuru BR 20Sione Tuipulotu SH 21Siaosi Nginingini CE 22Solomone Kata WG 23Anzelo Tuitavuki Coach: Tevita Tuʻifua FB 15Tapiwa MafuraRW 14Trevor GurweOC 13Brandon MudzekenyedziIC 12Kudzai Mashawi LW 11Edward Sigauke FH 10Ian PriorSH 9 Hilton Mudariki (c) N8 8 Jason Fraser OF 7 Dylan Utete BF 6 Tinotenda MavesereRL 5 Godfrey MuzanargwoLL 4 Gary Porter TP 3 Michael Kumbirai HK 2 Matthew Mandioma LP 1 Victor Mupunga Substitutions:HK 16Bryan Chiang PR 17Tjide Visser PR 18Cleopas Kundiona LK 19Tadiwanashe Gwashu BR 20Simba Siraha BR 21Dion Khumalo FH 22Bruce Houston SH 23Tyrone Gombe Coach: Pieter Benade Assistant referees: Jérémy Rozier (France) Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) Television match official: Adam Jones (Wales) Notes: Atu Moli, Mahonri Ngakuru, Otunuku Pauta, Sam Tuitupou, Jimmy Tupou (all Tonga), Tyrone Gombe, Michael Kumbirai, Gary Porter and Tjide Visser (all Zimbabwe) made their international debuts.
FB 15Mitch WilsonRW 14Rufus McLean OC 13Tavite Lopeti IC 12Dominic BesagLW 11Perry MayoFH 10Christopher HilsenbeckSH 9 Ruben de HaasN8 8 Paddy RyanOF 7 Cory Daniel BF 6 Benjamín BonassoRL 5 Jason Damm (c)LL 4 Nathan Den Hoedt TP 3 Tonga Kofe HK 2 Kapeli Pifeleti LP 1 Jack Iscaro Substitutions:HK 16Shilo Klein PR 17Ezekiel Lindenmuth PR 18Mason Pedersen LK 19Brandon Harvey BR 20Nafi Ma'afu SH 21Ethan McVeighFH 22Luke CartyCE 23Julian Roberts Coach: Scott Lawrence FB 15Vincent PintoRW 14Raffaele StortiOC 13Guilherme VasconcelosIC 12Tomás Appleton LW 11Manuel Cardoso PintoFH 10Manuel Vareiro SH 9 Samuel Marques N8 8 José MonteiroOF 7 João Granate BF 6 José Madeira (c)RL 5 Duarte Torgal LL 4 Martim Bello TP 3 António Prim HK 2 Luka Begic LP 1 Luís Lopes Substitutions:HK 16Nuno Mascarenhas PR 17Pedro Vicente PR 18Cody Thomas LK 19Guilherme Costa BR 20André da Cunha SH 21Hugo Camacho FH 22Hugo AubryCE 23Martim Faro Coach: Simon Mannix Assistant referees: Jérémy Rozier (France) Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) Television match official: Adam Jones (Wales) Notes: Nathan Den Hoedt, Perry Mayo Mason Pedersen and Julian Roberts (all USA) made their international debuts.
FB 15Peter Nelson RW 14Kyle TremblayOC 13Spencer JonesIC 12Josh McIndoeLW 11Noah FleschFH 10Cooper CoatsSH 9 Jason Higgins N8 8 Tyler ArdronOF 7 Lucas RumballBF 6 Mason FleschRL 5 Izzak Kelly LL 4 Piers von DadelszenTP 3 Cole Keith HK 2 Andrew Quattrin (c) LP 1 Cali Martinez Substitutions:HK 16Dewald Kotze PR 17Sam Miller PR 18Kyle Steeves LK 19Daragh DoyleBR 20Siôn Parry SH 21Brock Gallagher FH 22Jacob InceWG 23Takoda McMullin Coach: Steve Meehan FB 15JW BellRW 14Gauthier Minguillon OC 13Martiniano CianIC 12Álvar Gimeno LW 11Alberto CarmonaFH 10Gonzalo López-BontempoSH 9 Estanislao Bay N8 8 Ekain Imaz OF 7 Vicente Boronat BF 6 Ignacio PiñeiroRL 5 Antonio Suárez LL 4 Matthew FouldsTP 3 Jon Zabala (c) HK 2 Santiago Ovejero LP 1 Thierry Futeu Substitutions:HK 16Álvaro García PR 17Luca Tabarot PR 18Hugo Pirlet LK 19Imanol Urraza BR 20Manex Ariceta SH 21Kerman Aurrekoetxea CE 22Iñaki Mateu WG 23Jaime Manteca Coach: Pablo Bouza Assistant referees: Mike Lawrenson (United States) Derek Summers (United States) Television match official: Dan Jones (England) Notes: Josh McIndoe (Canada) and Jaime Manteca (Spain) made their international debuts. The combined 84 points scored set a new record for the highest-scoring draw in Test rugby, surpassing the previous record of 76 points between England and Scotland in their 38-all draw in 2019.
Round 2
FB 15Juan Gonzalez RW 14Francisco Gonzalez CapdevilaOC 13Felipe Arcos Perez IC 12Juan Manuel AlonsoLW 11Ignacio Alvarez AkikiFH 10Jean Cotarmanac'hSH 9 Joaquin SuarezN8 8 Manuel DianaOF 7 Lucas BianchiBF 6 Manuel ArdaoRL 5 Felipe Aliaga (c)LL 4 Ignacio Dotti TP 3 Reinaldo PiussiHK 2 Joaquin Myszka LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti Substitutions:HK 16Germán Kigel PR 17Mateo Perillo PR 18Lucas Porcelli LK 19Manuel Rosmarino BR 20Arturo Ten HoeverSH 21Ignacio Rodríguez BoschFB 22Francisco Landauer CE 23Alfonso Vidal Coach: Rodolfo Ambrosio FB 15Marius SimionescuRW 14Tevita ManumuaOC 13Nicholas Onutu IC 12Jason Tomane LW 11Iliesa TiqeFH 10Hinckley VaovasaSH 9 Alin ConacheN8 8 Adrian Mitu OF 7 Cristi Boboc (c)BF 6 Nicolaas Immelman RL 5 Andrei Mahu LL 4 Logan WeidnerTP 3 Cosmin Manole HK 2 Ștefan Buruiană LP 1 Iulian Hartig Substitutions:HK 16Tudor Butnariu PR 17Alexandru Savin PR 18Jean-Pierre Smith BR 19Vlad Neculau BR 20Keanan Murray BR 21Iacopo Bianchi SH 22Gabriel Rupanu CE 23Mihai Graure Coach: David Gérard Assistant referees: Angus Mabey (New Zealand) Caua Ricardo (Brazil) Television match official: Dan Jones (England) Notes: Francisco Landauer, Alfonso Vidal (both Uruguay) and Iacopo Bianchi (Romania) made their international debuts.
FB 15Latrell Smiler-Ah KiongRW 14Warren SolomonaOC 13Duncan Paia'auaIC 12Peter Umaga-JensenLW 11Tuna Tuitama FH 10AJ Alatimu SH 9 Ere Enari N8 8 Iakopo Mapu OF 7 Alamanda Motuga BF 6 Miracle Faiʻilagi (c)RL 5 Sam Slade LL 4 Ben Nee-NeeTP 3 Marco Fepulea'i HK 2 Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia LP 1 Aki Seiuli Substitutions:HK 16Richie Asiata PR 17Jarred Adams PR 18Jeffery Toomaga-Allen LK 19Jay Tuivaiti BR 20Abraham Papali'i SH 21Connor Tupai FH 22Rodney Iona WG 23Elisapeta Alofipo Coach: Tusi Pisi FB 15Davit Niniashvili (c)RW 14Akaki TabutsadzeOC 13Giorgi ShvelidzeIC 12Tornike KakhoidzeLW 11Giorgi KveseladzeFH 10Luka Matkava SH 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze N8 8 Tornike Jalagonia OF 7 Luka Ivanishvili BF 6 Beka ShvangiradzeRL 5 Giorgi Javakhia LL 4 Mikheil Babunashvili TP 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze HK 2 Nikoloz Sutidze LP 1 Giorgi Akhaladze Substitutions:HK 16Vakhtang Jincharadze PR 17Nika Abuladze PR 18Alexsandre Kuntelia LK 19Lado Chachanidze BR 20Ilia Spanderashvili BR 21Ioane Iashaghashvili SH 22Mikheil Alania FH 23Tedo Abzhandadze Coach: Pierre-Henry Broncan Assistant referees: Federico Longobardi (Argentina) Esteban Filipanics (Argentina) Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland) Notes: Richie Asiata, Jay Tuivaiti (both Samoa) and Vakhtang Jincharadze (Georgia) made their international debuts. This was Georgia's largest victory against Samoa, and was the most points they had scored against them, surpassing their previous best of 27–19 in 2018.