2016 Americas Pacific Challenge
Tournament details
Date8–16 October 2016
Countries Argentina XV
 Canada A
 Fiji Warriors
 Samoa A
 Uruguay A
 USA Selects
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Argentina XV
Runner-up Fiji Warriors
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Tries scored84 (9.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Juan Cruz González (37)
Most triesArgentina Benjamín Macome (4)
2017 →
Uruguay vs United States, Montevideo 2016

The 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the inaugural rugby union tournament created by World Rugby for national 'A' teams to develop home grown talent for their national test sides.

The Americas Pacific Challenge provides the Pacific nations a chance of further competition outside their own region, as the Pacific Challenge is reduced to just the Pacific nations when Rugby World Cup qualifiers are played.

For national 'A' teams from the Americas, this new tournament replaced the pre-2015 format of the Americas Rugby Championship, which is now an annual championship elevated to test status.

The tournament was hosted by Uruguay, with all matches played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo.[1] Argentina XV won the tournament undefeated, with Fiji Warriors as runner-up.

Format

With 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]

Group A

Group B

Table

Final standings for combined pools:

Rank Team Games Points Try Bonus Losing Bonus Table Points
P W D L PF PA Diff
1 Argentina XV330015462+922014
2 Fiji Warriors320112765+624012
3 Samoa A320197103-6109
4 Uruguay A310296130-34307
5 USA Selects310274106-72105
6 Canada A300388130-42303
Updated: 16 October 2016
Source: World Rugby
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

The matches were announced on 7 September 2016.[3]

All times are local UYT (UTC-03)

Round 1

8 October 2016 Argentina XV  56–29  Canada A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
12:30 Try: Tuculet 11' c
Delguy 14' c
Macome (4) 27' c, 36' c, 45' c, 68' c
Gigena 56' c
Báez 75' c
Con: González (6/6) 12', 15', 28', 37', 46', 57'
Miotti (2/2) 69', 76'		 Report[4] Try: McRorie 62' c,
Con: McRorie (1/2) 63'
Povey (2/2) 78', 80'
Pen: McRorie (1/1) 18'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
8 October 2016 USA Selects  12–62  Fiji Warriors Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
14:30 Try: Leuta 5'
Tomasin 47' c
Con: Eloff (1/2) 48'		 Report[5] Try: Tovilevu 7' m
Hickes 15' c
Radrodro (2) 28' m, 51' c
Doge 39' c
Veitokani 52' m
Penalty try 59' c
Mudu 65' c
Nadruku 68' c
Daveta 73' m
Con: Veitokani (6/10) 16', 40', 51', 60', 66', 69'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
8 October 2016 Samoa A  44–42  Uruguay A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
16:30 Try: Fa'afou 31' m
Magele 34' c
Peleseuma (2) 42' m, 65' c
Tuiletufuga 47' c
Leilua 58' c
Con: Fa'apale (4/6) 35', 48', 59', 66'
Pen: Fa'apale (2/2) 21', 80'		 Report[6] Try: Penalty try (2) 40' c, 45' c
Freitas (2) 53' m, 68' c
Arata 61' c
Con: Etcheverry (4/5) 40', 46', 62', 69'
Pen: Etcheverry (3/3) 20', 30', 78'		 Attendance: 1,200[7]
Referee: Pali de Luca (Argentina)

Round 2

12 October 2016 Samoa A  26–39  Fiji Warriors Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
12:30 Try: Tanielu
Peleseuma
Con: Fa’apale (2/2)
Pen: Fa’apale (4/4)		 Report[8] Try: Radrodro
Gavidi
Leca
Daveta
Hickes
Con: Veitokani (4/5)
Pen: Veitokani		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Pali de Luca (Argentina)
12 October 2016 USA Selects  47–37  Canada A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
14:30 Try: Boyer
Iosefo (2)
Te'o
Harajly
Con: Cima (5/5)
Pen: Cima (4/4)		 Report[9] Try: Fraser
LeSage (2)
Rumball
Albornoz
Con: McRorie (2/4)
Albornoz (1/1)
Pen: McRorie (2/2)		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Ricardo Sant’Anna (CBRu)
12 October 2016 Argentina XV  71–7  Uruguay A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
16:30 Try: S. Montagner (10)
C. Bartoloni (13)
B. Delguy 2 (21, 65)
G. Bertranou (25)
F. Bosch (32)
J. Guillemaín (36)
J. Domínguez (39)
F. Luna 2 (75, 80)
J. Cappiello (78)
Con: D. Miotti 4/6 (11, 22, 26, 40)
J. González 4/4 (66, 76, 79, 80)		 Report[10] Try: A. Rocco (45)
Con: J. Etcheverry (46)		 Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)

Round 3

16 October 2016 Samoa A  27–22  Canada A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
12:30 Try: O. Fa’afou (11)
O. Peleseuma (18)
J. Saena (35)
Con: J. Saena 3/3 (12, 19, 36)
Pen: J. Saena (74)
Drop: P. Fa’apale (80)		 Report[11] Try: Penalty try (30)
B. LeSage (50)
G. McRorie (70)
Con: A. Ferguson 2 (31, 51)
G. McRorie (0/1)
Pen: A. Ferguson (13)		 Referee: Tim Baker (HKRFU)
16 October 2016 USA Selects  15–47  Uruguay A Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
14:30 Try: J. Turnbull (37)
M. Al-Jiboori (45)
Con: B. Cima 1/2 (37)
Pen: B. Cima (3)		 Report[12] Try: S. Hernández (18)
S. Gibernau (39)
D. Magno (64), F. Klappenbach (74)
R. Silva (78)
Con: J. Etcheverry 5/5 (19, 40, 65, 75, 79)
Pen: J. Etcheverry 4 (6, 14, 27, 33)		 Referee: Ricardo Sant’Anna (CBRu)
16 October 2016 Argentina XV  27–26  Fiji Warriors Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo  
16:00 Try: J. González (30)
J. Domínguez (36)
P. Ortega (80)
Con: J. González 3/3 (31, 37, 80)
Pen: J. González 2 (14, 66)		 Report[13] Try: L. Raiyala 3 (48, 62, 69)
S. Kunaga (52)
Con: A. Veitokani 2/4 (53, 70)		 Referee: Joaquín Montes (URU)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uruguay to host inaugural Americas Pacific Challenge - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Americas Pacific Challenge Standings. World Rugby 2016.
  3. ↑ "World Rugby confirms Americas Pacific Challenge - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Canada 'A' blasted by Argentina XV - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sloppy Selects crushed by Fiji Warriors - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Samoa edges Uruguay in Pacific Challenge - Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2016 Results". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Fiji push past Samoa in Pacific Challenge". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Canada crumble against USA Selects". americas rugby news. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Argentina throttle Uruguay in Montevideo". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Canada fall short against Samoa". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Uruguay celebrate record win over USA". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Argentina edge Fiji to win Pacific Challenge". americas rugby news. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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