2008 North America 4

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 Canada West (rugby team) 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.NA Rugby Canada teams choose for opening games of NA 4 http://www.narugby.com/news/051820062.html 4 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185717/http://www.narugby.com/news/051820062.html 2016-03-03 dead Canada East Canada East (rugby team) 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 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 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 http://www.narugby.com/leagues/standings.cfm?leagueID=6921&clientID=2581 NA4 Rugby (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com) 2008-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070816064917/http://www.narugby.com/leagues/standings.cfm?leagueID=6921&clientID=2581 2007-08-16 dead 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 http://www.narugby.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=6921&clientID=2581 NA4 Rugby (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com) 2008-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070816064110/http://www.narugby.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?leagueID=6921&clientID=2581 2007-08-16 dead 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 2008 Category:2008 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2008 in Canadian rugby union Category:2008 in American rugby union Category:2008 in North American rugby union