2011 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

Rugby international competition 29 March 2008 21 November 2009 18 26 2007 2015 In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, entered a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams. The qualification process started with regional qualification tournaments. First a Caribbean tournament in the Cayman Islands during April 2008, was won by Trinidad and Tobago. South America's Second Division 2008 South American Rugby (division B) was the next tournament to take place. Brazil won on the final day in Paraguay. The two regional champions advanced to a playoff to decide who would face Uruguay and Chile in Round 3A. Brazil won both legs of the two-match series for the right to participate in the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, which was won by Uruguay. Uruguay then faced the United States to determine the Americas 2 seed. On July 11, 2009, Canada claimed the Americas 1 seed, making them the first team to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The USA followed on November 21 to claim the Americas 2 seed, sending Uruguay to the playoffs for the final place. 18 teams participated in the qualifying process. For 2007 there were 19. Changes in participation levels were due to Argentina earning a spot in the 2011 tournament with their performance in 2007, Saint Lucia not participating, and Mexico making their Rugby World Cup qualifying debut. Round 1A (Caribbean Regional Tournament) - April 2008 The Caribbean Regional Championships held in the Cayman Islands was the first Qualifying event for the Rugby World Cup 2011. The Tournament included the nine eligible IRB members from the Caribbean & Central America. Mexico was competing in their first major international competition as one of the IRB's newest members. The Mexicans faced Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a preliminary qualifying match to determine the final eight. The match was played at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition to determining a champion, the tournament played out each final position. The tournament was won by Trinidad and Tobago who advanced to Round 2 of the qualifying process. The main tournament was hosted by the Cayman Islands, with all matches being played at Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town. Attendance at this tournament varied throughout, but the maximum attendance was calculated at 1,395 during the final. Teams BAR GUY CAY TRI BAH JAM BER MEX VIN (Team eliminated in the preliminary round) April 20, 2008 TRI 39 CAY 12 April 20, 2008 BAR 21 MEX 20 April 20, 2008 GUY 10 JAM 3 April 20, 2008 BER 29 BAH 13 April 23, 2008 TRI 56 BAR 0 April 23, 2008 GUY 25 BER 13 April 26, 2008 TRI 40 GUY 24 April 26, 2008 BER 17 BAR 6 3rd-Place final April 23, 2008 CAY 6 MEX 13 April 23, 2008 JAM 12 BAH 19 April 26, 2008 MEX 17 BAH 23 April 26, 2008 CAY 11 JAM 10 3rd-Place final 2008 Caribbean Regional ChampionshipsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueRefereePreliminary Round29-Mar-2008VIN7 - 47MEXArnos Vale Ground, KingstownN/A1st Round20-Apr-2008CAY12 - 39TRITruman Bodden Stadium, George TownTony Spreadbury ENG20-Apr-2008GUY10 - 3JAMTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownDerek Stoltz CAN20-Apr-2008BAH13 - 29BERTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownPaul Bretz USA20-Apr-2008BAR21 - 20MEXTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownAaron Christie JAMBowl Semifinals23-Apr-2008BAH19 - 12JAMTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownLarry Mendez TRI23-Apr-2008CAY6 - 13MEXTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownDerek Stoltz CANChampionship Semifinals23-Apr-2008BER13 - 25GUYTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownTony Spreadbury ENG23-Apr-2008TRI56 - 0BARTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownPaul Bretz USAShield Final26-Apr-2008CAY11 - 10JAMTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownN/ABowl Final26-Apr-2008MEX17 - 23BAHTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownN/APlate Final26-Apr-2008BER17 - 6BARTruman Bodden Stadium, George TownN/AChampionship Final (RWC 2011 Qualifying Final)26-Apr-2008GUY24 - 40TRITruman Bodden Stadium, George TownTony Spreadbury ENG Round 1B (South American Consur B Championships) – June 2008 This round is also the 2008 South American Rugby Championship B Division, a competition for second tier South American nations. The tournament was played at Colegio de San José in Asunción, Paraguay in June 2008. The winners were Brazil who beat hosts Paraguay on the final day. They advanced to Round 2 to face Trinidad and Tobago. Brazil and Paraguay were promoted to the Division A of the Consur. 2008 South American Rugby Championship "B" Standings {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|BP !width=40|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| BRA |4||4||0||0||169||20||+149||3||19 |- align=center |align=left| PAR |4||3||0||1||181||25||+156||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| VEN |4||2||0||2||86||123||-37||2||10 |- align=center |align=left| COL |4||1||0||3||53||148||-95||0||4 |- align=center |align=left| PER |4||0||0||4||23||196||-173||1||1 |} Matches Match ResultsDate WinnerScoreLoserVenue19-Jun-2008PAR44 - 3VENColegio de San José, Asunción19-Jun-2008BRA34 - 6COLColegio de San José, Asunción21-Jun-2008VEN34 - 15COLColegio de San José, Asunción21-Jun-2008PAR71 - 0PERColegio de San José, Asunción23-Jun-2008BRA61 - 8VENColegio de San José, Asunción23-Jun-2008COL25 - 20PERColegio de San José, Asunción26-Jun-2008BRA59 - 0PERColegio de San José, Asunción26-Jun-2008PAR60 - 7COLColegio de San José, Asunción29-Jun-2008VEN41 - 3PERColegio de San José, Asunción29-Jun-2008BRA15 - 6PARColegio de San José, Asunción Round 2 (Regional Champions Playoff) This playoff was between the two regional champions of Round 1. The winner of the playoff progressed to join Uruguay and Chile in Round 3A. Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueReferee11-Oct-2008TTO 8 - 31 BRALarry Gomes Stadium, MalabarDavid Smortchevsky CAN18-Oct-2008BRA24 - 12TTO Estádio ADC Parahyba, São José dos CamposSantiago Slinger URY Brazil advanced by winning the series two matches to none. Round 3A (South America Consur A Championships) - April/May 2009 This round was also the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, a competition for first tier South American nations. The tournament was played in Montevideo, Uruguay (with the exception of the first match played in Viña del Mar, Chile) in April and May 2009. Paraguay participated in the tournament; however, their participation was limited to the Consur A Championship and their results had no bearing on Rugby World Cup qualifying. Uruguay, who defeated Chile and Brazil, qualified for Round 4 to face the loser of Round 3B. 2009 South American Rugby Championship "A" Standings {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|Points |- align=center |align=left| URU |2||2||0||0||117||12||+105||6 |- align=center |align=left| CHI |2||1||0||1||88||49||+39||4 |- align=center |align=left| BRA |2||0||0||2||6||150||-144||2 |} Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueReferee25-Apr-2009CHI79 - 3BRAEstadio Sausalito, Viña del MarTBA29-Apr-2009URU71 - 3BRAEstadio Charrúa, MontevideoTBA02-May-2009CHI9 - 46URUEstadio Charrúa, MontevideoTBA Round 3B (North American Qualification Playoff) This round was a two legged playoff between the USA and Canada. The winner, Canada, qualified for Pool A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup as Americas 1; the USA moved on to Round 4. Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueReferee04-Jul-2009USA 12 - 6 CANBlackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South CarolinaAlan Lewis IRE rugby union11-Jul-2009CAN 41 - 18USAEllerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, AlbertaAlan Lewis IRE rugby union Series drawn 1-1. Canada won on aggregate 47 - 30. Round 4 (Final American Qualification Playoff) This two-legged playoff between Uruguay, the winner of South American Qualification (Round 3A), and the US, the loser of the North American Playoff (Round 3B) qualified the United States for Pool C of the Rugby World Cup as Americas 2, while Uruguay advanced to the Final Place Playoff as Americas 3 to face Kazakhstan (the second place Asian team) in the semifinal. Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenueReferee14-Nov-2009URU 22–27 USAEstadio Charrúa, MontevideoFederico Pastrana ARG21-Nov-2009USA 27–6URUCentral Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, FloridaDavid Smortchevsky CAN USA won the series 2–0 and 54–28 on aggregate. Uruguay v USA 14 November 2009 18:00 (UTC-02) URU 22 – 27 USA Report Try: Etcheverry 79' cCon: Etcheverry (1/1)Pen: Morales 18'Etcheverry (4) 55', 64', 74', 76' Tries: Usasz 14' mSwiryn (2) 19' m, 48' cWyles 65' cCon: Hercus (2/4)Pen: Hercus 37' Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo 2,000 Federico Pastrana (Argentina) USA v Uruguay 21 November 2009 14:00 EST (UTC-05) USA 27 – 6 URU Report Tries: Stanfill 20' mSwiryn 35' mClever (2) 46' c, 80' cCon: Hercus (1/3)Malifa (1/1)Pen: Hercus (1/2) 2'Drop: Hercus (0/1) Pen: Etcheverry (2/3) 40', 43' Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill 2,237 David Smortchevsky (Canada) See also Rugby World Cup 2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying External links Confirmation of drawSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes References 2011 Americas Category:2008 in South American rugby union Category:2009 in South American rugby union Category:2008 in North American rugby union Category:2009 in North American rugby union