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2016 Rugby Americas North Championship
Date	5 March – 1 October
Countries	Bahamas; Barbados; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Guyana; Jamaica; Mexico; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Tries scored	93 (7.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Agustín Sánchez (53)
Most tries	Christian Henning (6)
Website	www.rugbyamericasnorth.com
	← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship, the ninth edition of NACRA Rugby Championship, is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play takes place between 3 March and 2 July. Unlike the 2015 edition of the tournament, teams are split into North and South zones, but not Championships and Cups. As this edition of the tournament doubles as a round of qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, only full members of World Rugby will compete.

Teams

Nine teams will participate in the 2016 tournament.^[1]

North Zone	South Zone
Bahamas	Barbados
Bermuda	Guyana
Cayman Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico	Qualifier winner
Qualifier
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Jamaica

Notable changes from last year: Jamaica returns to participate in the qualifier. Saint Lucia, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Turks and Caicos Islands and USA South are not participating, as they are not full members of World Rugby

Qualifier

	March 5, 2016	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–48	Jamaica	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
			report	Try: Grayson (2) Smith Thomas Groves Miller Richards Creary Con: Groves (3) Scott Cards: Hylton 62' to 72'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nigel Owens

North Zone

Rank	Team	Games				Points			Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table Points
Rank	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table Points
1	Mexico (56)	3	3	0	0	148	37	+111	3	0	15
2	Cayman Islands (61)	3	2	0	1	91	53	+38	1	0	9
3	Bermuda (67)	3	1	0	2	51	135	-84	1	0	5
4	Bahamas (86)	3	0	0	3	24	89	-65	0	0	0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.^[2]

Games^[3]

	7 May 2016	Bahamas	3-39	Mexico	Winton Rugby Field, Nassau, Bahamas
		Pen: Brian Baker (1/2) 42' Cards: Arman Carlos 76' to 80'	report match center	Try: Fharid Samano 33' Rodrigo Marquez 48' Jose Reyes 60' Roberto Calderón 66' Miguel Carner 83' Con: Agustin Sanchez (4/5) 34', 49', 61', 67' Pen: Agustin Sanchez (2/2) 54', 64'

	21 May 2016	Cayman Islands	20-8	Bahamas	Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands
		Try: Venasio Tokatokauanua 10' Andre Ormond 38' Justin Wight 43' Con: Shaun McDermott (1/3) 10' Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/2) 30' Cards: Yohann Regnard 54' to 64' Chris Kennedy 60' to 70' Paul Westin 71' to 80'	Report Match Center	Try: Mark Hammerton 51' Con: Brian Baker (0/1) Pen: Brian Baker 63' Cards: Patrick Arthur 54' to 64' Joshua Feaster 79' to 80'	Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jamie Baum

	21 May 2016	Mexico	75-10	Bermuda	Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
		Try: Rodrigo Márquez 9'c, 59' Christian Henning 22'c, 32'c, 44'c, 52'c Luis Arredondo 36'c Andres Rodriguez 46'c Gonzalo Pons 43'c, 79'c Simon Pierre 73'c Con: Agustin Sanchez 10', 24', 33', 37', 45', 47', 53', 55', 74', 80'	[1]	Try: Thomas Edwards 15'c Con: Dan Cole 16' Pen: Thomas Edwards 5'	Attendance: 450 Referee: Harry Mason

	4 June 2016	Bermuda	30-13	Bahamas	National Sports Center Hamilton, Bermuda
		Try: Nigel Burgess (2) Antonio Perinchief Bennet Gibson Con: Thomas Edwards (2) Pen: Thomas Edwards (2)	report	Try: Ryan Knowles Andrew Kemp Pen: Brian Baker

	18 June 2016	Cayman Islands	47-11	Bermuda	Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands
		Try: Al Lum 6' Michael Wilson 16', 26' Paul Westin 28' Venasio Tokatokauanua 41' Justin Wight 56' Peter de Vere 74' Con: Morgan Shelver (5/6) 7', 17', 27', 29', 57' Shaun McDermott (1/1) 74' Pen: Morgan Shelver (0/1) Cards: Severiano Tabuaniwere 48' to 58'	ARN report World Rugby report	Try: Guerhardt Lamprecht 76' Con: Thomas Edwards (0/1) Pen: Thomas Edwards (2/2) 13', 20'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Miles McIvor

	2 July 2016	Mexico	34-24	Cayman Islands	Campo De Rugby, Dos Ríos, Mexico
		Try: Gonzalo Pons 11', 29' Fharid Samano 16' Christian Henning 22' Luis Arrendondo 53' Con: Agustín Sánchez (3/5) 17', 30', 54' Pen: Agustín Sánchez (1/2) 3' Cards: José Reyes 64' to 74'	report	Try: Michael Wilson 5', 61' Paul Westin 76' Con: Shaun McDermott (3/3) 6', 62', 77' Pen: Shaun McDermott (1/1) 47'	Attendance: 650 Referee: Shaun Bastic

South Zone

Rank	Team	Games				Points			Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table Points
Rank	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table Points
1	Guyana (54)	3	3	0	0	96	38	+58	2	0	14
2	Trinidad and Tobago (44)	3	2	0	1	91	42	+49	2	1	11
3	Barbados (75)	3	1	0	2	22	87	-65	0	0	4
4	Jamaica (78)	3	0	0	3	17	59	-42	0	0	0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.

Games

	23 April 2016	Guyana	48-17	Barbados	Providence National Stadium, Georgetown
		Try: Avery Corbin 9', 32'c, 42'c Rickford Cummings 24'c Dwayne Schroeder 39'c Lancelot Adonis 63'c Dane Parks 74' Con: Ryan Gonsalvez (5/7) Pen: Ryan Gonsalvez 6' Cards: Rickford Cummings 82' to 83'	[2]	Try: Faggiani 29', 47' Clarke 69' Con: Carter (1/3)	Referee: Haylee Slaughter

	23 April 2016	Trinidad and Tobago	34-14	Jamaica	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
		Try: Joseph Quashie 16', 48'c Omari Doyle 18' Adam Frederick 22' Leon Pantor 40'c Kieshon Walker 80' Con: Leon Pantor (1/4) 48' Johnasson Alleyne (1/2) 40'	[3]	Try: Antonio Baker 72'c Orien Smith 75'c Con: Hylton 73' Thomas 75' Pen: Thomas (0/2) Cards: Grayson 36' to 46'	Referee: Jorge Rodriguez

	21 May 2016	Barbados	5-39	Trinidad and Tobago	Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Bridgetown
		Try: Millar 75' Con: Walcott (0/1) Pen: Carter (0/3)	match center	Try: Silverthorn 3', 23', 43', 68' Phillip 18', 53' Joseph 80' Con: Guerra (1/5) 24' Hudson (0/1) Clark (1/1) 81'	Referee: John Stevens

	21 May 2016	Guyana	23-5	Jamaica	National Park Rugby Field, Georgetown
		Try: Adonis 39' Mayers 42' King 51', 75' Con: Gonsalves (0/3) Broomes (0/1) Pen: Gonsalves 33'	report match center	Try: Miller 3' Con: Lynch (0/1) Cards: Grayson 47' to 57' Daley 63' to 73'	Referee: Michael Jones

	18 June 2016	Barbados	walkover	Jamaica
					Referee: Antonio Magallanes

	18 June 2016	Trinidad and Tobago	18-23	Guyana	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
		Try: Phillip 39' Frederick 49' Richards 60' Con: O'Connor (0/2) Guerra (0/1) Pen: Pantor (1/2) 68' Cards: Silverthorn 72' to 80' Hill 78' to 80'	report Match Center	Try: K. McKenzie 19' Butts 43' O. McKenzie 79' Con: Adonis (2/3) 44', 80' Pen: Gonsalves (1/1) 6' Cards: Staglon 79' to 80'	Referee: David Sherwin

Championship playoff

	1 October 2016	Mexico	32-3	Guyana	Estadio Roberto "Tapatio" Mendez, Mexico City
	14:00	Try: C. Henning 35' M. Loredo 60' A. Rodríguez 64' Y. Suro 79' Con: A. Sanchez 36', 61' M. Carner 78' Pen: A. Sanchez 22', 49'	Report	Pen: R. Gonzalves 2' Cards: R. Cummings 48' to 58'	Referee: Jim Rogers

References

^ "RAM 2016 Championship". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
^ "World Rugby Rankings". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
^ "2016 Rugby Americas North Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

External links

RAN Website

[tournament-format-1] "RAM 2016 Championship". Retrieved 2016-03-05.

[Rankings-2] "World Rugby Rankings". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

[fixtures-3] "2016 Rugby Americas North Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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Current teams (North Zone)	Bermuda Jamaica British Virgin Islands Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands
Current teams (South Zone)	Guadeloupe Guyana Barbados Curaçao Martinique
Former teams	Cayman Islands B (2001)
Related articles	Rugby Americas North RAN Women's Championship RAN Sevens RAN Women's Sevens