2017 Americas Rugby Championship

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Rugby union tournament

2017 Americas Rugby Championship
Final positions
Date	4 February – 4 March 2017
Countries	Argentina XV Brazil Canada Chile United States Uruguay
Champions	United States (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Tries scored	100 (6.67 per match)
Attendance	54,216 (3,614 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ben Cima (43) Moisés Duque (43)
Most tries	Sebastián Cancelliere (5) Taylor Paris (5)
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The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship was the second series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), which is the top elite tournament for the Americas nations. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches were full international test matches with caps awarded, except those involving Argentina XV.

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain(s)
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	City	Head coach	Captain(s)
Argentina XV	Estadio Municipal	10,000	Comodoro Rivadavia	Felipe Contepomi	Lautaro Bavaro Juan Cappiello
	Estadio Villa Mitre	6,000	Bahía Blanca
	Estadio Agustín Pichot	1,000	Ushuaia
Brazil	Pacaembu Stadium	37,730	São Paulo	Rodolfo Ambrosio	Nick Smith
Canada	Swangard Stadium	5,288	Burnaby	Mark Anscombe	Gordon McRorie Ray Barkwill
Canada	Westhills Stadium	1,718	Langford	Mark Anscombe	Gordon McRorie Ray Barkwill
Chile	Estadio CAP	10,500	Talcahuano	Bernard Charreyre	Claudio Zamorano Benjamín Soto José Ignacio Larenas Manuel Gurruchaga
Chile	Pista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo	3,000	Santiago	Bernard Charreyre
United States	Dell Diamond	11,631	Round Rock	John Mitchell	Blaine Scully James Hilterbrand Todd Clever Nate Augspurger
United States	Toyota Field	8,296	San Antonio	John Mitchell	Blaine Scully James Hilterbrand Todd Clever Nate Augspurger
Uruguay	Estadio Domingo Burgueño	22,000	Maldonado	Esteban Meneses	Alejandro Nieto Juan Manuel Gaminara
Uruguay	Estadio Charrúa	14,000	Montevideo	Esteban Meneses	Alejandro Nieto Juan Manuel Gaminara

Table

Pos	Nation (rank)	Games				Points			Tries	Bonus points		Table points
Pos	Nation (rank)	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Tries	4 tries	7 Pts loss	Table points
1	United States (17)	5	4	1	0	215	96	+119	29	4	0	22
2	Argentina XV (NA)	5	4	1	0	228	62	+166	32	3	0	21
3	Uruguay (21)	5	3	0	2	120	125	–5	16	2	1	15
4	Brazil (36)	5	2	0	3	63	179	–116	6	0	0	8
5	Canada (18)	5	1	0	4	112	127	–15	13	2	2	8
6	Chile (29)	5	0	0	5	51	200	–149	4	0	0	0
Points are awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 2 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points Rank refers to World Rugby Rankings before the start of the tournament

Squads

Main article: 2017 Americas Rugby Championship squads

Fixtures

The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. The fixtures were announced on 6 September 2016.

Week 1

3 February 2017
20:15 BRST (UTC-02)

Brazil	17–3	Chile
Try: Cruz 55' c F. Sancery 60' c Con: Duque (2/2) 56', 61' Pen: Duque (1/2) 72'	Report	Pen: Nordenflycht (1/2) 3'

Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Claudio Cativelli (Uruguay)


FB	15	Daniel Sancery		64'
RW	14	De Wet van Niekerk		63'
OC	13	Felipe Sancery	9' to 19'
IC	12	Moisés Duque
LW	11	Stefano Giantorno
FH	10	Josh Reeves
SH	9	Beukes Cremer		51'
N8	8	Nick Smith (c)		41'
OF	7	André Arruda
BF	6	João Luiz da Ros
RL	5	Lucas Piero
LL	4	Diego López
TP	3	Wilton Rebolo
HK	2	Yan Rosetti		76'
LP	1	Alexandre Alves		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Daniel Danielewicz		76'
PR	17	Jonatas Paulo
PR	18	Vitor Ancina		51'
LK	19	Felipe Tissot
FL	20	Matheus Daniel		41'
SH	21	Matheus Cruz		51'
CE	22	Luan Smanio		63'
FH	23	Guilherme Coghetto		64'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio


FB	15	Rodrigo Fernández
RW	14	Martín Verschae		70'
OC	13	Franco Velarde
IC	12	Matías Nordenflycht		40'
LW	11	Pedro Verschae
FH	10	Francisco González Moller
SH	9	Beltrán Vergara		49'
N8	8	Manuel Dagnino		56'
OF	7	Anton Petrowitsch
BF	6	Cristóbal Niedmann	35' to 42'
RL	5	Nikola Bursic
LL	4	Mario Mayol		71'
TP	3	José Tomás Munita		67'
HK	2	Tomás Dussaillant		47'
LP	1	Claudio Zamorano (c)	31' to 41'	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rodrigo Moya		47'
PR	17	Vittorio Lastra	35' 42'	67'
PR	18	Gonzalo Martínez		67'
N8	19	Nicanor Machuca		71'
N8	20	Benjamín Soto		56'
SH	21	Jan Hasenlechner		49'
FH	22	Francisco Cruz		70'
WG	23	Tomás Ianiszewski		40'
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre

Touch judges:
Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Murillo Bragotto (Brazil)

Notes:

This was Brazil's first victory over Chile since 2014, and their largest margin of victory over Chile in their history.
Josh Reeves and De Wet van Niekerk made their international debuts for Brazil.
Vittorio Lastra, Nicanor Machuca, Gonzalo Martínez and Franco Velarde made their international debuts for Chile.

4 February 2017
15:00 CST (UTC-06)

United States	29–23	Uruguay (1 BP)
Try: Campbell 36' c Scully 62' c Con: Cima (1/1) 37' MacGinty (1/1) 62' Pen: Cima (3/4) 6', 22', 31' MacGinty (2/3) 55', 66'	Report	Try: Gattas 15' c Nieto 46' c Con: Albanell (2/2) 15', 45' Pen: Albanell (2/3) 4', 40', 54'

Toyota Field, San Antonio
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Blaine Scully (c)
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	AJ MacGinty
LW	11	Zack Test		40'
FH	10	Ben Cima		52'
SH	9	Nate Augspurger		71'
N8	8	Alastair McFarland
OF	7	Todd Clever	12' to 22'	53'
BF	6	John Quill
RL	5	Nick Civetta
LL	4	Nate Brakeley		59'
TP	3	Chris Baumann		51'
HK	2	Peter Malcolm		51'
LP	1	Anthony Purpura		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Hilterbrand		51'
PR	17	Alex Maughan		59'
PR	18	Dino Waldren		51'
LK	19	Matthew Jensen		59'
FL	20	Tony Lamborn		53'
SH	21	Shaun Davies		71'
FH	22	Will Magie		52'
CE	23	JP Eloff		40'
Coach:
John Mitchell


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Juan Manuel Cat	48' to 58'
IC	12	Juan de Freitas		59'
LW	11	Andrés Rocco		59'
FH	10	Germán Albanell
SH	9	Santiago Arata		69'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto (c)
OF	7	Franco Lamanna
BF	6	Rodolfo Garese		65'
RL	5	Diego Ayala		65'
LL	4	Ignacio Dotti
TP	3	Juan Echeverría		77'
HK	2	Facundo Gattas		71'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Diego Pombo		71'
PR	17	Matías Benítez		71'
PR	18	Felipe Inciarte		77'
FL	19	Juan Diego Ormaechea		65'
LK	20	Diego Magno		65'
SH	21	Guillermo Lijtenstein		69'
FH	22	Francisco Berchesi		59'
WG	23	Gastón Gibernau		59'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses

Touch judges:
Derek Summers (United States)
Scott Green (United States)

Notes:

Ben Cima, Matthew Jensen, Will Magie, Peter Malcolm, Alex Maughan and Dino Waldren made their international debuts for the United States.
Francisco Berchesi, Felipe Inciarte, Rodolfo Garese and Diego Pombo made their international debuts for Uruguay.

4 February 2017
17:000 PST (UTC-08)

Canada	6–20	Argentina XV
Pen: McRorie (2/2) 12', 62'	Report	Try: Medrano 50' c Tuculet 66' c Con: Miotti (2/2) 51', 67' Pen: Miotti (2/2) 2', 75'

Westhills Stadium, Langford
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kurt Weaver (United States)


FB	15	Carl Pocock		57'
RW	14	Dan Moor
OC	13	Brock Staller		72'
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	Taylor Paris
FH	10	Robbie Povey		58'
SH	9	Gordon McRorie (c)
N8	8	Clay Panga		58'
OF	7	Lucas Rumball	2' to 12'
BF	6	Admir Cejvanovic
RL	5	Liam Chisholm		65'
LL	4	Conor Keys
TP	3	Matt Tierney		65'
HK	2	Eric Howard		58'
LP	1	Rob Brouwer		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero		58'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		51'
PR	18	Cole Keith		65'
LK	19	Reegan O'Gorman		65'
LK	20	Matt Beukeboom		58'
SH	21	Phil Mack		58'
FH	22	Giuseppe du Toit		72'
CE	23	George Barton		57'
Coach:
Mark Anscombe


FB	15	Bautista Delguy
RW	14	Fernando Luna
OC	13	Juan Cappiello		70'
IC	12	Bruno Devoto
LW	11	Santiago Álvarez		60'
FH	10	Domingo Miotti
SH	9	Sebastián Cancelliere		73'
N8	8	Tomás de la Vega
OF	7	Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF	6	Francisco Gorrissen		70'
RL	5	Pedro Ortega
LL	4	Juan Cruz Guillemaín		68'
TP	3	Cristian Bartoloni		50'
HK	2	Gaspar Baldunciel		70'
LP	1	Franco Brarda		70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Marcelo Brandi		70'
PR	17	Nicolás Solveyra		70'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano		50'
LK	19	Franco Molina		68'
N8	20	Rodrigo Bruni		70'
SH	21	Juan Manuel Lescano	78' to 80'	73'
CE	22	Tomás Granella		70'
FB	23	Segundo Tuculet		60'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Man of the Match:

Touch judges:
Harry Mason (Canada)
Michael Jones (Canada)

Week 2

11 February 2017
19:00 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina XV (1 BP)	57–12	Uruguay
Try: Cancelliere (3) 16' c, 24' m, 48' c Miotti 28' m Brandi 35' c Montagner (2) 55' m, 79' c Álvarez 59' c Luna 69' c Con: Miotti (3/5) 17', 36', 49' Granella (1/2) 60' Luna (2/2) 70', 80'	Report	Try: Arata 13' c J. de Freitas 46' m Con: Albanell (1/2) 14'

Estadio Villa Mitre, Bahía Blanca
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kurt Weaver (United States)


FB	15	Bautista Delguy
RW	14	Segundo Tuculet	60'
OC	13	Santiago Álvarez
IC	12	Juan Cappiello
LW	11	Julián Domínguez
FH	10	Domingo Miotti	52'
SH	9	Sebastián Cancelliere	54'
N8	8	Tomás de la Vega	52'
OF	7	Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF	6	Mariano Romanini
RL	5	Ignacio Larrague
LL	4	Pedro Ortega	54'
TP	3	Santiago Medrano	62'
HK	2	Marcelo Brandi	52'
LP	1	Francisco Ferronato	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Axel Zapata	52'
PR	17	Eduardo Bello	60'
PR	18	Alejo Brem	62'
LK	19	Franco Molina	54'
N8	20	Santiago Montagner	52'
SH	21	Lautaro Bazán	54'
CE	22	Tomás Granella	52'
WG	23	Fernando Luna	60'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva
RW	14	Nicolás Freitas	53' to 63'
OC	13	Juan Manuel Cat
IC	12	Juan de Freitas
LW	11	Francisco Berchesi		27'
FH	10	Germán Albanell		60'
SH	9	Santiago Arata		52'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto (c)
OF	7	Gonzalo Soto	23' 32'
BF	6	Rodolfo Garese
RL	5	Diego Magno
LL	4	Ignacio Dotti		62'
TP	3	Juan Echeverría	57' to 72'
HK	2	Martín Espiga		62'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti	22' to 32'	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas	23' 32'	60'
PR	17	Matías Benítez		62'
PR	18	Felipe Inciarte	57' 72'
LK	19	Diego Ayala		62'
N8	20	Manuel Diana		43'
SH	21	Guillermo Lijtenstein		52'
FH	22	Lucas Durán		60'
FB	23	Ignacio García		27'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses

Touch judges:
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Santiago Altobelli (Argentina)

11 February 2017
18:00 CST (UTC-06)

United States (1 BP)	51–3	Brazil
Try: SP. Davis 3' m Eloff 28' m Lamborn (2) 44' m, 66' c Dolan 57' m Te'o 73' c Campbell 76' c Tiberio 80' c Con: Cima (4/4) 66', 73', 76', 81' Pen: Magie (1/2) 13'	Report	Pen: Duque (1/1) 50'

Dell Diamond, Round Rock
Attendance: 6,091
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Spike Davis	59'
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	JP Eloff
LW	11	Nate Augspurger
FH	10	Will Magie	59'
SH	9	Shaun Davies	71'
N8	8	Alastair McFarland	52'
OF	7	Tony Lamborn
BF	6	John Quill	62'
RL	5	Nick Civetta
LL	4	Nate Brakeley
TP	3	Dino Waldren	40'
HK	2	James Hilterbrand (c)	59'
LP	1	Ben Tarr	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Peter Malcolm	59'
PR	17	Anthony Purpura	40'
PR	18	Chris Baumann	40'
N8	19	Cameron Dolan	52'
FL	20	Todd Clever	62'
FH	21	Ben Cima	59'
CE	22	Peter Tiberio	59'
WG	23	Deion Mikesell	71'
Coach:
John Mitchell


FB	15	Daniel Sancery
RW	14	De Wet van Niekerk
OC	13	Felipe Sancery		69'
IC	12	Moisés Duque
LW	11	Stefano Giantorno		53'
FH	10	Josh Reeves
SH	9	Matheus Cruz		72'
N8	8	Nick Smith (c)
OF	7	André Arruda
BF	6	João Luiz da Ros		40'
RL	5	Lucas Piero		45'
LL	4	Luiz Vieira	15' to 25'
TP	3	Wilton Rebolo		59'
HK	2	Yan Rosetti				75'
LP	1	Jonatas Paulo		36'
Replacements:
HK	16	Daniel Danielewicz			70'
PR	17	Pedro Bengaló		36'	70' to 75'
PR	18	Caíque Silva		59'
LK	19	Diego López		45'
FL	20	Artur Bergo		40'
SH	21	Beukes Cremer		72'
CE	22	Luan Smanio		69'
FH	23	Guilherme Coghetto		53'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Touch judges:
Scott Green (USA)
Jim Rogers (USA)

Notes:

Spike Davis and Peter Tiberio made their international debuts for the United States.

11 February 2017
17:00 PST (UTC-08)

Canada (1 BP)	36–15	Chile
Try: Paris (3) 26' c, 36' c, 52' m Barton 66' c Moor 80' c Con: McRorie (2/3) 27', 37' Povey (2/2) 67', 80' Pen: McRorie (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: Orpis 60' c Fernández 75' m Con: Ianiszewski (1/2) 61' Pen: Ianiszewski (1/1) 7'

Westhills Stadium, Langford
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Derek Summers (United States)


FB	15	Brock Staller
RW	14	Dan Moor
OC	13	Nick Blevins
IC	12	Giuseppe du Toit	65'
LW	11	Taylor Paris
FH	10	Gradyn Bowd	51'
SH	9	Gordon McRorie (c)	62'
N8	8	Admir Cejvanovic
OF	7	Ollie Nott	53'	77'
BF	6	Lucas Rumball
RL	5	Liam Chisholm	57'
LL	4	Conor Keys
TP	3	Matt Tierney	62'
HK	2	Benoît Piffero	62'
LP	1	Djustice Sears-Duru	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eric Howard	62'
PR	17	Rob Brouwer	62'
PR	18	Cole Keith	62'
LK	19	Reegan O'Gorman	57'
LK	20	Matt Beukeboom	53'	77'
SH	21	Phil Mack	62'
FH	22	Robbie Povey	51'
CE	23	George Barton	65'
Coach:
Mark Anscombe


FB	15	Pedro Verschae
RW	14	Franco Velarde
OC	13	José Ignacio Larenas	78' to 80'
IC	12	Simón Pardakhty		69'
LW	11	Tomás Ianiszewski
FH	10	Francisco Cruz	25' to 35'	51'
SH	9	Jan Hasenlechner		55'
N8	8	Benjamín Soto (c)	39' to 49'
OF	7	Anton Petrowitsch
BF	6	Arturo Seeman		57'
RL	5	Mario Mayol
LL	4	Nikola Bursic		40'
TP	3	José Tomás Munita		69'
HK	2	Rodrigo Moya		69'
LP	1	Vittorio Lastra		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Martín Mendoza		69'
PR	17	Claudio Zamorano		48'
PR	18	Gonzalo Martínez		69'
FL	19	Manuel Dagnino		40'
FL	20	Eduardo Orpis		57'
WG	21	Juan Pablo Larenas		55'
FH	22	Jorge Castillo		51'
FB	23	Rodrigo Fernández		69'
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre

Touch judges:
Doug Hamre (Canada)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)

Notes:

This was Canada's 100th test victory.
Martín Mendoza and Arturo Seeman made their international debuts for Chile.
George Barton, Matt Beukeboom, Giuseppe Du Toit, Cole Keith, Conor Keys, Oliver Nott, Reegan O'Gorman and Robbie Povey made their international debuts for Canada.

Week 3

18 February 2017
18:00 CLST (UTC-03)

Chile	10–45	Argentina XV (1 BP)
Try: R. Fernández 68' c Con: Moller (1/1) 69' Pen: Castillo (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Cappiello 15' c Luna 40' c Solveyra 46' c Delguy 52' c Devoto (2) 61' c, 77' c Con: González (3/3) 16', 40', 47' Luna (3/3) 53', 62', 78' Pen: González (1/1) 24'

Estadio CAP, Talcahuano
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)


FB	15	Rodrigo Fernández
RW	14	Martín Fernández				34'	42'
OC	13	José Ignacio Larenas (c)		62'
IC	12	Ricardo Sifri		54'
LW	11	Martín Verschae
FH	10	Jorge Castillo		48'
SH	9	Juan Pablo Larenas								74'
N8	8	Benjamín Soto
OF	7	Anton Petrowitsch
BF	6	Cristóbal Niedmann		25' to 29'		70'
RL	5	Nelson Calderón
LL	4	Mario Mayol		59'
TP	3	Gonzalo Martínez		19'
HK	2	Manuel Garruchaga		55'
LP	1	Claudio Zamorano	72'	5' to 6'				62' to 70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Martín Mendoza		55'
PR	17	Sebastián Valech		5'	6'	34'	42'	62'	70'	74'
PE	18	José Tomás Munita		19'
FL	19	Manuel Dagnino		59'
FL	20	Eduardo Orpis		25'	29'	70'
SH	21	Sergio Bascuñán		62'
FH	22	Francisco González Moller		48'
CE	23	Mauricio Urrutia		54'
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre


FB	15	Fernando Luna
RW	14	Santiago Álvarez	48'
OC	13	Juan Cappiello (c)
IC	12	Bruno Devoto
LW	11	Germán Schulz
FH	10	Juan Cruz González	48'
SH	9	Lautaro Bazán	64'
N8	8	Rodrigo Bruni	58'
OF	7	Santiago Montagner
BF	6	Francisco Gorrissen
RL	5	Ignacio Larrague
LL	4	Franco Molina	48'
TP	3	Eduardo Bello	55'
HK	2	Axel Zapata	62'
LP	1	Nicolás Solveyra	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Marcelo Brandi	62'
PR	17	Francisco Ferronato	55'
PR	18	Alejo Brem	55'
LK	19	Pedro Ortega	48'
FL	20	Lautaro Bavaro	58'
SH	21	Sebastián Cancelliere	64'
CE	22	Tomás Granella	48'
FB	23	Bautista Delguy	48'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Touch judges:
Francisco Saavedra (Chile)
Luis Díaz (Chile)

18 February 2017
20:00 UYT (UTC-03)

Uruguay (1 BP)	23–12	Brazil
Try: Ayala 7' m Dotti 16' m Nieto 40' m Arata 45' m Pen: Albanell (1/3) 50'	Report	Pen: Duque (4/4) 2', 12', 43', 64'

Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Juan Manuel Cat
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca	51'
LW	11	Nicolás Freitas
FH	10	Germán Albanell
SH	9	Santiago Arata	61'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto
OF	7	Gonzalo Soto	61'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)	51'
RL	5	Diego Ayala	61'
LL	4	Ignacio Dotti
TP	3	Mario Sagario	51'
HK	2	Martín Espiga	65'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas	65'
PR	17	Matías Benítez	74'
PR	18	Juan Echeverría	51'
LK	19	Lorenzo Surraco	61'
FL	20	Juan Diego Ormaechea	51'
SH	21	Guillermo Lijtenstein	61'
WG	22	Gastón Gibernau	51'
N8	23	Manuel Diana	61'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses


FB	15	Daniel Sancery
RW	14	Robert Tenório			79'
OC	13	Felipe Sancery			79'
IC	12	Moisés Duque
LW	11	De Wet van Niekerk
FH	10	Josh Reeves
SH	9	Matheus Cruz			79'
N8	8	Nick Smith			61'
OF	7	Cléber Dias			36'
BF	6	Matheus Daniel		69' 79'
RL	5	Diego López
LL	4	Lucas Piero
TP	3	Pedro Bengaló			56'
HK	2	Daniel Danielewicz	40' to 51'	68' to 78'
LP	1	Wilton Rebolo
Replacements:
HK	16	Endy Willian	40' 51'
PR	17	Vitor Ancina			56'
PR	18	Matheus Rocha		69' 79'
FL	19	André Arruda			36'
FL	20	João Luiz da Ros			61'
SH	21	Beukes Cremer			79'
CE	22	Luan Smanio			79'
WG	23	Ariel Rodrigues			79'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Touch judges:
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Francisco González (Uruguay)

Notes:

Matheus Rocha, Ariel Rodrigues and Endy Willian made their international debuts for Brazil.
Manuel Diana and Lorenzo Surraco made their international debuts for Uruguay.

18 February 2017
17:00 PST (UTC-08)

Canada (1 BP)	34–51	United States (1 BP)
Try: Paris (2) 14' m, 56' m Mack 20' c Barton 68' c Cejvanovic 77' c Con: Povey (1/2) 21' McRorie (2/3) 69', 78' Pen: Povey (1/2) 36'	Report	Try: Matyas 2' c Te'o (3) 4' m, 45' m, 71' c Purpura 39' c Clever 53' c Quill 64' c Con: Davies (5/7) 3', 40', 54', 65', 72' Pen: Magie (1/1) 11' Davies (1/1) 31'

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 3,416
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)


FB	15	Brock Staller
RW	14	Dan Moor
OC	13	Nick Blevins		40'
IC	12	Giuseppe du Toit
LW	11	Taylor Paris	40' to 44'	66'
FH	10	Robbie Povey
SH	9	Phil Mack		55'
N8	8	Admir Cejvanovic
OF	7	Ollie Nott	44' 47'	58'
BF	6	Lucas Rumball
RL	5	Reegan O'Gorman
LL	4	Conor Keys
TP	3	Matt Tierney		66'
HK	2	Ray Barkwill (c)	38' to 48'	58'
LP	1	Rob Brouwer		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benoît Piffero	44' 47'	58'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		50'
PR	18	Cole Keith		66'
LK	19	Liam Chisholm
FL	20	Lucas Albornoz		58'
SH	21	Gordon McRorie		55'
FH	22	Gradyn Bowd		40'
CE	23	George Barton	40' 44'	66'
Coach:
Mark Anscombe


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Ryan Matyas	50'
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	JP Eloff
LW	11	Nate Augspurger
FH	10	Will Magie
SH	9	Shaun Davies	72'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	Tony Lamborn	61'
BF	6	Todd Clever (c)	56'
RL	5	Nick Civetta	66'
LL	4	Nate Brakeley
TP	3	Chris Baumann	50'
HK	2	Peter Malcolm	50'
LP	1	Anthony Purpura	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Hilterbrand	50'
PR	17	Dino Waldren	50'
PR	18	Ben Tarr	56'
LK	19	Siaosi Mahoni	66'
FL	20	John Quill	61'
N8	21	David Tameilau	56'
FH	22	Ben Cima	50'
WG	23	Spike Davis	72'
Coach:
John Mitchell

Touch judges:
David Smortchevsky (Canada)
David Crisp (Canada)

Notes:

Lucas Albornoz made his international debut for Canada.
Siaosi Mahoni made his international debut for the United States.
The 51 points scored by the United States are the most pointed conceded by Canada on home soil against the Eagles.

Week 4

25 February 2017
15:40 CLT (UTC-03)

Chile	9–57	United States (1 BP)
Pen: Moller (3/3) 17', 34', 48'	Report	Try: Dolan 24' c Lamborn (2) 36' c, 76' c Tameilau 50' c Jensen 52' m Clever 66' c Malcolm (2) 78' c, 80' c Con: Cima (7/8) 25', 37', 51', 67', 77', 79', 80' Pen: Cima (1/1) 5'

Pista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago
Attendance: 900
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)


FB	15	Pedro Verschae
RW	14	Matías Contreras		40'
OC	13	Franco Velarde
IC	12	Simón Pardakhty	58' to 68'
LW	11	Tomás Ianiszewski
FH	10	Francisco González Moller		67'
SH	9	Sergio Bascuñán	22' to 32'	62'
N8	8	Manuel Dagnino		65'
OF	7	Anton Petrowitsch
BF	6	Arturo Seeman	26' to 35'	62'
RL	5	Nikola Bursic
LL	4	Mario Mayol
TP	3	José Tomás Munita		54'
HK	2	Manuel Garruchaga (c)		67'
LP	1	Vittorio Lastra		54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rodrigo Moya		67'
PR	17	Sebastián Valech		54'
PR	18	Ernesto Ugarte		54'
LK	19	Nelson Calderón		62'
FL	20	Eduardo Orpis	26' 35'	65'
SH	21	Beltrán Vergara		62'
FH	22	Jorge Castillo		67'
CE	23	Mauricio Urrutia		40'
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Spike Davis		65'
OC	13	Bryce Campbell	43' to 53'
IC	12	JP Eloff		62'
LW	11	Nate Augspurger (c)
FH	10	Ben Cima
SH	9	Shaun Davies		67'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	Tony Lamborn
BF	6	Todd Clever		67'
RL	5	Siaosi Mahoni		49'
LL	4	Matthew Jensen
TP	3	Chris Baumann		58'
HK	2	James Hilterbrand		51'
LP	1	Ben Tarr		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Peter Malcolm		51'
PR	17	Anthony Purpura		49'
PR	18	Olive Kilifi		58'
FL	19	Hanco Germishuys		67'
N8	20	David Tameilau		49'
FH	21	Will Magie		65'
CE	22	Calvin Whiting		62'
WG	23	Andrew Turner		67'
Coach:
John Mitchell

Touch judges:
Frank Méndez (Chile)
Tomás Fernández (Chile)

Notes:

Andrew Turner and Calvin Whiting made their international debuts for the United States.

25 February 2017
17:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina XV (1 BP)	79–7	Brazil
Try: Cancelliere (2) 3' m, 55' c Brarda 18' c De la Vega (2) 36' c, 49' c Brandi 43' m Schulz 52' c Larrague 61' m Boffelli 66' c Cappiello 69' c Bazán (2) 73' c, 79' m Con: Miotti (3/5) 19', 37', 50' Granella (4/4) 53', 56', 67', 70' Boffelli (1/2) 74' Pen: Miotti (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Duque 5' c Con: Duque (1/1) 6'

Estadio Agustín Pichot, Ushuaia
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Claudio Cativelli (Uruguay)


FB	15	Juan Cruz González		40'
RW	14	Germán Schulz
OC	13	Segundo Tuculet
IC	12	Tomás Granella
LW	11	Franco Cuaranta
FH	10	Domingo Miotti		51'
SH	9	Sebastián Cancelliere		60'
N8	8	Tomás de la Vega		60'
OF	7	Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF	6	Mariano Romanini
RL	5	Ignacio Larrague
LL	4	Pedro Ortega		60'
TP	3	Alejo Brem		45'
HK	2	Marcelo Brandi		51'
LP	1	Franco Brarda		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Gaspar Baldunciel		51'
PR	17	Facundo Gigena		51'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	58' to 68'	45'
LK	19	Franco Molina		60'
N8	20	Rodrigo Bruni		60'
SH	21	Lauaro Bazán		60'
CE	22	Juan Cappiello		51'
WG	23	Emiliano Boffelli		40'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Daniel Sancery
RW	14	Ariel Rodrigues
OC	13	Felipe Sancery		71'
IC	12	Moisés Duque
LW	11	De Wet van Niekerk		20'
FH	10	Josh Reeves
SH	9	Matheus Cruz
N8	8	Nick Smith (c)	13' to 23'	48'
OF	7	André Arruda
BF	6	João Luiz da Ros	77' to 80'
RL	5	Diego López		48'
LL	4	Gabriel Paganini	42' to 52'
TP	3	Caíque Silva		28'
HK	2	Yan Rosetti		75'
LP	1	Wilton Rebolo		78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Daniel Danielewicz		75'
PR	17	Vitor Ancina		28'
PR	18	Pedro Bengaló		78'
LK	19	Lucas Piero		48'
FL	20	Matheus Daniel		48'
SH	21	Beukes Cremer
CE	22	Luan Smanio		71'
WG	23	Robert Tenório		20'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Touch judges:
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Pablo de Luca (Argentina)

Notes:

First international test played in Tierra del Fuego by an Argentinean national side.

25 February 2017
20:00 UYT (UTC-03)

Uruguay	17–13	Canada (1 BP)
Try: Leivas 19' c Penalty try 26' c Con: Albanell (2/2) 20', 27' Pen: Albanell (1/3) 11'	Report	Try: Trainor 75' c Con: Staller (1/1) 76' Pen: McRorie (2/2) 4', 50'

Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Derek Summers (United States)


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Juan Manuel Cat		61'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca
LW	11	Nicolás Freitas
FH	10	Germán Albanell	49' to 59'
SH	9	Santiago Arata		56'
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto
OF	7	Franco Lammana	73' to 80'
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)		65'
RL	5	Diego Ayala		66'
LL	4	Ignacio Dotti
TP	3	Juan Echeverría		51'
HK	2	Martín Espiga
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas		59'
PR	17	Matías Benítez
PR	18	Mario Sagario		51'
FL	19	Juan Diego Ormaechea		65'
LK	20	Diego Magno		66'
SH	21	Guillermo Lijtenstein		56'
WG	22	Gastón Gibernau
FB	23	Gastón Mieres		61'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses


FB	15	Brock Staller	25' to 35'
RW	14	Dan Moor
OC	13	Conor Trainor	25' to 28'
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	Kainoa Lloyd		69'
FH	10	Robbie Povey		40'
SH	9	Gordon McRorie (c)		59'
N8	8	Admir Cejvanovic
OF	7	Lucas Rumball
BF	6	Clay Panga		61'
RL	5	Reegan O'Gorman		56'
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom
TP	3	Matt Tierney
HK	2	Ray Barkwill
LP	1	Rob Brouwer		69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eric Howard
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		69'
PR	18	Cole Keith
LK	19	Liam Chisholm		56'
LK	20	Matt Beukeboom		61'
SH	21	Phil Mack		59'
FH	22	Gradyn Bowd		40'
FH	23	Giuseppe du Toit	25' 28'	69'
Coach:
Mark Anscombe

Touch judges:
Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Rodrigo Goyret (Uruguay)

Notes:

Kainoa Lloyd made his international debut for Canada.
This was Uruguay' largest winning margin over Canada, surpassing their only ever other victory of Canada (25–23) set in 2002.

Week 5

3 March 2017
19:15 BRST (UTC-02)

Brazil	24–23	Canada (1 BP)
Try: D. Sancery 10' c M. Duque 37' c Tranquez 78' Con: M. Duque (3/3) 11', 38', 79' Pen: M. Duque (1/1) 16'	Report	Try: Blevins 13' c McRorie 26' c Con: McRorie (2/2) 14', 27' Pen: McRorie (2/3) 48', 55' Drop: McRorie (1/1) 66'

Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo
Attendance: 900
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)


FB	15	Daniel Sancery
RW	14	Ariel Rodrigues
OC	13	Felipe Sancery
IC	12	Moisés Duque
LW	11	Luca Tranquez
FH	10	Josh Reeves
SH	9	Lucas Duque
N8	8	Nick Smith (c)
OF	7	Arthur Bergo
BF	6	André Arruda
RL	5	Luis Vieira		74'
LL	4	Lucas Piero		45'
TP	3	Pedro Bengaló		45'
HK	2	Yan Rosetti
LP	1	Jonatas Paulo		38'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luan Almeida
PR	17	Wilton Rebolo		38'
PR	18	Matheu Rocha		45'
LK	19	Diego López	72' to 80'	45'
FL	20	João Luiz da Ros		74'
SH	21	Matheus Cruz
CE	22	Matheus Cláudio
WG	23	Stefano Giantorno
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio


FB	15	Giuseppe du Toit
RW	14	Dan Moor
OC	13	Conor Trainor
IC	12	Nick Blevins
LW	11	Rory McDonell
FH	10	Gradyn Bowd		49'
SH	9	Gordon McRorie (c)
N8	8	Admir Cejvanovic
OF	7	Lucas Rumball
BF	6	Matt Beukeboom
RL	5	Liam Chisholm		64'
LL	4	Brett Beukeboom	72' to 80'
TP	3	Matt Tierney
HK	2	Eric Howard		49'
LP	1	Rob Brouwer		53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ray Barkwill		49'
PR	17	Djustice Sears-Duru		53'
PR	18	Cole Keith
LK	19	Reegan O'Gorman		64'
N8	20	Clay Panga
SH	21	Phil Mack		49'
CE	22	George Barton
FB	23	Brock Staller
Coach:
Mark Anscombe

Touch judges:
Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Murilo Bragotto (Brazil)

Notes:

This was Brazil's first ever victory over Canada.

4 March 2017
16:00 UYT (UTC-03)

Uruguay (1 BP)	45–14	Chile
Try: Echeverría 27' c Leivas (2) 32' c, 36' c N. Freitas (2) 53' c, 67' c Magno 63' c Con: Albanell (4/4) 28', 33', 37', 54' Silva (2/2) 64', 68' Pen: Albanell (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Bursic 79' m Pen: Moller (2/3) 20', 39' Ianiszewski (1/1) 31'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Kurt Weaver (United States)


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva		69'
RW	14	Leandro Leivas
OC	13	Juan Manuel Cat
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca		64'
LW	11	Nicolás Freitas
FH	10	Germán Albanell		57'
SH	9	Guillermo Lijtenstein
N8	8	Alejandro Nieto		57'
OF	7	Rodolfo Garese
BF	6	Juan Manuel Gaminara (c)
RL	5	Diego Magno
LL	4	Ignacio Dotti		64'
TP	3	Juan Echeverría		52'
HK	2	Martín Espiga		69'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas		64'
PR	17	Matías Benítez		69'
PR	18	Mario Sagario	79'	52'
LK	19	Diego Ayala		64'
FL	20	Gonzalo Soto		57'
FH	21	Lucas Durán		69'
FB	22	Gastón Mieres		57'
CE	23	Juan de Freitas	76' to 80'	57'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses


FB	15	Rodrigo Fernández		61'
RW	14	Mauricio Urrutia
OC	13	José Ignacio Larenas
IC	12	Ricardo Sifri		64'
LW	11	Tomás Ianiszewski	62' to 72'
FH	10	Francisco González Moller	21' to 31'
SH	9	Juan Pablo Larenas		55'
N8	8	Benjamín Soto		59'
OF	7	Anton Petrowitsch
BF	6	Cristobál Niedmann		52'
RL	5	Nikola Bursic
LL	4	Mario Mayol
TP	3	José Tomás Munita		64'
HK	2	Manuel Garruchaga (c)
LP	1	Claudio Zamorano		47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rodrigo Moya
PR	17	Vittorio Lastra		47'
PR	18	Lucas Bordigoni		64'
FL	19	Manuel Dagnino		59'
FL	20	Arturo Seeman		52'
SH	21	Sergio Bascuñán		55'
FH	22	Jorge Castillo		64'
WG	23	Martín Fernández		61'
Coach:
Bernard Charreyre

Touch judges:
Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay)
Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)

Notes:

Diego Magno surpassed Rodrigo Sánchez' record of 67 caps to become Uruguay's most capped player with 68 caps.

4 March 2017
17:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina XV	27–27	United States (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try (2) 40' c, 53' c Ascárate 63' c Con: Miotti (3/3) 40', 54', 64' Pen: Miotti (2/2) 7', 56'	Report	Try: Magie 29' m Tameilau (2) 37' c, 80' c Dolan 74' m Con: Cima (2/4) 38', 80' Pen: Cima (1/2) 15'

Estadio Municipal, Comodoro Rivadavia
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)


FB	15	Gabriel Ascárate		71'
RW	14	Germán Schulz
OC	13	Santiago Álvarez		54'
IC	12	Bruno Devoto
LW	11	Julian Dominguez
FH	10	Domingo Miotti
SH	9	Sebastián Cancelliere	45' to 55'	57'
N8	8	Tomás de la Vega
OF	7	Lautaro Bavaro (c)
BF	6	Francisco Gorrissen		73'
RL	5	Ignacio Larrague
LL	4	Pedro Ortega		66'
TP	3	Santiago Medrano		69'
HK	2	Gaspar Baldunciel		46'
LP	1	Francisco Ferronato		60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Marcelo Brandi		46'
PR	17	Eduardo Bello		60'
PR	18	Nicolás Solveyra		69'
LK	19	Franco Molina		66'
N8	20	Santiago Montagner		73'
SH	21	Lauaro Bazán		57'
FH	22	Juan Cruz González		54'
WG	23	Franco Cuaranta		71'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Ben Cima
RW	14	Mike Te'o	40' to 50'
OC	13	Bryce Campbell
IC	12	JP Eloff		66'
LW	11	Nate Augspurger (c)
FH	10	Will Magie
SH	9	Shaun Davies		71'
N8	8	Cam Dolan
OF	7	Tony Lamborn
BF	6	John Quill		64'
RL	5	Siaosi Mahoni		25'
LL	4	Matthew Jensen
TP	3	Chris Baumann		57'
HK	2	James Hilterbrand		46'
LP	1	Anthony Purpura		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Peter Malcolm		46'
PR	17	Ben Tarr		57'
PR	18	Olive Kilifi		57'
FL	19	Hanco Germishuys		64'
N8	20	David Tameilau	44' to 54'	25'
CE	21	Calvin Whiting		66'
CE	22	Ryan Matyas		64'
WG	23	Spike Davis		71'
Coach:
John Mitchell

Touch judges:
Santiago Altobelli (Argentina)
José Covassi (Argentina)

Statistics

Top points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Ben Cima	United States	43
1	Moisés Duque	Brazil	43
3	Domingo Miotti	Argentina XV	42
4	Gordon McRorie	Canada	41
5	Germán Albanell	Uruguay	36
6	Sebastián Cancelliere	Argentina XV	25
6	Taylor Paris	Canada	25
8	Tony Lamborn	United States	20
	Fernando Luna	Argentina XV
	Mike Te'o	United States
11	Francisco González Moller	Chile	17
12	Cam Dolan	United States	15
	Leandro Leivas	Uruguay
	David Tameilau	United States

Top try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Sebastián Cancelliere	Argentina XV	5
1	Taylor Paris	Canada	5
3	Tony Lamborn	United States	4
3	Mike Te'o	United States	4
5	Cam Dolan	United States	3
	Leandro Leivas	Uruguay
	David Tameilau	United States
8	15 Players		2

Attendances (2016-2017)

Top 5

	Season	Game	Home team	Visitor	Attendance
1	2016	1	United States	Argentina	10,241
2	2017	5	Argentina	United States	9,000
3	2016	2	Argentina	Chile	8,500
4	2016	2	United States	Canada	7,145
5	2017	2	United States	Brazil	6,091

Average home attendances

Pos	Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
1	United States	5	31,578	10,241	3,000	6,316
2	Argentina	5	30,000	9,000	3,000	6,000
3	Uruguay	5	18,400	6,000	1,800	3,680
4	Brazil	5	15,099	3,798	900	3,020
5	Chile	5	12,447	5,000	900	2,489
6	Canada	5	9,913	3,416	1,123	1,983

Table (2016-2017)

Pos	Nation	Games				Points			Tries	Bonus points		Table points
Pos	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Tries	4 tries	7 Pts loss	Table points
1	Argentina XV	10	8	2	0	422	195	+227	59	8	0	44
2	United States	10	6	2	2	405	172	+233	56	6	2	36
3	Uruguay	10	6	0	4	243	256	–13	30	3	2	29
4	Canada	10	4	0	6	304	266	+38	38	5	2	23
5	Brazil	10	3	0	7	170	354	–184	17	0	2	14
6	Chile	10	1	0	9	124	425	–301	9	0	1	5

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