2015 NACRA Rugby Championship

2015 NACRA Rugby Championship
Champions Trinidad and Tobago
Runners-up Mexico
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The 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship, the eighth edition of the NACRA Rugby Championship, was a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play took place between 28 February and 18 April. A championship game, as well as promotion/relegation matches, followed.

The championship was split between North and South zones, which each had a three-team championship. The North Zone had a three-team cup, while the South Zone had a four-team cup. The winner of each championship played for the final, championship game, and a promotion/relegation game was played in each zone, between the winner of the cup, and the last place team of the championship.

Competition points are different from most rugby union tournaments: Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw. There are also bonus points for scoring four tries and for losing within a margin of seven points or less.[1]

Teams

Thirteen teams participated in this year's tournament.[2] They were seeded into two pools based on their regional rankings.

North Zone South Zone
Championship
USA South  Trinidad and Tobago
 Cayman Islands  Guyana
 Mexico  Barbados
Cup
 Bahamas  Curaçao
 Bermuda  British Virgin Islands
 Turks and Caicos Islands  Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

There were two notable changes from the previous year: Mexico replaced Bermuda in the North Championship, and Jamaica was no longer participating.

North Zone

North Zone Championship

Rank Team Games Points Try bonus Losing bonus Table points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Mexico (64) 2 2 0 0 74 28 +46 1 0 7
2  Cayman Islands (54) 2 1 0 1 28 48 -20 0 0 3
3 United States USA South (NR) 2 0 0 2 49 75 -26 1 1 2

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. USA South was not a full member of World Rugby.

Games

March 7, 2015 Mexico  50–25 United States USA South Universidad Iberoamericana, Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico  
15:00 AST Try: Henning rugby ball 4'
Arredondo rugby ball 8'
Cordone rugby ball 35'
Pierre rugby ball 47'
Carner rugby ball 56'
Sandros rugby ball 67'
Nadaud Del Castillo rugby ball 73'
Rodriguez Escobedo rugby ball 78'
Con: Carner rugby goalposts icon 5', 36'
Sandros rugby goalposts icon 48', 57', 68' 		Match Centre Try: Winiarczyk rugby ball 24', 76'
Gouda rugby ball 64'
Con: Hughston rugby goalposts icon 25', 76'
Pen: Hughston rugby goalposts icon 20', 34'
March 21, 2015 USA South United States 24–25  Cayman Islands Life University, Marietta, United States of America  
15:00 AST Try: Benjamin Winiarczyk,
Brendan Smith,
David Winiarczyk,
Cathal Doyle
Con: Luca Baistrocchi 2 		Team Sheet
Match Report 		Try: Justin Wight,
Morgan Hayward,
Jonathan Murphy
Con: Morgan Hayward 2
Pen: Morgan Hayward 2
April 11, 2015 Cayman Islands  3–24  Mexico Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands  
15:00 AST Pen: Haywood rugby goalposts icon 49' Match Centre Try: Rodriguez rugby ball 25'
Flegmann Sandler rugby ball 40'
Nadaud Del Castillo rugby ball 78', 80'
Con: Susarrey Diaz-Barriga rugby goalposts icon 78', 80'
Cards: Reyes Conn Yellow card 3' to 13' Yellow-red card 72'
Ruiz yellow card 47' to 57'

North Zone Cup

Rank Team Games Points Try bonus Losing bonus Table points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Bahamas (86) 2 2 0 0 45 22 +23 1 0 5
2  Bermuda (62) 2 1 0 1 70 24 +46 1 1 4
3  Turks and Caicos Islands (NR) 2 0 0 2 10 79 -69 0 0 0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. Turks & Caicos Islands were not a full member of World Rugby.

Games

March 7, 2015 Bermuda  55-3  Turks and Caicos Islands National Sports Centre, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda  
15:00 AST Try: Dan Cole 2,
Rich Cumbers,
Dunfred Davis,
Paul Dobinson,
Tom Healy,
Roedolf Van Der Westhuizen
Con: Paddy Calow 4
Pen: Paddy Calow 4 		Team Sheet Pen: Gareth Butler Attendance: 250
March 21, 2015 Bahamas  21–15  Bermuda Winston Rugby Centre, Nassau, Bahamas  
15:00 AST Try: Giovanni Rolle,
Michael Watkins,
Charles Smith
Con: 3 		Match Report Try: Paul Davis,
Roedolf van der Westhuizen
Con: Patrick Calow
Pen: Patrick Calow
April 18, 2015 Turks and Caicos Islands  7-24  Bahamas Meridian Field, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  
TBA AST Try: Turbyfield rugby ball 36'
Con: Turbyfield rugby goalposts icon 37' 		Match Report Try: Beadle rugby ball 19'
Cutler rugby ball 21'
Con: Salabie rugby goalposts icon 19'
Pen: Salabie rugby goalposts icon 10', 45', 50', 71'
Cards: Beadle yellow card 57' to 67'

North Zone Championship relegation play-off

January 9, 2016 Bahamas  18-37 United States USA South Winston Rugby Centre, Nassau, Bahamas  
15:00 EST

South Zone

South Zone Championship

Position Team Games Points Try bonus Losing bonus Table points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Trinidad and Tobago (52) 2 2 0 0 66 27 +39 1 0 5
2  Guyana (53) 2 1 0 1 68 44 +24 1 0 3
3  Barbados (73) 2 0 0 2 29 92 -63 0 0 0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.
Games

March 7, 2015 Guyana  48-22  Barbados Guyana National Stadium, Providence, Guyana  
15:00 AST Try: Corbin rugby ball 15'
Angus rugby ball 28', 70'
Bailey rugby ball 36', 48'
Butts rugby ball 43'
Henry rugby ball 50'
Staglon rugby ball 55'
Con: Gonsalves rugby goalposts icon 28', 43', 51'
Prowell rugby goalposts icon 55'
Cards: Prowell yellow card 34' to 44' 		Match Report Try: Faggiani rugby ball 20', 58'
Millar rugby ball 66'
Clarke rugby ball 74'
Con: Cummins rugby goalposts icon 66' 		Attendance: 500
March 21, 2015 Barbados  7-44  Trinidad and Tobago Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Bridgetown, Barbados  
15:00 AST Try: Mikyle Walcott
Con: Kevin Carter 		Team Sheet Try: Anderson Joseph 2,
Jessie Richards 2,
Akiel Smith 2,
Shakir Flemming
Con: 3
Pen: 1
April 11, 2015 Trinidad and Tobago  22-20  Guyana Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  
15:00 AST Try: Phillip rugby ball 22'
Wright rugby ball 37'
Alleyne rugby ball 60'
Cabera rugby ball 69'
Con: Guerra rugby goalposts icon 38' 		Match Report Try: McKenzie rugby ball 42', 78'
Corbin rugby ball 64'
Staglon rugby ball 72' 		Attendance: 400

South Zone Cup

Position Team Games Points Bonus Table points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  British Virgin Islands (NR) 3 3 0 0 63 29 +34 0 6
2  Curaçao (NR) 3 1 1 1 60 62 -2 2 5
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (78) 3 1 1 1 55 54 +1 1 4
4  Saint Lucia (NR) 3 0 0 3 41 74 -33 0 0

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. British Virgin Islands, Curaçao and St Lucia were not full members of World Rugby.

Games

February 28, 2015 Saint Lucia  14–22  British Virgin Islands Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, St Lucia  
15:00 AST Try: Lenford Eugene rugby ball 32'
Claudius Butcher rugby ball 43'
Con: Colvis Samuels rugby goalposts icon 32', 44'
Cards: Joseph yellow card 18' to 28' 		Report Try: Adebola Hafner rugby ball 35'
Andrae Adams rugby ball 68'
Eugene Maduro rugby ball 80'
Con: Rory Greenan rugby goalposts icon 36', 69'
Pen: Rory Greenan rugby goalposts icon 40' 		Attendance: 4000
March 7, 2015 Curaçao  24–24  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines CH Mahuma Field, Willemstad, Curaçao  
15:00 AST Try: Verburg rugby ball 47'
Sonnenberg rugby ball 62'
Perry rugby ball 69'
Dekker rugby ball 75'
Con: Perry rugby goalposts icon 48', 62' 		Match Centre Try: Comas rugby ball 22'
Phillips rugby ball 24'
Lewis rugby ball 32'
Matthews rugby ball 55'
Con: Kruger rugby goalposts icon 23', 33' 		Attendance: 6000
March 21, 2015 Saint Lucia  8–16  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Castries, St Lucia  
15:00 AST Try: Henson Hunte
Pen: Colvis Samuel 		Team Sheet Try: Anzio Lewis 2
Pen: Kimran Barnum,
George Kruger 		Attendance: 8500
April 11, 2015 Saint Lucia  19-36  Curaçao Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, St Lucia  
15:00 AST
April 18, 2015 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  15-22  British Virgin Islands Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
15:00 AST
2 May 2015 British Virgin Islands  19-0  Curaçao A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands  
15:00 AST Try: Shamarie Spencer,
Noel Maxwell,
Austin Keil
Con: Rory Thornton 2 		BVI Platinum Match Report Attendance: 2000

South Zone Championship relegation play-off

November 7, 2015 British Virgin Islands  15-17  Barbados A.O. Shirley Stadium, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands  
Try: Wilson 13'c
Holmes 39'
Con: Thornton 13'
Pen: Thornton 2' 		[1] Try: Edwards 33'c
Carter 59'c
Con: Carter 34', 60'
Pen: Carter 10' 		Attendance: 100

Final

The champions of the north and south zone championship, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago respectively, faced off in the NACRA Championship final. Trinidad and Tobago, as the higher ranked team, earned the right to host the match at St Mary's College Sports Ground on 25 April 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago won their third NACRA Championship, defeating first time finalists, Mexico, in the final 30-16.[3]


April 25, 2015 Trinidad and Tobago  30-16  Mexico St Mary's College Sports Ground, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  
15:00 AST Try: Samuel Roberts (9'),
Adam Frederick (31'c),
Penalty Try (40'),
Agboola Silverthorn (74'c)
Con: Andrew Taylor 2
Pen: Andrew Taylor (26'),
Felician Guerra (34')
Cards: Felician Guerra yellow card 60' to 70' 		WR Team Sheet,
NACRA Match Report 		Try: Marcus Flegmann (46'),
Simon Pierre (66')
Pen: Miguel Carner 2 (10', 29')
Cards: Marcus Flegmann yellow card 29' to 39' 		Attendance: 450
Referee: Cayman Islands Dave Sherwin

Related Page

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures" Archived May 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. NACRA. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  2. ^ "2015 NACRA Senior Men's Teams". NACRA. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  3. ^ "NACRA FINAL : TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 30 V 16 MEXICO". Rugby Redefined. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.