Americas Rankings – August 31 2017

Round two of the South American C Championship saw further movement in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings to close out August of 2017 see Costa Rica and Guatemala rising, doing so at the expense of Nicaragua and Panama.

The second ever test match involving Nicaragua was against Costa Rica. Los Ticos notched up a 58-7 win to add to their 91-5 victory over Panama on Sunday. The result improves Costa Rica from 31.69 to 32.30 points. With it Costa Rica are now ranked 22nd.

Nicaragua’s loss translates into a drop from 28.75 to 28.14 points. There is no positional change for Los Tiburones. As such Nicaragua remains ahead of Curaçao and El Salvador in the Americas Rankings.

The reigning two-time champions, Guatemala also followed up with a second victory. Los Jaguares’ 65-5 win over Panama means Guatemala gains the maximum points. The updated rankings see Guatemala rising from 32.93 to 33.89 points. This represents a jump of two positions above both Turks & Caicos Islands and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Panama’s updated rankings sees a fall from 29.30 to 28.34 points. A victory in the final round on Saturday would see Panama rising. On the flip side should Panama be victorious in the Bronze Final then  they would improve their ranking.

The South American C Championship Final will be on Saturday. Costa Rica have home advantage against Guatemala. The winner is guaranteed to rise in the Americas Rankings.

RANK		COUNTRY	POINTS	WRR
1		Argentina	78.00	11
2		USA	65.84	17
3		Uruguay	63.15	18
4		Canada	59.47	23
5		Chile	54.76	28
6		Brazil	54.50	29
7		Paraguay	48.54	39
8		Colombia	47.97	44
9		Guyana	46.55	49
10		Trinidad & Tobago	45.51	53
11		Cayman Islands	45.20	54
12		Mexico	45.12	55
13		Venezuela	41.14	62
14		Jamaica	38.76	69
15		Bermuda	37.39	76
16		Peru	36.82	79
17		Barbados	36.48	83
18		Bahamas	34.03	88
19		Guatemala	33.89	–
20		Turks & Caicos Islands	33.53	–
21		St. Vincent and the Grenadines	33.12	84
22		Costa Rica	32.30	–
23		St. Lucia	31.79	–
24		Ecuador	30.57	–
25		Belize	30.00	–
=		Bolivia	30.00	–
=		British Virgin Islands	30.00	–
=		Cuba	30.00	–
=		Guadeloupe	30.00	–
=		Haiti	30.00	–
=		Honduras	30.00	–
=		Martinique	30.00	–
=		St. Kitts and Nevis	30.00	–
=		Suriname	30.00	–
35		Dominican Republic	29.12	–
36		Panama	28.34	–
37		Nicaragua	28.14	–
38		Curaçao	27.08	–
39		El Salvador	26.63	–