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Americas Rankings – August 29 2019

In a busy week the Americas Rankings have been updated for a second time. This is due to round two of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) having been completed and with round three, and other internationals, to follow this coming weekend.

Colombia went 2-0 up in the ARCh on Wednesday. Los Tucanes did so by defeating Mexico 51-24. The updated Americas Rankings see a 0.405 points exchange with Colombia rising to 51.50 points from 51.09 and Mexico falling from 46.79 to 46.38 points.

Paraguay’s 57-7 win over the Cayman Islands sees a massive 1.46 points gain for Paraguay. With it the Cayman Islands fall further in the rankings to 11th, trading places with Trinidad & Tobago. Paraguay move back above Mexico to now have 47.33 points.

The Americas Rankings will be updated again over the weekend. International activity will see Mexico vs Cayman Islands; Colombia vs Paraguay; and Uruguay vs Brazil.

 

RANK COUNTRY POINTS WRR
1 Argentina 76.28 11
2 USA 71.93 14
3 Uruguay 65.18 19
4 Canada 61.36 21
5 Brazil 57.84 27
6 Chile 54.55 29
7 Colombia 51.50 33
8 Paraguay 47.33 48
8 Mexico 46.38 44
10 Trinidad & Tobago 45.51 52
11 Cayman Islands 44.15 51
12 Venezuela 41.87 62
13 Guyana 40.40 64
14 Jamaica 39.00 68
15 Bermuda 38.91 69
15 Peru 38.23 77
17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 35.90 79
18 Turks & Caicos Islands 35.42
19 Barbados 34.77 81
20 Bahamas 33.76 84
21 Guatemala 32.90
22 Guadeloupe 32.71
23 Martinique 32.31
24 St. Lucia 30.80
25 Ecuador 30.57
26 Belize 30.00
= Bolivia 30.00
= Cuba 30.00
= Haiti 30.00
= St. Kitts and Nevis 30.00
= Suriname 30.00
32 Panama 29.73
33 Costa Rica 29.57 96
34 Nicaragua 29.16
35 Dominican Republic 28.32
36 British Virgin Islands 28.23
37 Curaçao 28.03
38 Honduras 27.55
39 El Salvador 26.67

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Formally created in June 2015, this website's goal is to increase media exposure of the Tier 2 rugby nations, and create a hub with a focus on the stories of rugby in the Americas - North, Central and South.

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