Americas Rankings – October 21 2018

The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 21 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the final round of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala.

The competition was played over three match days with Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru being the participants. An unfortunate series of events saw Venezuela excluded after players were unable to get the necessary visas to travel to Guatemala.

For Peru the competition was new ground. Alterations to further integrate rugby in the region saw them facing Costa Rica and Guatemala for the first time. The Peruvians impressed first up, downing Costa Rica 36-14. In the final match Peru dominated the second half to record a 34-0 win.

The result means that Peru gain maximum points in the rankings exchange. This means Peru rises from 36.59 to 38.23 while Guatemala falls from 34.54 to 32.90 points.

The changes see Peru overtaking Bermuda while Guatemala drop below both the Turks & Caicos Islands and the Bahamas.

International competition resumes in November. This year’s November Internationals will be Tier 1 and 2 countries from the Americas playing capped test matches. The Americas Rankings will be updated following the completion of international competition each weekend in the month of November.

RANK		COUNTRY	POINTS	WRR
1		Argentina	78.01	9
2		USA	71.66	15
3		Uruguay	65.37	18
4		Canada	59.93	23
5		Brazil	56.81	26
6		Chile	54.37	30
7		Colombia	50.27	36
8		Paraguay	49.17	39
9		Trinidad & Tobago	45.51	49
10		Cayman Islands	45.20	51
11		Mexico	45.13	53
12		Guyana	43.68	58
13		Venezuela	41.87	62
14		Jamaica	40.69	64
15		Peru	38.23	71
16		Bermuda	37.39	76
17		St. Vincent and the Grenadines	35.90	82
18		Barbados	34.55	85
19		Turks & Caicos Islands	34.04	–
20		Bahamas	33.76	86
21		Guatemala	32.90	–
22		St. Lucia	30.80	–
23		Costa Rica	30.76	91
24		Guadeloupe	30.71	–
25		Ecuador	30.57	–
26		Belize	30.00	–
=		Bolivia	30.00	–
=		Cuba	30.00	–
=		Haiti	30.00	–
=		Martinique	30.00	–
=		St. Kitts and Nevis	30.00	–
=		Suriname	30.00	–
33		Panama	29.73	–
34		British Virgin Islands	29.48	–
35		Nicaragua	29.16	–
36		Curaçao	28.67	–
37		Dominican Republic	28.46	–
38		Honduras	27.55	–
39		El Salvador	26.67	–