2009 Americas Rugby Championship

The 2009 Americas Rugby Championship season was the inaugural season of the Americas Rugby Championship. The season featured a Canadian division with four teams representing provinces or regions of Canada, along with international A sides from the U.S. and Argentina.

2009 ARC Season
LeagueAmericas Rugby Championship
SportRugby Union
DurationSeptember–October 2009
Number of teams6
Divisional rounds
Canadian championsBC Bears
International championsArgentina Jaguars
2009 ARC Final
Champions Argentina Jaguars

The Canadian Division played a round robin schedule to determine what two teams would play in the Canadian final. The BC Bears went undefeated in round robin play and defeated the Ontario Blues 12–8 in the Canadian final.

The international finalist was decided in a match between the U.S. Select XV and the Argentina Jaguars. The match was won by the Jaguars 57–10.

The ARC Final pitted the BC Bears against the Argentina Jaguars. The Jaguars gave the Bears their only loss of the season in a 35–11 decision. The Ontario Blues defeated the U.S. Selects to take 3rd place.

Teams

Canadian Division

International Teams

Canadian Division
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
BC Bears 3300128945+44214
Ontario Blues 310286948+2137
The Rock 310274363-2026
Prairie Wolf Pack 310265196-4504
     Top two advance to semi-finals

Round Robin Matches
2009-09-07
15:00 MDT
Prairie Wolf Pack 23–31 The Rock
Tries: Travis Robertson
Jordan Kohn
Dustin MacPherson
Conv: Stephen Woodward (1/3)
Pen: Stephen Woodward (2)		 [1] Tries: Chauncey O'Toole
Jebb Sinclair
Frank Walsh
Robert Wilson
Tyler Wish
Conv: Dean Blanks (3/5)
Calgary Rugby Park
Referee: Bryan Arciero
2009-09-12
15:00 PDT
BC Bears 29–24 Ontario Blues
Tries: Sean Duke
Brian Erichsen
Sean White
Nathan Hirayama
Conv: Nathan Hirayama (3/4)
Pen: Nathan Hirayama		 [2] Tries: Scott Dunham
Colin Brown
Steve Shortly
Conv: Steve Piatek (3/3)
Pen: Steve Piatek
Brockton Oval
Referee: Bryan Arciero
2009-09-19
15:00 EDT
Ontario Blues 13–14 Prairie Wolf Pack
Try: Josh Green
Conv: Steve Piatek
Pen: Steve Piatek (2)		 [3] Try: Jeremy Kyne
Pen: Stephen Woodward (3)
Fletcher's Fields
Referee: Bryan Arciero
2009-09-19
15:00 NDT
The Rock 7–8 BC Bears
Try: Ciaran Hearn
Conv: Dean Blanks		 [4] Try: Harry Jones
Pen: Nathan Hirayama
Swilers Rugby Park
2009-09-26
15:00 EDT
Ontario Blues 32–5 The Rock
Tries: Mark MacSween
Steve Piatek
Mike Scholz
Derek Daypuck
Conv: Steve Piatek (3/4)
Pen: Steve Piatek
Derek Daypuck		 [5] Try: Frank Walsh
Fletcher's Fields
2009-09-26
15:00 PDT
BC Bears 52–14 Prairie Wolf Pack
Tries: Sean Duke (2)
Nathan Hirayama
David Spicer
Adam Van Staveren
Jason Marshall
Mike Burak
Conv: Nathan Hirayama (7/7)		 [6] Tries: Stephen Woodward
Kyle Gilmour
Conv: Stephen Woodward (2/2)
Brockton Oval

Canadian Final
2009-10-10
BC Bears 12–8 Ontario Blues
Pen: Nathan Hirayama (4) [7] Try: Mike Scholz
Pen: Steve Piatek
MacDonald Park

International Play

International Semi-Final Match
2009-10-10
USA Select XV 10–57 Argentina Jaguars
Try: Corey Blair
Conv: Volney Rouse
Pen: Volney Rouse		 [8] Tries: Lucas Barrera Oro
Martín Bustos Moyano
Dino Cáceres
Juan Jose Imhoff
Horacio Alberto San Martín
Federico Nicolás Sánchez
Leonardo Senatore
Benjamín Urdapilleta
Conv: Benjamín Urdapilleta (7/8)
Pen: Benjamín Urdapilleta
Glendale Infinity Park

Final Matches

3rd-place Match
2009-10-17
Ontario Blues 27–24 USA Select XV
Tries: Mark MacSween
Mike Scholz
Conv: Steve Piatek (1/2)
Pen: Steve Piatek (5)		 [9] Tries: Kevin Swiryn (3)
Conv: Volney Rouse (2)
Nese Malifa
Pen: Nese Malifa
Fletcher's Fields

Championship Final Match
2009-10-17
BC Bears 11–35 Argentina Jaguars
Try: Nathan Hirayama
Pen: Nathan Hirayama (2)		 [10] Tries: Martín Bustos Moyano
Agustín Creevy
Benjamín Macome
Matías Narváez
Joaquín Tuculet
Conv: Benjamín Urdapilleta (3)
Martín Bustos Moyano
Benjamín Macome
Fletcher's Fields

Exhibition Matches
2009-10-21
Canada A 16–42 Argentina Jaguars
Try: Nanyak Dala
Conv: Nathan Hirayama
Pen: Nathan Hirayama (3)		 [11] Tries: Martín Bustos Moyano
Juan Imhoff (3)
Facundo Vega
Conv: Facundo Vega (1/5)
Pen: Martín Bustos Moyano (4)
Nicolás Sánchez
Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Attendance: 1,130
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gollark: Interesting idea.
gollark: Anyway, we've actually stopped executing phases now. It was unnecessary.

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