World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge

Americas Pacific Challenge
Most recent season or competition:
2021 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
SportRugby Union
First season2016
Countries
Most recent
champion(s)		 Argentina XV (2021)
Most titles Argentina XV (3)

The Americas Pacific Challenge (APC) is a rugby union tournament funded by World Rugby [1] that serves as a development competition for Americas and Pacific island nations. It provides a way to prepare players for participation with their senior national men's teams during international tests [2] and in the Rugby World Cup qualification cycle.[3]

The competition has been hosted by the Uruguayan Rugby Union since 2016, with all games played in Montevideo.[1] Prior to its creation, two teams from the Americas had played in the Pacific Challenge, hosted by Fiji in 2015.[4] This was reversed in 2016 with two Pacific Island teams joining the inaugural APC [5] which effectively replaced the previous format of the Americas Rugby Championship.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Americas Pacific Challenge set for October kick-off in Uruguay". World Rugby. July 9, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Uruguay 'A' beats Canada 'A' at World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge". TSN. Montevideo, Uruguay. The Canadian Press. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Rowe, James (September 20, 2018). "USA Selects Americas Pacific Challenge Roster Announced". The Runner Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rugby World Cup places on offer in Pacific Challenge". Radio New Zealand. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Americas Pacific Challenge – Round 3 Preview". Americas Rugby News. October 15, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "World Rugby confirms Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. September 7, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.