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2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
The 2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the second tournament of the Americas Pacific Challenge, which is a development competition for the Americas and Pacific island nations. The competition was hosted by Uruguay with all games played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Format With six teams in the tournament and a limitation of three matches per team, a "split pool" format was used. The field was split into two pools, with teams in one pool only playing the teams in the other. The competing teams were: Pool A * * * Pool B * * * Table Final standings for combined pools: Fixtures All times are local UYT ( UTC-03) The matches were announced on 14 September 2017. Round 1 ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- Round 3 See also * 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals * Americas Rugby Championship * World Rugby Pacific Challenge The World Rugby Pacific Challenge, formerly the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Cruz González (rugby Union)
Juan Cruz González (born 1 October 1992) is an Argentine rugby union player, currently playing for the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half or Fullback (rugby union), fullback. Professional career González signed for Major League Rugby side Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He had previously represented Argentina national rugby sevens team, Argentina Sevens at two competitions in 2016. References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1992 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union fullbacks Toronto Arrows players {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melani Matavao
Melani Matavao (born 19 November 1995) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Samoa national team. Club career Matavao has come through Samoa's PPS Super 9 competition as a key player for the Aana Chiefs. In 2018 he was given a place with Otago under World Rugby's Pacific Combine scheme, playing 7 games in the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season. In 2019 he signed for the Asia Pacific Dragons, but did not play any matches with the team. International career In 2015 Matavao was selected for the Samoan Under 20 side for the U20 World Championship in Italy. In 2016 he was selected for Samoa A. He was selected for the Samoan national team in 2017, making his debut in a test against Scotland in Edinburgh. He played for Samoa in the 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. He was decisive in Samoa's qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, scoring two tries in a qualifier against Germany. In February 2019 he was selected for the first time fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JP Eloff
Jean-Pierre "JP" Eloff (born 28 May 1991) is an American rugby union player who plays Fullback for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR) and also for the United States national rugby union team. Eloff played college rugby at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He led the Davenport Panthers to a D1-AA title in his freshman year, and was named as the 2011 college player of the year. and was chosen as an All-American for the 2011 National All-Star Championships. Professional career Eloff debuted with the U.S. national team at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. Eloff signed with the Ohio Aviators in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition in early 2016. In October 2017, JP Eloff signed with New Orleans Gold for the inaugural season of Major League Rugby. In September 2018, Eloff was selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. JP Eloff is the younger brother of Philip Eloff Philip Eloff (born 17 September 1978) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben De Haas
Ruben Pieter de Haas (born October 9, 1998) is a rugby union player who plays scrum-half for the United States Men’s National Team and for the Cheetahs The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ... in the 2023-24 EPCR Challenge Cup in Europe. Early life Ruben de Haas was born on October 9, 1998, in George, South Africa the son of Pieter de Haas and grandson of Gerard de Haas, both first class rugby players in . De Haas attended Jessieville High School in Arkansas and played rugby for the Little Rock Junior Stormers, one of only two high school rugby teams in the state of Arkansas. Professional career Cheetahs After having represented the United States on age-grade level teams (see sections below), De Haas signed an academy contract with South African provincial union t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus MacLellan
Hugh Angus MacLellan II (born August 24, 1992) is an American rugby union player whose usual playing position is prop. He plays for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR) and has played for the United States national rugby union team. Youth MacLellan was born and raised in Michigan and attended St. Francis High School. During his high school years he played with the Traverse City Alliance team."MacLellan amped for pro rugby premiere, future of new league" , Leelanau Enterprise, Jay Bushen, April 7, 2016. He played his with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryce Campbell (rugby Union)
Bryce Campbell (born September 21, 1994) is an American rugby union player who currently plays for the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby (MLR). He also plays for the United States national rugby union team. Amateur career Campbell began playing rugby with the Royal Irish at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. He studied business at Indiana University, and toured Australia with the College All-Americans in 2015. Professional career Campbell spent a season with the Glendale Raptors of Major League Rugby in 2018, reaching the MLR Championship game against the Seattle Seawolves. Campbell signed for London Irish for the 2018–19 season. He was released ahead of the 2020–21 season. He signed with MLR's Austin Gilgronis for the 2021 season and became the team's captain, the 4th in franchise history. International Campbell first rose to national prominence when one of his runs playing for the USA Selects against Canada A appeared on ESPN ESPN (originally an initialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanco Germishuys
Hanco Jacobus Germishuys (born August 24, 1996) is a South African born American rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the United States national rugby union team internationally. He previously played for Rugby United New York (RUNY) and the LA Giltinis in MLR. Germishuys has also represented the United States at the international level with multiple age-grade sides and with the USA Selects. Germishuys also previously played professionally for the Denver Stampede of PRO Rugby. Early life Hanco Germishuys was born on August 24, 1996 in South Africa. There, he began playing rugby at a young age and attended school in Newton. Germishuys relocated to the United States with his father in 2004 and attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Germishuys played club rugby for West Omaha and was selected to a Nebraska All-Star team. In late 2014, Germishuys joined the Gloucester Academy, scoring a try in his se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Povey
Robert Povey (born 21 September 1996) is an English-born Canadian rugby union player who plays as a flyhalf for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR). He played for the Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship and Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... “Robbie Povey Canada’s starter for 10” Club statistics References Prairie Wolf Pack players Rugby ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Du Toit
Giuseppe du Toit (born 29 July 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a centre for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Canada internationally. On 27 September 2019, he was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement to Nick Blevins and also marked his first World Cup appearance. Career He made his international debut for Canada against Chile on 11 February 2017. He received his maiden World Cup call for the 2019 World Cup while he was pursuing his studies at the University of Victoria and made his debut World Cup match appearance against South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... on 5 October 2019. References 1995 births Living people Canadian rugby u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Rumball
Lucas James Rumball (born 2 August 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a back-row represents Canada internationally and also currently plays for Canadian club Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance. Career He made his international debut for Canada against Uruguay on 6 February 2016. He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky pool .... The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48–7. Club statis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Barkwill
Raymond "Ray" Barkwill (born 26 August 1980) is a retired Canadian rugby union player who played for a number of teams before ending his career at Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby where he helped win the inaugural title including scoring a try in the final. Ray also played for the Canada national rugby union team and was the first Canadian to play in Super Rugby. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Barkwill began playing his rugby at Westlane Secondary School along with Niagara Wasp RFC, it was here that he and teammates learned the invaluable "Tooq Bomb". After which he went on to play for the Niagara Thunder while being educated at Brock University in St. Catharines. In 2007 he captained Brock University team to its first OUA Rugby Championship while being named OUA Finals MVP. Barkwill graduated from Brock University with a BSc. in Physical Geography. After this, he continued his post graduate studies at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. He then joined the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kainoa Lloyd
Kainoa Lloyd (born 21 May 1994) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a winger for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also plays for the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship and Canada internationally. He previously played for the Toronto Arrows Toronto Arrows R.F.C. is a rugby union club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that plays in Major League Rugby. The Arrows team is an independent off-shoot of the Ontario Blues provincial programme and is funded by a group of private investors ... in the MLR. References 1994 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Sportspeople from Mississauga Toronto Arrows players Canada international rugby union players San Diego Legion players Houston SaberCats players 2019 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Ontario {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |