The 2018 Americas Rugby Challenge or ARCh 2018 was the inaugural edition of the

Americas Rugby Challenge The Americas Rugby Challenge is an annual international rugby union tournament between the four best nations below the Americas Rugby Championship. It was created by Rugby Americas and features two teams from Sudamérica Rugby and two from Rugby ...

, a men's rugby union international tournament for tier 2 teams in North and South America. The inaugural edition was confirmed in August 2018, to be played at the Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, Colombia from August 24 to September 1.Historic Americas Rugby Challenge Confirmed for August and September
from americasrugbynews.com The competition brings together

Rugby Americas North Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it. ...

(RAN) and Sudamérica Rugby, following the example of the

Americas Rugby Championship The Americas Rugby Championship, often informally called the Americas' Six Nations, was an annual international rugby tournament between six North and South American nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the United States and Uruguay. Origin ...

(ARC). The Americas Rugby Challenge is officially the ‘B’ competition for the ARC. As is the case of the Americas Rugby Championship, the new Americas Rugby Challenge saw all countries playing against each other. The first edition of the competition was a Four Nations tournament with Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby both having two representatives each.World Rugby announces ARCh teams and logo
/ref> The host nation, Colombia, was joined by Sudamérica Rugby rivals Paraguay. Guyana and Mexico represented Rugby Americas North. Colombia won the first edition.

Teams

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Table

Fixtures

Match day 1

Match day 2

Match day 3

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References

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