The Americas Rugby League Championship is an international
rugby league
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football tournament contested by
Americas
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national rugby league teams. The tournament was created to follow the success of the Americas region of the
2015 Americas qualification tournament for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup.
The tournament is both a stand alone competition and a qualification tournament for the
Rugby League World Cup
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by senior men's national teams who each represent member nations of the International Rugby League who run and administer the tournament.
The tournament has be ...
depending on the year.
History
Background
Previously, the only regular international competitions in North America were the
Colonial Cup between the USA and Canada and the Caribbean Carnival Cup between Jamaica and Canada. A predecessor competition, the Atlantic Cup, was held in
2009
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and
2010
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.
2015–present
The Americas Rugby League Championship was in created in 2016 follow the success of the Americas region of the
2015 Americas qualification tournament for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Initially held annually, the tournament switched to every two years following the 2018 event,
however the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The tournament restared in 2023 and saw a women's event added for the first time, men's event did not occur for unknown reasons. In 2024, the women's tournament doubled as part of the
2026 World Cup qualification process.
Brazil
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withdrew from the tournament and their fixtures were replaced with friendlies against the
USA Pioneers.
Results
Men's
Women's
References
Rugby league international tournaments
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