2015 NACRA Rugby Championship
# 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship

The 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship, the eighth edition of the NACRA Rugby Championship, is a rugby union championship for Tier 3 North American and Caribbean teams. Pool play will take place between 28 February and 18 April. A championship game, as well as promotion/relegation matches, will follow.

The championship is split between North and South zones, which each have a three-team Championship. The North Zone has a three-team Cup, while the South Zone has a four-team Cup. The winner of each Championship play for the final, championship game, and a promotion/relegation game is played in each zone, between the winner of the Cup, and the last place team of the Championship.

Competition points are different from most rugby union tournaments: Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw. There are also bonus points for scoring four tries and for losing within a margin of 7 points or less.

## Teams

Thirteen teams will take place in this year's tournament. They are seeded into two pools based on their regional rankings.

| North Zone | South Zone |
| - | - |
| Championship ||
| USA South | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cayman Islands | Guyana |
| Mexico | Barbados |
| Cup ||
| Bahamas | Curaçao |
| Bermuda | British Virgin Islands |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Saint Lucia |
| | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |

There are two notable changes from last year: Mexico has replaced Bermuda in the North Championship, and Jamaica is no longer participating.

## North Zone

### North Zone Championship

| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| 1 | Mexico (64) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands (54) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | USA South (NR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 75 | -26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. USA South is not a full member of World Rugby. Games

### North Zone Cup

| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| 1 | Bahamas (86) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Bermuda (62) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands (NR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 79 | -69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. Turks & Caicos Islands are not a full member of World Rugby. Games

## South Zone

### South Zone Championship

| Position | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (52) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Guyana (53) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Barbados (73) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 92 | -63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. Games

### South Zone Cup

| Position | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus | Table Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus | Table Points |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands (NR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Curaçao (NR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (78) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Saint Lucia (NR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 0 | 0 |

Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. British Virgin Islands, Curaçao and St Lucia are not full members of World Rugby. Games

## Final

The champions of the north and south zone championship, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago respectively, faced off in the NACRA Championship final. Trinidad and Tobago, as the higher ranked team, earned the right to host the match at St Mary's College Sports Ground on 25 April 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago won their third NACRA Championship, defeating first time finalists, Mexico, in the final 30-16.

## Related Page

* NACRA Rugby Championship
