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2007 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

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In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, 19 countries in the Pan American Rugby Association (PARA) compete for 3 direct entries and 1 repechage place (Repechage 1) against the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4.

Qualification Process

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  • Round 1a

It was the 2005 NACRA Rugby Championship with Caribbean teams. Nine teams involved The winner going through to Round 3b.

  • Round 1b

CONSUR (Confederation Sudamericana de Rugby) 2nd Division. One pool of four teams - winner progresses to round 2.

  • Round 2

Bottom two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 1b, form one pool of three. Winner progresses to Round 3a.

  • Round 3a

Top two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 2, form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

  • Round 3b

USA, Canada and winner of Round 1a form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

  • Round 4

Home and away playoff. Winner qualifies for RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up enters Repechage round.

Round 1a - 2005

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Preliminary qualifier

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One-off match. St Lucia progress to South Pool.

South Pool

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Barbados go into playoff vs winner of North Pool (Bahamas).

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Barbados 3 3 0 0 103 9
 Guyana 3 2 0 1 95 7
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 62 5
 Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 -260 3

Match Schedule

8 August 2005
Guyana 17 - 27 Barbados
Guyana
10 August 2005
Guyana 97 - 0 Saint Lucia
Guyana
10 August 2005
Barbados 25 - 13 Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
13 August 2005
Barbados 81 - 0 Saint Lucia
Guyana
13 August 2005
Guyana 19 - 21 Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana

North Pool

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Bahamas beat Cayman Islands on head to head to win pool, go into playoff against winner of South Pool (Barbados).

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Bahamas 3 2 0 1 18 7
 Cayman Islands 3 2 0 1 5 7
 Jamaica 3 1 1 1 -8 6
 Bermuda 3 0 1 2 -15 4

Match Schedule

5 June 2005
Jamaica 10 - 10 Bermuda
Jamaica
5 June 2005
Bahamas 23 - 12 Cayman Islands
Bahamas
8 June 2005
Bermuda 15 - 24 Bahamas
Bahamas
8 June 2005
Cayman Islands 18 - 8 Jamaica
Bahamas
11 June 2005
Jamaica 5 - 3 Bahamas
Jamaica

Playoff - Winner North Pool vs Winner South Pool

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Barbados progresses to Round 3b.

1 October 2005
Barbados 52 - 3 Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago

Round 1b - 2004

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CONSUR 2nd Division. Home OR Away basis. Brazil progresses to Round 2.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 150 9
 Venezuela 3 2 0 1 8 7
 Peru 3 1 0 2 -75 5
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 -83 3

Match Schedule

10 October 2004
Brazil 73 - 3 Peru
São Paulo
13 October 2004
Brazil 74 - 0 Colombia
São Paulo
16 October 2004
Peru 15 - 10 Colombia
São Paulo
6 November 2004
Peru 22 - 32 Venezuela
Lima
13 November 2004
Colombia 27 - 31 Venezuela
Bogotá
20 November 2004
Venezuela 5 - 11 Brazil
Caracas

Round 2 - 2005

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Home OR Away basis. Chile progresses to Round 3a.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Chile 2 2 0 0 58 6
 Paraguay 2 1 0 1 21 4
 Brazil 2 0 0 2 -79 2

Match Schedule

2 October 2005
Paraguay 45 - 8 Brazil
Asunción
8 October 2005
Chile 38 - 22 Paraguay
Santiago
13 October 2005
Brazil 13 - 55 Chile
Sao José dos Campos

Round 3a – July 2006

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Home OR Away basis. Argentina progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Uruguay progresses to Round 4.

Current Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 73 6
 Uruguay 2 1 0 1 2 4
 Chile 2 0 0 2 -75 2

Match Schedule

1 July 2006
Chile 13 - 60 Argentina
Santiago
8 July 2006
Argentina 26 - 0 Uruguay
Argentina
22 July 2006
Uruguay 43 - 15 Chile
Uruguay

Round 3b – July 2006

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Home OR Away basis. Canada progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. USA progresses to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Canada 2 2 0 0 115 6
 United States 2 1 0 1 42 4
 Barbados 2 0 0 2 -157 2

Match Schedule

24 June 2006
Barbados 3 - 69 Canada
Bridgetown, Barbados
12 August 2006
Canada 56 - 7 United States
St. John's, Canada

Round 4 – 2006

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Winner (USA) progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up (Uruguay) progresses to Repechage round as Americas 4, to play the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4, for Repechage 1.

Match Schedule

30 September 2006
Uruguay 13 - 42 United States
Montevideo, Uruguay

United States win 75–20 on aggregate

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