# 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification

Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for the Americas began in March 2016, where across 3 years, 20 teams competed for two direct qualification spots into the final tournament, and one spot in the Repechage tournament. For qualification purposes, the two Americas regions Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby formed the Americas region to compete for the two Americas berths in the World Cup.
One team in the Americas zone, Argentina, qualified automatically after reaching the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup. The United States and Uruguay qualified as Americas 1 and Americas 2 respectively, while Canada moved to the Repechage tournament.

## Format

The qualification process for the Americas region was a four-round process, the same process used for the 2015 Americas qualification.
Round 1 took place in 2016. Two pre-existing competitions, the Rugby Americas North Championship and the South American Rugby Championship Division B served as qualification tournaments, designated as Round 1A and Round 1B respectively. Round 1A was formed by the nine World Rugby members in RAN who were separated into two zones, a south and north zone. The bottom placed team from the 2015 tournament, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had to play the returning team to the tournament, Jamaica, to earn the right to compete in the main tournament, with the winner of the qualifier match joining the south zone. The winners of each zone then competed in the Championship final, who thereby progressed to the Round 1 final. The other round 1 finalist was the winner of Round 1B, the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B", where the winner of Round 1 advanced through to Round 2.
Round 2 also took place in 2016, with the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "A" forming Round 2A. The team placed bottom at the end of the Championship, played the winner of Round 1 in a promotion/relegation playoff to earn a place in the 2017 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A" competition and progress to Round 3.
Round 3 took place in 2017, with the top Sudamérica Rugby division, 2017 South American Rugby Championship "A", forming Round 3A. The winner of that round, advanced to Round 4. Round 3B was formed by a home-and-away play-off series between the top two non-automatic Americas qualifiers, Canada and the United States, where the winner of the play-off series qualified for the World Cup as Americas 1. The loser advanced to Round 4.
Round 4 took place in early 2018, matching the winner of Round 3A and the loser of 3B against each other in a home and away play-off. The winner of this round on aggregate, qualified as Americas 2. The loser moved to the Repechage tournament as Americas 3 for a second chance to qualify.

## Entrants

Twenty teams competed during for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification; teams world rankings are prior to the first Americas qualification match on 5 March 2016 and bold nations denotes teams have previously played in a Rugby World Cup.
| Nation | Rank | Zone | Began play | Qualifying status |
| Argentina | 5 | South America | N/A | Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup |
| Bahamas | 86 | North America | 7 May 2016 | Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 21 May 2016 |
| Barbados | 75 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago on 21 May 2016 |
| Bermuda | 67 | North America | 21 May 2016 | Eliminated by Cayman Islands on 18 June 2016 |
| Brazil | 38 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Uruguay on 20 May 2017 |
| Canada | 19 | North America | 24 June 2017 | Advanced to the Repechage as Americas 3 |
| Cayman Islands | 61 | North America | 21 May 2016 | Eliminated by Mexico on 2 July 2016 |
| Chile | 27 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Uruguay on 27 May 2017 |
| Colombia | 47 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Paraguay on 19 November 2016 |
| Ecuador | NR | South America | 27 August 2016 | Eliminated by Venezuela on 5 October 2016 |
| Guatemala | NR | South America | 27 August 2016 | Eliminated by Ecuador on 27 August 2016 |
| Guyana | 54 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Mexico on 1 October 2016 |
| Jamaica | 78 | North America | 5 March 2016 | Eliminated by Guyana on 21 May 2016 |
| Mexico | 56 | North America | 7 May 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 29 October 2016 |
| Paraguay | 37 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Chile on 20 May 2017 |
| Peru | 78 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 5 October 2016 |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 79 | North America | 5 March 2016 | Eliminated by Jamaica on 5 March 2016 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | North America | 23 April 2016 | Eliminated by Guyana on 18 June 2016 |
| Uruguay | 20 | South America | 23 April 2016 | Qualified by defeating Canada on 3 February 2018 |
| United States | 17 | North America | 24 June 2017 | Qualified by defeating Canada on 1 July 2017 |
| Venezuela | 68 | South America | 2 October 2016 | Eliminated by Colombia on 8 October 2016 |

## Round 1
### Round 1A: 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship

The qualifying match between Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines was the first qualifying match for the 2019 tournament, three-and-a-half years before the start of the tournament. Jamaica defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines 48–0, eliminating them from qualifying. The match was played in front of a record crowd of 1,000 at Arnos Vale Sports Complex, and was refereed by Nigel Owens who had refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. The victory boosted Jamaica to a World Rugby ranking of 72, their highest ever.

#### Qualifier

* 5 March 2016 13:00
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–48 | Jamaica |
| | Match centre | |
* Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

#### North Zone

* Advances to Championship final
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37 | +111 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 53 | +38 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 135 | –84 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 89 | –65 | 1 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
Matches :
7 May 2016 16:00Bahamas 3–39 Mexico (1 BP)Match centreWinton Rugby Field, Nassau
21 May 2016 18:00Cayman Islands 20–8 BahamasMatch centreTruman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jamie Baum (Bermuda)
21 May 2016 14:00(1 BP) Mexico 75–10 BermudaMatch centre ReportUniversidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City Attendance: 450 Referee: Harry Mason (Canada)
4 June 2016 16:30(1 BP) Bermuda 30–13 BahamasMatch centre ReportNational Sports Center, Hamilton Referee: Justin Colgan (Cayman Islands)
18 June 2016 19:00(1 BP) Cayman Islands 47–11 BermudaMatch centre ReportTruman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Miles McIvor (United States)
2 July 2016 14:00(1 BP) Mexico 34–24 Cayman IslandsMatch centre ReportCampo De Rugby, Dos Ríos, Mexico Attendance: 650 Referee: Shaun Bastic (United States) :

#### South Zone

* Advances to Championship final
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Guyana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 41 | +48 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 87 | –65 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 57 | –38 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
Matches :
23 April 2016 15:00(1 BP) Guyana 48–17 BarbadosMatch centreProvidence National Stadium, Georgetown Referee: Haylee Slaughter (United States)
23 April 2016 15:00(1 BP) Trinidad and Tobago 34–14 JamaicaMatch centreSt Mary's College Ground, Port of Spain Referee: Jorge Rodriguez (Mexico)
21 May 2016 15:30Barbados 5–39 Trinidad and Tobago (1 BP)Match centreGarrison Savannah, Bridgetown Referee: John Stevens (United States)
21 May 2016 16:00(1 BP) Guyana 23–5 JamaicaMatch centreProvidence National Stadium, Georgetown Referee: Michael Jones (Canada)
18 June 2016Jamaica $^1$ BarbadosReferee: Antonio Magallanes (Mexico)
$^1$Jamaica forfeited their match due to a lack of available players.
18 June 2016 16:00(1 BP) Trinidad and Tobago 18–22 GuyanaMatch centre ReportHasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Referee: David Sherwin (Cayman Islands) :

#### Championship final

Mexico, as winners, advance to the Round 1 final.
* 1 October 2016 14:00
| Mexico | 32–3 | Guyana |
* Estadio Roberto Tapatío Méndez, Mexico City Referee: Jim Rogers (United States)

### Round 1B: 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship B
#### Qualifier

* 27 August 2016 15:00
| Ecuador | 26–25 | Guatemala |
* Estadio Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil)

#### 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship B

The 2016 South American Rugby Championship "B" was held in October 2016 and hosted by Peru in Lima.
* Advances to Round 1 Final
| Place | Nation (rank) | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation (rank) | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Table points |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 29 | 120 | 9 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 53 | 44 | 6 |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 79 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 192 | -172 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win-3 points; Draw-1 point |
Matches :
2 October 2016 14:00Ecuador 5–75 ColombiaEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)
2 October 2016 16:00Peru 8–33 VenezuelaEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Martín Pettina (Argentina)
5 October 2016 14:00Venezuela 52–10 EcuadorEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Francisco Saavedra (Chile)
5 October 2016 16:00Colombia 41–14 PeruEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)
8 October 2016 14:00Peru 60–5 EcuadorEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Francisco Saavedra (Chile)
8 October 2016 16:00Venezuela 10–35 ColombiaEstadio Niño Héroe Manuel Bonilla, Lima Referee: Martín Pettina (Argentina) :

### Round 1 Final

Colombia, as winners, advance to the round 2 final.
* 29 October 2016 15:00
| Colombia | 29–11 | Mexico |
* Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín

## Round 2
### Round 2A: 2016 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"

* Advances to Round 3A
* Advances to Round 2 Final
| Place | Nation (rank) | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation (rank) | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Table points |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 43 | +92 | 9 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 4 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 77 | –11 | 4 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 160 | –117 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win-3 points; Draw-1 point |
Matches :
23 April 2016 16:20Brazil 14–36 UruguayReportAllianz Parque, São Paulo Attendance: 7,692 Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)
23 April 2016 16:00Chile 68–7 ParaguayReportOld Grangonian Club, Santiago Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
30 April 2016 16:00Paraguay 15–60 UruguayReportParque Olímpico, Asunción Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil)
30 April 2016 16:20Brazil 20–20 ChileReportPacaembu Stadium, São Paulo Attendance: 7,270 Referee: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay)
7 May 2016 15:30Uruguay 39–14 ChileReportEstadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)
7 May 2016 15:30Paraguay 21–32 BrazilReportParque Olímpico, Asunción Referee: Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay) :

### Round 2 Final

Paraguay, as winners, advance to round 3A.
* 19 November 2016 16:00
| Paraguay | 39–27 | Colombia |
* Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)

## Round 3
### Round 3A: 2017 CONSUR Rugby Championship "A"

* Advances to Americas Repechage play-off
| Place | Nation (rank) | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation (rank) | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Table points |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 57 | +56 | 9 |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 168 | –136 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win-3 points; Draw-1 point |
Matches :
13 May 2017 15:45Chile 15–10 BrazilEstadio Municipal de La Pintana, Santiago Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
13 May 2017 15:15Paraguay 19–45 UruguayEstadio Héroes de Curupaytí, Asunción Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
20 May 2017 15:45Chile 66–7 ParaguayEstadio de La Pintana, La Pintana Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil)
20 May 2017 15:30Uruguay 41–27 BrazilEstadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)
26 May 2017 21:00Brazil 57–6 ParaguayPacaembu Stadium, São Paulo Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
27 May 2017 15:30Uruguay 27–11 ChileEstadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) :

### Round 3B: United States v Canada Home & Away playoffs

The United States, as winners, qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Canada, as runners-up, qualify for the Americas repechage play-off.
* 24 June 2017 15:00 EDT (UTC-04)
| Canada | 28–28 | United States |
| Try: van der Merwe (2) 6' c, 17' m Carpenter 69' c Con: O'Leary (2/3) 7', 69' Pen: O'Leary (3/5) 25', 45', 77' | Report | Try: Civetta (2) 8' c, 35' c Te'o (2) 39' c, 52' c Con: MacGinty (4/4) 9', 36', 40', 52' |
* Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton Attendance: 13,138 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Ciaran Hearn |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Coe |
| OC | 13 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 17' to 22' | 17' to 22' |
| IC | 12 | Connor Braid | | | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Taylor Paris |
| FH | 10 | Shane O'Leary |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton |
| BF | 6 | Admir Cejvanovic | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Evan Olmstead |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom (c) |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | 52' | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | 52' | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Anthony Luca | 75' |
| PR | 18 | Matt Tierney | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Kyle Baillie |
| N8 | 20 | Aaron Carpenter | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Gordon McRorie | 57' |
| CE | 22 | Nick Blevins | 17' | 22' | 57' |
| WG | 23 | Dan Moor |
| Coach: ||
| Mark Anscombe ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Cima | | 49' |
| RW | 14 | Mike Te'o |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | Marcel Brache |
| LW | 11 | Matai Leuta |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty |
| SH | 9 | Nate Augspurger |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan | 57' |
| OF | 7 | John Quill |
| BF | 6 | Todd Clever (c) | | 23' | 28' | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Nick Civetta | | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Ben Landry | | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Paddy Ryan | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | James Hilterbrand | 44' | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Anthony Purpura | | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Peter Malcolm | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Tarr | | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Dino Waldren | | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Matthew Jensen | | 60' |
| N8 | 20 | David Tameilau | | 49' |
| FL | 21 | Andrew Durutalo | | 23' | 28' | 49' |
| SH | 22 | Shaun Davies | | 54' |
| FH | 23 | Will Magie |
| Coach: ||
| John Mitchell ||
* Touch judges:
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Television match official:
* Sean Davey (England)
* 1 July 2017 15:00 PDT (UTC-07)
| United States | 52–16 | Canada |
| Try: Dolan (2) 9' m, 15' c Brakeley 21' c Taufete'e (2) 54' c, 61' c Augspurger 63' c Waldren 67' c Tameilau 78' m Con: MacGinty (6/7) 16', 22', 56', 62', 65', 68' | Report | Try: Cejvanovic 41' c Con: McRorie (1/1) 42' Pen: McRorie (3/3) 19', 32', 40' |
* Torero Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Madison Hughes |
| RW | 14 | Mike Te'o |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | Marcel Brache |
| LW | 11 | Ryan Matyas |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty | | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Nate Augspurger | | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Cam Dolan |
| OF | 7 | Tony Lamborn | 40' | | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Todd Clever (c) | | 61' | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Nick Civetta | | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Nate Brakeley | | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Chris Baumann | | 22' |
| HK | 2 | James Hilterbrand | | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Anthony Purpura | | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Joe Taufete'e | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Tarr | | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Dino Waldren | | 22' |
| N8 | 19 | David Tameilau | | 52' |
| FL | 20 | John Quill | | 61' |
| FL | 21 | Andrew Durutalo | | 56' |
| SH | 22 | Shaun Davies | | 69' |
| FH | 23 | Will Magie | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| John Mitchell ||
| FB | 15 | Ciaran Hearn |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Coe | | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Nick Blevins |
| IC | 12 | Connor Braid | | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Dan Moor |
| FH | 10 | Shane O'Leary |
| SH | 9 | Gordon McRorie | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton | | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Admir Cejvanovic | | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Evan Olmstead |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom (c) |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki | | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Djustice Sears-Duru | | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Anthony Luca | | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Matt Tierney | | 59' |
| FL | 19 | Kyle Baillie | | 58' |
| N8 | 20 | Aaron Carpenter | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Andrew Ferguson | | 74' |
| CE | 22 | Giuseppe du Toit | | 74' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Duke | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Mark Anscombe ||
* Touch judges:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
* Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
* Television match official:
* Sean Davey (England)

## Round 4: Americas Repechage play-off

Uruguay, as winners, qualify for the Rugby World Cup, their second time without an international play-off (first time in 2003 qualifiers). Canada, as runners-up, qualify for the Repechage qualifying tournament.
* 27 January 2018 17:00 PST (UTC-08)
| Canada | 29–38 | Uruguay |
| Try: Olmstead 17' c Van der Merwe 24' c Penalty try 46' Blevins 71' m Con: Braid (2/2) 19', 25' Pen: Braid (1/1) 22' | Report | Try: Silva 1' c Leivas 30' c Arata 40' c Dotti 51' c Capó Ortega 56' c Con: Berchesi (5/5) 2', 31', 40', 52', 57' Pen: Berchesi (1/5) 75' |
* BC Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,132 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Taylor Paris |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler | 20' | 28' |
| OC | 13 | Ben LeSage |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe |
| FH | 10 | Connor Braid | 32' |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack (c) | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton | 75' |
| BF | 6 | Evan Olmstead |
| RL | 5 | Josh Larsen | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Cole Keith |
| N8 | 19 | Admir Cejvanovic | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Lucas Rumball | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Gordon McRorie | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Pat Parfrey | 32' |
| FB | 23 | Brock Staller | 20' | 28' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Rodrigo Silva |
| RW | 14 | Leandro Leivas | | 61' |
| OC | 13 | Juan Manuel Cat | | 64' |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca |
| LW | 11 | Nicolás Freitas |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Berchesi |
| SH | 9 | Santiago Arata | | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Alejandro Nieto |
| OF | 7 | Franco Lammana | | 48' | 57' | 61' | 67' | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Juan Manuel Gaminara (c) | | | | | 67' to 71' | 67' to 71' |
| RL | 5 | Rodrigo Capó Ortega | | 57' | 61' | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Dotti |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Germán Kessler | 46' | | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Mateo Sanguinetti | | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlos Pombo | | 48' | 57' | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Matías Benítez | | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Juan Echeverría | | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Manuel Leindekar | | 57' | 61' | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Rodolfo Garese | | | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Agustín Ormaechea | | 61' |
| FB | 22 | Gastón Mieres | | 61' |
| CE | 23 | Joaquín Prada | | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Esteban Meneses ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nicolás Freitas (Uruguay)
* Touch judges:
* Kurt Weaver (United States)
* Derek Summers (United States)
* Television match official:
* Marc Nelson (United States)
* 3 February 2018 17:00 UYT (UTC-03)
| Uruguay | 32–31 | Canada |
| Try: Dotti 32' c Cat 41' m Vilaseca (2) 64' c, 73' c Con: Berchesi (3/4) 33', 65', 74' Pen: Berchesi (2/3) 36', 55' | Report | Try: van der Merwe (2) 11' m, 80' m Paris 24' c Sears-Duru 70' m Con: Staller (1/3) 25' Pen: Staller (3/4) 6', 39', 53' |
* Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Rodrigo Silva |
| RW | 14 | Leandro Leivas | 77' |
| OC | 13 | Juan Manuel Cat | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Andrés Vilaseca |
| LW | 11 | Nicolás Freitas |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Berchesi |
| SH | 9 | Santiago Arata | 14' |
| N8 | 8 | Alejandro Nieto | 77' |
| OF | 7 | Franco Lammana |
| BF | 6 | Juan Manuel Gaminara (c) |
| RL | 5 | Rodrigo Capó Ortega | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Dotti |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Germán Kessler | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Mateo Sanguinetti | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlos Pombo | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Matías Benítez | 76' |
| PR | 18 | Juan Echeverría | 68' |
| LK | 19 | Manuel Leindekar | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Rodolfo Garese | 77' |
| SH | 21 | Agustín Ormaechea | 14' |
| FB | 22 | Gastón Mieres | 77' |
| CE | 23 | Joaquín Prada | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Esteban Meneses ||
| FB | 15 | Brock Staller |
| RW | 14 | Taylor Paris | | | 47' |
| OC | 13 | Ben LeSage |
| IC | 12 | Nick Blevins |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 26' to 30' | 26' to 30' |
| FH | 10 | Shane O'Leary |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack (c) | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Tyler Ardron |
| OF | 7 | Matt Heaton | 75' |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Rumball |
| RL | 5 | Evan Olmstead |
| LL | 4 | Brett Beukeboom | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Jake Ilnicki | 39' | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Ray Barkwill | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît Piffero | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Djustice Sears-Duru | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Cole Keith | 39' | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Kyle Baillie | 62' |
| N8 | 20 | Admir Cejvanovic | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Gordon McRorie | 68' |
| FH | 22 | Pat Parfrey |
| WG | 23 | Kainoa Lloyd | 26' | 30' | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Kingsley Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Santiago Borsani (Argentina)