# 2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge

The 2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the second tournament of the Americas Pacific Challenge, which is a development competition for the Americas and Pacific island nations. The competition was hosted by Uruguay with all games played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo.

## Format

With six teams in the tournament and a limitation of three matches per team, a "split pool" format was used. The field was split into two pools, with teams in one pool only playing the teams in the other. The competing teams were:
Pool A
* Argentina XV
* Tonga A
* USA Selects
Pool B
* Canada A
* Samoa A
* Uruguay A

## Table

Final standings for combined pools:
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points |
| 1 | Argentina XV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 38 | +200 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | USA Selects | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 110 | +10 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Tonga A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 77 | +10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Samoa A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 142 | -52 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Uruguay A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 156 | -79 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 147 | -98 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Updated: 15 October 2017 Source: World Rugby Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. One bonus point for losing by seven or less. The tie-break mechanism for teams finishing on the same table points has not been sourced. |

## Fixtures

All times are local UYT (UTC-03)
The matches were announced on 14 September 2017.

### Round 1

Team details :
| FB | 15 | Martini Talapusi |
| RW | 14 | Mitch Wilson |
| OC | 13 | Tim Maupin |
| IC | 12 | Bryce Campbell |
| LW | 11 | Zach Pangelinan |
| FH | 10 | Ben Cima |
| SH | 9 | Ruben de Haas |
| N8 | 8 | Jackson Kaka |
| OF | 7 | Aladdin Schirmer |
| BF | 6 | Hanco Germishuys 43' |
| RL | 5 | Brendan Daly |
| LL | 4 | Matt Jensen |
| TP | 3 | Angus MacLellan |
| HK | 2 | Peter Malcolm |
| LP | 1 | Alex Maughan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alex Vorster |
| PR | 17 | Chance Wenglewski |
| PR | 18 | Huluholo Mo'ungaloa |
| LK | 19 | Brendan Hardiman |
| FL | 20 | Psalm Wooching |
| SH | 21 | Holden Yungert |
| FH | 22 | JP Eloff |
| WG | 23 | Lemoto Filikitonga |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Lawrence ||
| FB | 15 | Paulo Scanlan |
| RW | 14 | Elisapeta Alofipo |
| OC | 13 | Tagaloa Fonoti |
| IC | 12 | Kaino Thomsen |
| LW | 11 | La'aloi Leilua |
| FH | 10 | Aukuso Fruean |
| SH | 9 | Ionatana Tino |
| N8 | 8 | Suamalie Tuiletufuga |
| OF | 7 | Joseph Fuimaono |
| BF | 6 | Mikaele Tapili |
| RL | 5 | Aukusitino Ulugia |
| LL | 4 | Ikifusi Matamu |
| TP | 3 | Tiamu Viliamu |
| HK | 2 | Noel Sanft |
| LP | 1 | Rodney Tapu |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ripine Fualau |
| PR | 17 | Tuaniu Tuaniu |
| PR | 18 | Setu Enoka |
| LK | 19 | Lester Sefo |
| FL | 20 | Fili Setu |
| SH | 21 | Melani Matavao |
| CE | 22 | Ricky Pauli Ene |
| WG | 23 | Iafeta Purcell |
| Coach: ||
| Potu Leavasa ||
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Bautista Delguy |
| RW | 14 | Germán Schulz |
| OC | 13 | Juan Cruz Mallía |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Mare |
| LW | 11 | Franco Cuaranta |
| FH | 10 | Juan Cruz González |
| SH | 9 | Sebastián Cancelliere |
| N8 | 8 | Santiago Portillo |
| OF | 7 | Lautaro Bavaro |
| BF | 6 | Mariano Romanini |
| RL | 5 | Juan Cruz Guillemaín |
| LL | 4 | Franco Molina |
| TP | 3 | Santiago Medrano |
| HK | 2 | Gaspar Baldunciel |
| LP | 1 | Felipe Arregui |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Axel Zapata |
| PR | 17 | Franco Brarda |
| PR | 18 | Benjamín Espinal |
| LK | 19 | Ignacio Larrague |
| FL | 20 | Rodrigo Bruni |
| SH | 21 | Nicolás Cantarutti |
| CE | 22 | Juan Cappiello |
| WG | 23 | Rodrigo Etchart |
| Coach: ||
| Felipe Contepomi ||
| FB | 15 | Aidan McMullan |
| RW | 14 | Conor Desmond |
| OC | 13 | Mike Nieuwenhuysen |
| IC | 12 | Giuseppe du Toit |
| LW | 11 | Brett Johnson |
| FH | 10 | Patrick Parfrey |
| SH | 9 | Andrew Ferguson |
| N8 | 8 | Travis Larsen |
| OF | 7 | Lucas Rumball |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Gilmour |
| RL | 5 | Conor Keys |
| LL | 4 | Adrian Wadden |
| TP | 3 | Cole Keith |
| HK | 2 | Martial Lagain |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Eric Howard |
| PR | 17 | Rob Brouwer |
| PR | 18 | Ryan Kotlewski |
| LK | 19 | Liam Chisholm |
| FL | 20 | Dustin Dobravsky |
| SH | 21 | Jorden Sandover-Best |
| FH | 22 | Robbie Povey |
| WG | 23 | Kainoa Lloyd |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Shelley ||
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Sione Ika |
| RW | 14 | Heamatangi Tu'ivai |
| OC | 13 | Fetuli Paea |
| IC | 12 | Fe'ofa'aki Kaumavae |
| LW | 11 | Soape Polutele |
| FH | 10 | Samiu Muna |
| SH | 9 | Sosaia Tokai |
| N8 | 8 | Topui Sekona |
| OF | 7 | Sione Tupou |
| BF | 6 | Taniela Na'a |
| RL | 5 | Atunaisa Faka'osi |
| LL | 4 | Vainanuma Manu |
| TP | 3 | Makasine Lutua |
| HK | 2 | Sione Lolohea |
| LP | 1 | Loiola Vea 27' to 37' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Leiataua Kilifi |
| PR | 17 | Solomone Kioa |
| PR | 18 | Misinale Taukalo |
| LK | 19 | Faiva Sailosi |
| FL | 20 | Aisea Puaka |
| SH | 21 | James Faiva |
| FH | 22 | Paki Afu |
| WG | 23 | Posiana Kamoto |
| Coach: ||
| Isi Fatani ||
| FB | 15 | Gastón Gibernau |
| RW | 14 | Leandro Leivas |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Agustín Della Corte |
| LW | 11 | Federico Favaro |
| FH | 10 | Lucas Durán |
| SH | 9 | Guillermo Lijtenstein |
| N8 | 8 | Manuel Diana |
| OF | 7 | Gonzalo Soto |
| BF | 6 | Rodolfo Garese |
| RL | 5 | Diego Ayala |
| LL | 4 | Diego Magno |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario |
| HK | 2 | Germán Kessler |
| LP | 1 | Matías Benítez |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlos Pombo |
| PR | 17 | Carlos Arboleya |
| PR | 18 | Facundo Gattas |
| LK | 19 | Juan Diego Ormaechea |
| FL | 20 | Leandro Segredo 76' to 80' |
| SH | 21 | Nicolás Freitas |
| CE | 22 | Baltasar Brum |
| WG | 23 | Rodrigo Bocking |
| Coach: ||
| Oscar Durán ||

### Round 2

Team details :
| FB | 15 | Sione Ika |
| RW | 14 | Johnny Loseli |
| OC | 13 | Fe'ofa'aki Kaumavae |
| IC | 12 | Paki Afu |
| LW | 11 | Fetuli Paea |
| FH | 10 | James Faiva |
| SH | 9 | Samiu Muna |
| N8 | 8 | Topui Sekona |
| OF | 7 | Taniela Na'a |
| BF | 6 | Atunaisa Faka'osi |
| RL | 5 | Katilimoni Tu'ipulotu |
| LL | 4 | Vainanuma Manu |
| TP | 3 | Makasine Lutua |
| HK | 2 | Sione Lolohea |
| LP | 1 | Loiola Vea |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Leiataua Kilifi |
| PR | 17 | Solomone Kioa |
| PR | 18 | Misinale Taukalo |
| LK | 19 | Puniani Malafu |
| FL | 20 | Kuli Tonga 69' to 79' |
| SH | 21 | Paula Folau |
| FH | 22 | Heamatangi Tu'ivai |
| WG | 23 | Posiana Kamoto |
| Coach: ||
| Isi Fatani ||
| FB | 15 | Mitch Richardson |
| RW | 14 | Karsten Leitner |
| OC | 13 | Conor Desmond |
| IC | 12 | Giuseppe du Toit |
| LW | 11 | Kainoa Lloyd |
| FH | 10 | Robbie Povey |
| SH | 9 | Jorden Sandover-Best |
| N8 | 8 | Travis Larsen |
| OF | 7 | Peter Milazzo |
| BF | 6 | Kyle Gilmour |
| RL | 5 | Liam Chisholm |
| LL | 4 | Conor Keys |
| TP | 3 | Ryan Kotlewski |
| HK | 2 | Eric Howard |
| LP | 1 | Rob Brouwer |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ray Barkwill |
| PR | 17 | Liam Murray |
| PR | 18 | Cole Keith |
| LK | 19 | Adrian Wadden |
| FL | 20 | Dustin Dobravsky |
| SH | 21 | Andrew Ferguson |
| FH | 22 | Patrick Parfrey |
| WG | 23 | Mike Nieuwenhuysen |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Shelley ||
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Bautista Delguy |
| RW | 14 | Sebastián Cancelliere, |
| OC | 13 | Santiago Álvarez |
| IC | 12 | Juan Cappiello |
| LW | 11 | Germán Schulz |
| FH | 10 | Juan Cruz González |
| SH | 9 | Gonzalo Bertranou |
| N8 | 8 | Rodrigo Bruni |
| OF | 7 | Lautaro Bavaro |
| BF | 6 | Tomás de la Vega |
| RL | 5 | Ignacio Larrague |
| LL | 4 | Diego Galetto |
| TP | 3 | Benjamín Espinal |
| HK | 2 | Axel Zapata |
| LP | 1 | Franco Brarda |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gaspar Baldunciel |
| PR | 17 | Roberto Tejerizo |
| PR | 18 | Santiago Medrano |
| LK | 19 | Juan Cruz Guillemaín |
| FL | 20 | Santiago Portillo |
| SH | 21 | Santiago Mare |
| CE | 22 | Juan Cruz Mallía |
| WG | 23 | Rodrigo Etchart |
| Coach: ||
| Felipe Contepomi ||
| FB | 15 | Paulo Scanlan 29' to 39' |
| RW | 14 | Elisapeta Alofipo |
| OC | 13 | Leia Saofaiga |
| IC | 12 | Tagaloa Fonoti |
| LW | 11 | La'aloi Leilua |
| FH | 10 | Aukuso Fruean |
| SH | 9 | Ionatana Tino |
| N8 | 8 | Suamalie Tuiletufuga |
| OF | 7 | Joseph Fuimaono |
| BF | 6 | Mikaele Tapili |
| RL | 5 | Aukusitino Ulugia |
| LL | 4 | Ikifusi Matamu 27' to 37' |
| TP | 3 | Tiamu Viliamu |
| HK | 2 | Noel Sanft |
| LP | 1 | Rodney Tapu |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ripine Fualau |
| PR | 17 | Tuaniu Tuaniu |
| PR | 18 | Setu Enoka |
| LK | 19 | Lester Sefo |
| FL | 20 | Fili Setu |
| SH | 21 | Melani Matavao |
| CE | 22 | Ricky Pauli Ene |
| WG | 23 | Taimua Malielegaoi |
| Coach: ||
| Potu Leavasa ||
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Mitch Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Tim Maupin |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | JP Eloff |
| LW | 11 | Josh Whippy |
| FH | 10 | Mike McCarthy |
| SH | 9 | Holden Yungert |
| N8 | 8 | Aladdin Schirmer |
| OF | 7 | Psalm Wooching |
| BF | 6 | Ben Landry |
| RL | 5 | Brendan Hardiman |
| LL | 4 | Brendan Daly |
| TP | 3 | Angus MacLellan |
| HK | 2 | Peter Malcolm |
| LP | 1 | Chance Wenglewski |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alex Vorster |
| PR | 17 | Huluholo Mo'ungaloa |
| PR | 18 | Kelepi Fifita |
| LK | 19 | Matt Jensen |
| FL | 20 | Hanco Germishuys |
| SH | 21 | Ruben de Haas |
| FH | 22 | Ben Cima |
| WG | 23 | Zach Pangelinan |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Lawrence ||
| FB | 15 | Francisco López |
| RW | 14 | Gastón Mieres |
| OC | 13 | Joaquín Prada |
| IC | 12 | Rodrigo Bocking |
| LW | 11 | Nicolás Freitas |
| FH | 10 | Lucas Durán |
| SH | 9 | Guillermo Lijtenstein |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Diego Ormaechea |
| OF | 7 | Leandro Segredo |
| BF | 6 | Marcos Chamyan |
| RL | 5 | Mathias Palomeque |
| LL | 4 | Diego Magno |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Arboleya |
| HK | 2 | Carlos Pombo |
| LP | 1 | Facundo Gattas |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Germán Kessler |
| PR | 17 | Matías Benítez |
| PR | 18 | Felipe Inciarte |
| LK | 19 | Diego Ayala |
| FL | 20 | Gonzalo Soto |
| SH | 21 | Baltasar Brum |
| CE | 22 | Federico Favaro |
| WG | 23 | Gastón Gibernau |
| Coach: ||
| Oscar Durán ||