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.
Contents
- Teams
- North Zone Championship
- North Zone Cup
- South Zone Championship
- South Zone Cup
- Final
- Related Page
- References
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.
There are two notable changes from last year: Mexico has replaced Bermuda in the North Championship, and Jamaica is no longer participating.
North Zone Championship
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. USA South is not a full member of World Rugby.
Games
North Zone Cup
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses. Turks & Caicos Islands are not a full member of World Rugby.
Games
South Zone Championship
Pre-tournament World Rugby Rankings in parentheses.
Games
South Zone Cup
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.