The Rugby Americas North Championship, known before the 2016 edition as the NACRA Rugby Championship, is a championship for Tier 3 members of Rugby Americas North in men's 15-a-side rugby union. The United States and Canada, the two tier 2 sides in the North American region, take part in the Rugby Americas Championship, the "Americas 6 Nations", instead but a team representing the United States South regional association, USA South do take part.
Historically, the format of the tournament contained both a geographical and divisional element with promotion and relegation. All teams were split between North and South. Within that geographical split, teams were then split into the Championship (higher division) and the Cup (lower division). The highest placed team in each Cup played the bottom team in their respective Championship for promotion.
Starting in 2026, the format is scheduled to be revised with three tiers of competition, which will be included in the qualification process for the Rugby World Cup.
The current format of the tournament contains both a geographical and divisional element with promotion and relegation. All the teams are split between the North and South. Within that geographical split, teams are then split into the Championship (higher division) and the Cup (lower division). The highest placed team in each Cup plays the bottom team in their respective Championship for promotion. As of 2017, the Southern region does not have a Cup division.
Finally, the winner of the North championship plays the winner of the South championship in the RAN Championship final to decide the winner of the overall tournament.
Champions Year Winner Score Runner-up Refs 1966 round robin 1967 round robin 1969 round robin 1971 round robin 1973 round robin 1975 round robin 1977 round robin 1979 round robin 1981 round robin 1983 round robin 1985 round robin 1987 round robin 1992 round robin 1993 round robin 1994 round robin 1996 29–8 1997 31–14 1998 round robin 1999 round robin 2001 23–12 valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2003 Rugby World Cup 2005 52–3 valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup 2008 40–24 valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 11–0 2012 18–0 valid also as round 1 of Americas qualification for 2015 Rugby World Cup 2013 USA South 26–18 2014 30–27 USA South 2015 30–16 2016 32–3 2017 USA South 23–19 2018 USA South round robin 2019 33–10 2025 45–14
Statistics by team Team Titles Years won 1977, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2019 1967, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1997, 1999*, 2001, 2008, 2015 1966, 1971, 2014 USA South 2013, 2017, 2018 1969, 1975 2016, 2025 2005 1999* 1987
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