2008 North America 4

The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.

## Teams

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The teams competing are Canada East and Canada West, and the USA Falcons and USA Hawks. Each team was founded in 2005 by the NA4 committee, comprising the IRB, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.

### Canada West

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Main article: Canada West (rugby team)

Coached by Tony Medina, who is assisted by Ian Hyde-Lay, Canada West won the inaugural competition. Captained by scrum-half Ed Fairhust the team won their first match 98-0, the largest win of the competition. Fairhurst has represented Canada at test level, as well, the team has a front row with test experience.[1]

### Canada East

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Main article: Canada East (rugby team)

Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final. The team was captained by Derek Daypuck who also finished their leading points scorer on 78.

### USA Falcons

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Main article: USA Falcons

Coached by Jim Love who is assisted by Kevin Battle. Their captain was Patrick Bell. The team finished runners-up after losing the competition final.

### USA Hawks

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Main article: USA Hawks

They are coached by Pete Steinberg, assisted by Bernie Hogan and Gordon Macpherson. The team finished last in the competition. They finished with one win from their seven matches.

## Round-Robin Standings

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Canada West | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 123 | 18 | 1.00
USA Falcons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 101 | 0.667
USA Hawks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 92 | 0.333
Canada East | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 78 | 0.00

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## Round-Robin Play Schedule

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Date | Away | Score | Home | Location

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May 17  | Canada West | 20 - 15  | Canada East | Fletchers Field, Markham, ON
July 10  | USA Falcons | 39 - 24  | USA Hawks | Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon
July 15  | USA Hawks | 0 - 48  | Canada West | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 15  | USA Falcons | 26 - 22  | Canada East | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 19  | USA Hawks | 32 - 5  | Canada East | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 19  | USA Falcons | 3 - 55  | Canada West | Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC

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## Elimination Play Schedule

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Date | Away | Score | Home | Location

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July 29  | Canada East | 26 - 30  | Canada West | Infinity Park, Denver, CO
July 29  | USA Hawks | 12 - 30  | USA Falcons | Infinity Park, Denver, CO
August 2  | Canada East | 17-17  | USA Hawks | Infinity Park, Denver, CO
August 2  | Canada West | 16-11  | USA Falcons | Infinity Park, Denver, CO

## References

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1. ^ "Canada teams choose for opening games of NA 4". NA Rugby. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
2. ^ "NA4 Rugby (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
3. ^ "NA4 Rugby (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

## External links

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Teams|

* Canada West
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* USA Rugby

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* Eagles (Results)
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Women's|

* Women's
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* U.S. at the Rugby World Cup
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* Major League Rugby
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Hosted events|

* 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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Defunct|

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* Churchill Cup
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* American flag rugby
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