Americas Rugby League Championship

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Americas Rugby League ChampionshipSport| Rugby league

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Inaugural season| 2016
Region| North America (ARL)
Holders|  Jamaica (1st title)
Most titles|  United States (2 titles)
Related competition| Colonial Cup

The Americas Rugby League Championship  is an international rugby league football tournament contested by Americas national rugby league teams. The tournament was created to follow the success of the Americas region of the 2015 Americas qualification tournament for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[1]

The tournament is both a stand alone competition and a qualification tournament for the Rugby League World Cup depending on the year.[2]

## History

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### Background

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Previously, the only regular international competitions in North America were the Colonial Cup between the USA and Canada and the Caribbean Carnival Cup between Jamaica and Canada. A predecessor competition, the Atlantic Cup, was held in 2009 and 2010.[2]

### 2015–present

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The Americas Rugby League Championship was in created in 2016 follow the success of the Americas region of the 2015 Americas qualification tournament for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[1] Initially held annually, the tournament switched to every two years following the 2018 event,[2] however the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament restared in 2023[4] and saw a women's event added for the first time, men's event did not occur for unknown reasons. In 2024, the women's tournament doubled as part of the 2026 World Cup qualification process.[5] Brazil withdrew from the tournament and their fixtures were replaced with friendlies against the USA Pioneers.[6]

## Results

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### Men's

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Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref.

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2016 |
United States |
Canada |
Jamaica | N/A  | [1]
2017 |
United States |
Jamaica |
Canada
2018 |
Jamaica |
United States |
Canada |
Chile
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:  Canada,  Chile,
Jamaica,  United States
2023 | Cancelled; reason unknown:
Brazil,  Canada,
Jamaica,  United States

### Women's

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Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Ref.

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2023 |
Canada |
United States |
Jamaica | [7]
2024 |
Canada |
United States |
Jamaica | [8][9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Americas Championship".
2. ^ a b c "Americas Championship Men".
3. ^ "2020 Americas Championship postponed". Love Rugby League. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. ^ "'Best ever' South American Championships ends in Brazil win". www.intrl.sport. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28.
5. ^ "Women Hawks qualify for Americas Final". USARL. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. ^ "Americas RLWCQ draw revised after removal of Brazil". European Rugby League. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. ^ "Canada Win Inaugural Women's Americas North Championship".
8. ^ "United States 44 0 Jamaica". European Rugby League. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. ^ "Canada 40 8 United States". European Rugby League. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

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Americas Rugby League Championship

* Canada
* Chile
* Jamaica
* United States

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* ~~2020~~
* 2022

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Rugby league in Canada

Federation|

* Canada Rugby League (CRL)

National teams|

* Men's (results)
* Women's (results)

International competitions|

* Americas 9s
* Americas Rugby League Championship
* Colonial Cup
* World Cup

Representative sides|

* British Columbia Bulldogs
* Eastern Canada Rugby League
* Western Canada Rugby League

Professional competition|

Toronto Wolfpack

Domestic competition|

* Alberta Rugby League (ARL)
* Ontario Rugby League (ORL)
* Rugby League British Columbia (RLBC)

Seasons

Americas Rugby League Championship|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018

Colonial Cup|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016

Toronto Wolfpack|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

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Rugby league in Jamaica

Federation|

* Jamaica Rugby League Association (JRLA)

National teams|

* Men's
* players
* results
* Women's

International competitions|

* Americas Rugby League Championship

Domestic competition|

* Jamaica National League

Related articles|

* West Indies national rugby league team

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Rugby league in the United States

Federation|

* USA Rugby League (USARL)

National teams|

* Men's
* results
* Women's
* Wheelchair

International competitions|

* 1987 State of Origin
* Americas Cup
* Colonial Cup
* Atlantic Cup
* World Cup
* World Sevens
* Emerging Nations Tournament
* Saint Patrick's Day Test
* Wigan v Warrington 1989
* Rugby League Las Vegas

Representative teams|

* New England Immortals
* USARL Pioneers
* Presidents Barbarians
* North Conference All-Stars
* South Conference All-Stars

National competitions|

* USA Rugby League

Unsanctioned competition|

* Championship Rugby League (CRL)
* North American Rugby League (NARL)

National Level Domestic Teams|

* Boston Bears
* Jacksonville Axemen
* Southwest Florida Copperheads
* Tampa Mayhem

Domestic seasons|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* AMNRL
* USARL
* 2012
* AMNRL
* USARL
* 2013
* AMNRL
* USARL
* 2014
* AMNRL
* USARL
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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International Rugby League

Members
(List)|

| Confederations|

* Asia-Pacific Rugby League
* European Rugby League

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Full|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Jamaica
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Serbia
* South Africa
* Tonga
* Ukraine
* Wales

Affiliate|

* Brazil
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kenya
* Lebanon
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Norway
* Russia
* Scotland
* Turkey
* United States

Observer|

* Albania
* Argentina
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Chile
* Colombia
* DR Congo
* Hungary
* Ivory Coast
* Japan
* Libya
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* North Macedonia
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Poland
* Sierra Leone
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Vanuatu

Former|

* Affiliate
* American Samoa
* Austria
* Estonia
* Latvia
* New Caledonia
* Tokelau
* Observer
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* Georgia
* Guyana
* Hong Kong
* India
* Mexico
* Namibia
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* Thailand
* Trinidad and Tobago

International
competitions|

* Men's World Cup
* Women's World Cup
* Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup
* Four Nations
* Anzac Test
* Men' Ashes
* Women's Ashes
* Asian Cup
* Baskerville Shield
* European Championship
* European Championship B
* European Championship C
* European Championship D
* Griffin Cup
* Mediterranean Cup
* MEA Championships
* Americas Championship
* Pacific Cup
* Pacific Championships
* Saint Patrick's Day Test
* Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy
* Colonial Cup
* Nordic Cup
* Milan Kosanovic Cup
* Balkans Cup

Awards and rankings|

* RLIF Awards
* IRL Golden Boot Award
* World rankings
* men
* women
* wheelchair

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