In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, entered a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams. The qualification process started with regional qualification tournaments. First a Caribbean tournament in the

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during April 2008, was won by

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. South America's Second Division 2008 South American Rugby (division B) was the next tournament to take place.

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won on the final day in

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. The two regional champions advanced to a playoff to decide who would face

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and

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in Round 3A. Brazil won both legs of the two-match series for the right to participate in the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, which was won by Uruguay. Uruguay then faced the United States to determine the Americas 2 seed. On July 11, 2009, Canada claimed the Americas 1 seed, making them the first team to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The USA followed on November 21 to claim the Americas 2 seed, sending Uruguay to the playoffs for the final place. 18 teams participated in the qualifying process. For

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there were 19. Changes in participation levels were due to

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earning a spot in the

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tournament with their performance in

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not participating, and

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making their Rugby World Cup qualifying debut.

Round 1A (Caribbean Regional Tournament) - April 2008

The Caribbean Regional Championships held in the

was the first Qualifying event for the

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. The Tournament included the nine eligible IRB members from the Caribbean & Central America.

was competing in their first major international competition as one of the IRB's newest members. The Mexicans faced Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a preliminary qualifying match to determine the final eight. The match was played at the

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. In addition to determining a champion, the tournament played out each final position. The tournament was won by

who advanced to Round 2 of the qualifying process. The main tournament was hosted by the

, with all matches being played at

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in George Town. Attendance at this tournament varied throughout, but the maximum attendance was calculated at 1,395 during the final. Teams * * * * * * * * * (Team eliminated in the preliminary round)

Round 1B (South American Consur B Championships) - June 2008

This round is also the 2008 South American Rugby Championship B Division, a competition for second tier South American nations. The tournament was played at Colegio de San José in Asuncion,

in June 2008. The winners were

who beat hosts

on the final day. They advanced to Round 2 to face

and

were promoted to the Division A of the Consur.

Standings

Matches

Round 2 (Regional Champions Playoff)

This playoff was between the two regional champions of Round 1. The winner of the playoff progressed to join

and

in Round 3A. Brazil advanced by winning the series two matches to none.

Round 3A (South America Consur A Championships) - April/May 2009

This round was also the 2009 South American Rugby Championship A Division, a competition for first tier South American nations. The tournament was played in

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(with the exception of the first match played in

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) in April and May 2009. Paraguay participated in the tournament; however, their participation was limited to the Consur A Championship and their results had no bearing on Rugby World Cup qualifying.

, who defeated

and

, qualified for Round 4 to face the loser of Round 3B.

Standings

Round 3B (North American Qualification Playoff)

This round was a two legged playoff between the

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and

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. The winner, Canada, qualified for

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of the

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as Americas 1; the USA moved on to Round 4. Series drawn 1-1. Canada won on aggregate 47 - 30.

Round 4 (Final American Qualification Playoff)

This two-legged playoff between Uruguay, the winner of South American Qualification (Round 3A), and the US, the loser of the North American Playoff (Round 3B) qualified the United States for

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of the Rugby World Cup as Americas 2, while Uruguay advanced to the Final Place Playoff as Americas 3 to face

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(the second place Asian team) in the semifinal. USA won the series 2–0 and 54–28 on aggregate.

Uruguay v USA

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USA v Uruguay

External links

Confirmation of draw

References

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Round 1A (Caribbean Regional Tournament) - April 2008

Round 1B (South American Consur B Championships) - June 2008

Standings

Matches

Round 2 (Regional Champions Playoff)

Round 3A (South America Consur A Championships) - April/May 2009

Standings

Round 3B (North American Qualification Playoff)

Round 4 (Final American Qualification Playoff)

Uruguay v USA

USA v Uruguay

See also

External links

References