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Americas Rankings – December 08 2016

Following round two of the South American C Championship there have been changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – December 08 2016 show Guatemala and Costa Rica gaining points.

Costa Rica’s 41-10 win over Panama sees Costa Rica gaining rankings points. Costa Rica has gone from 31.50 points to 32.60. It sees the country edging closer to the Bahamas. Panama falls to a new ranking of 27.71 points.

Costa Rica’s opponent in the final will be Guatemala. Los Jaguares romped El Salvador, winning 53-0 on Wednesday. With the teams exchanging rankings Guatemala has continued its climb. The updated ranking of 31.22 points sees Guatemala move ahed of the Dominican Republic and Ecuador.

El Salvador has fallen to 27.71 points. The new ranking sees Los Torogoces ranked slightly ahead of Curaçao. A win over Panama on Saturday would see an improvement. A loss would see El Salvador fall to bottom spot in the Americas Rankings. El Salvador and Panama are now officially tied.

 

# Americas Rankings Pts
1 Argentina 79.91
2 USA 64.66
3 Canada 64.29
4 Uruguay 61.20
5 Chile 55.08
6 Brazil 50.67
7 Paraguay 49.46
8 Colombia 47.97
9 Trinidad & Tobago 46.25
10 Mexico 45.62
11 Guyana 45.35
12 Cayman Islands 42.88
13 Venezuela 41.14
14 Bermuda 39.22
15 Jamaica 38.76
16 Peru 36.95
17 Barbados 36.94
18 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 34.91
19 Bahamas 33.76
20 Costa Rica 32.60
21 Turks & Caicos 31.34
22 Guatemala 31.22
23 Dominican Republic 31.05
24 Ecuador 30.57
25 Belize 30.00
26 Bolivia 30.00
27 British Virgin Islands 30.00
28 Cuba 30.00
29 Guadeloupe 30.00
30 Haiti 30.00
31 Honduras 30.00
32 Martinique 30.00
33 Nicaragua 30.00
34 St. Kitts and Nevis 30.00
35 St. Lucia 30.00
36 Suriname 30.00
37 Panama 27.74
38 El Salvador 27.74
39 Curaçao 27.61

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Formally created in June 2015, this website's goal is to increase media exposure of the Tier 2 rugby nations, and create a hub with a focus on the stories of rugby in the Americas - North, Central and South.

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