2016 Americas Rugby Championship
The 2016 Americas Rugby Championship was the first series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), a new annual western hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches will be full international test matches with caps awarded, including for Argentina XV players and their opponents, but Argentina XV matches will not count to World Rankings for either team.
| Date | 6 February 2016 – 6 March 2016 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Argentina XV Brazil Canada Chile United States Uruguay |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina XV (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Tries scored | 109 (7.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 63,221 (4,215 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Matías Nordenflycht (53) |
| Most tries | Juan Pablo Estellés (5) Joaquín Paz (5) |
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