In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

, 19 countries in the Pan American Rugby Association (PARA) compete for 3 direct entries and 1 repechage place (Repechage 1) against the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4.

Round 1a

Caribbean teams. Preliminary qualifier between St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines, then two pools of four, pool winners playoff, the winner going through to Round 3b.

Round 1b

CONSUR (Confederation Sudamericana de Rugby) 2nd Division. One pool of four teams - winner progresses to round 2.

Round 2

Bottom two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 1b, form one pool of three. Winner progresses to Round 3a.

Round 3a

Top two CONSUR Division 1 teams, plus winner of Round 2, form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

Round 3b

USA, Canada and winner of Round 1a form one pool of three. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. Runner up progresses to Round 4.

Round 4

Home and away playoff. Winner qualifies for RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up enters Repechage round.

Preliminary qualifier

One-off match. St Lucia progress to South Pool.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
28-May-2005	-	St Lucia	36-25

South Pool

Barbados go into playoff vs winner of North Pool (Bahamas).

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	3	3	0	0	103	9
	3	2	0	1	95	7
	3	1	0	2	62	5
	3	0	0	3	-260	3

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
8-Aug-2005	Guyana - Barbados	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	17-27
8-Aug-2005	St Lucia - Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	0-82
10-Aug-2005	Guyana - St Lucia	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	97-0
10-Aug-2005	Barbados - Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	25-13
13-Aug-2005	Barbados - St Lucia	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	81-0
13-Aug-2005	Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	29-21

North Pool

Bahamas beat Cayman Islands on head to head to win pool, go into playoff against winner of South Pool (Barbados).

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	3	2	0	1	18	7
	3	2	0	1	5	7
	3	1	1	1	-8	6
	3	0	1	2	-15	4

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
5-Jun-2005	Jamaica - Bermuda	Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...	10-10
5-Jun-2005	Bahamas - Cayman Islands	Bahamas	23-12
8-Jun-2005	Bermuda - Bahamas	Bahamas	15-24
8-Jun-2005	Cayman Islands - Jamaica	Bahamas	18-8
11-Jun-2005	Cayman Islands - Bermuda	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...	12-6
11-Jun-2005	Jamaica - Bahamas	Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...	5-3

Playoff - Winner North Pool vs Winner South Pool

Barbados progresses to Round 3b.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
1-Oct-2005	-	Trinidad Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...	52-3

Round 1b - 2004

CONSUR 2nd Division. Home OR Away basis. Brazil progresses to Round 2.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	3	3	0	0	150	9
	3	2	0	1	8	7
	3	1	0	2	-75	5
	3	0	0	3	-83	3

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
10-Oct-2004	Brazil - Peru	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	73-3
13-Oct-2004	Brazil - Colombia	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	74-0
16-Oct-2004	Peru - Colombia	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	15-10
6-Nov-2004	Peru - Venezuela	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	22-32
13-Nov-2004	Colombia - Venezuela	Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...	27-31
20-Nov-2004	Venezuela - Brazil	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	5-11

Round 2 - 2005

Home OR Away basis. Chile progresses to Round 3a.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	58	6
	2	1	0	1	21	4
	2	0	0	2	-79	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
2-Oct-2005	Paraguay - Brazil	Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...	45-8
8-Oct-2005	Chile - Paraguay	Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...	38-22
13-Oct-2005	Brazil - Chile	Sao José dos Campos São José dos Campos São José dos Campos is a municipality and a major city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil and one of the most important industrial and research centers in Latin America. It is located in the Paraíba Valley, between the two most active production and consumption regions in the country, São Paulo ...	13-55

Round 3a – July 2006

Home OR Away basis. Argentina progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 1. Uruguay progresses to Round 4.

Current Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	73	6
	2	1	0	1	2	4
	2	0	0	2	-75	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
01-Jul-2006	Chile - Argentina	Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...	13-60
08-Jul-2006	Argentina - Uruguay	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	26-0
22-Jul-2006	Uruguay - Chile	Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...	43-15

Round 3b – July 2006

Home OR Away basis. Canada progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 2. USA progresses to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	115	6
	2	1	0	1	42	4
	2	0	0	2	-157	2

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
24-Jun-2006	Barbados - Canada	Bridgetown Bridgetown The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...  (Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... )	3-69
1-Jul-2006	United States - Barbados	Palo Alto (Stanford) Stanford Stadium Stanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the Stanford University campus, the home of Stanford Cardinal college football team. It originally opened in 1921 as a football and track stadium, an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame...  (USA)	91-0
12-Aug-2006	Canada - United States	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...  (Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... )	56-7

Round 4 – 2006

Winner (USA) progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Americas 3. Runner up (Uruguay) progresses to Repechage round as Americas 4, to play the winner of Africa 2 v Europe 4, for Repechage 1.

Match Schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Result
30-Sep-2006	Uruguay - United States	Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...	13-42
7-Oct-2006	United States - Uruguay	Palo Alto, CA USA Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...	33-7

United States win 75-20 on aggregate

External links

• World Cup website