Americas Rugby League Championship

The Americas Rugby League Championship is an international rugby league football tournament contested by Canada, Chile, Jamaica, and the USA. The tournament was created to follow the success of the Americas region of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying.[1]

Americas Rugby League Championship
Current season or competition:
2020 Americas Rugby League Championship
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2016
RegionNorth America (RLIF)
Holders Jamaica (1st title)
Most titles United States (2 titles)
Websiterlef.eu.com
Related competitionColonial Cup

History

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 (2011-2014). As part of the RLIFs policy of expansion and the introduction of a regular international calendar the America's Cup was established which gave the nations opportunity for regular competitive games.

Results

SeasonHost countriesWinner2nd3rd4th
2016 United States and
Canada
 United States  Canada  Jamaica N/A
2017 United States and
Canada
 United States  Jamaica  Canada N/A
2018 United States  Jamaica  United States  Canada  Chile

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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