Argentina XV win the Americas Rugby Championship in a bonus point victory against Canada
Bernadette Larose
Rugby 15s Senior Men
Argentina XV defeated Canada 39-23 on Friday, March 1 in Langford, BC. With the bonus point win they secured the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) title.
Argentina started the match off strong, blocking a clearing attempt and scooping up the ball of an early try. Ciaran Hearn kicked two for three penalty kicks in the first half. Argentina scored a try just before the end of the first to lead Canada 22-6 at the break.
An exciting second half was fueled by the cheers from a sold out Westhills Stadium crowd. Canada was finally rewarded after multiple crashing phases with a try by Kyle Baillie. Working off momentum, Andrew Coe got on his horse to beat the Argentinean defense and sprint down the right side, sliding in for the try. A second try by Coe was called off due to a forward pass just a few minutes later.
Argentina XV were awarded a penalty try that secured their win just before the final whistle. With the bonus point they won the 2019 ARC.
Canada will now head south the Seattle for game five of the ARC's against USA. Kickoff is at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT on March 8, 2019.
Tickets available HERE.
Canada Roster:
1. Hubert Buydens – (NOLA Gold) Saskatoon, SK
2. Benoit Piffero – (Blagnac Sporting Club) Montreal, QC
3. Cole Keith – (Toronto Arrows) Sussex, NB
4. Conor Keys – (Rotherham Titans) Stittsville, ON
5. Kyle Baillie – (NOLA Gold) Summerside, PEI
6. Justin Blanchet – (Bedford Blues) Montreal, QC
7. Lucas Rumball – Captain(Toronto Arrows) Mississauga, ON
8. Dustin Dobravsky – (Castaway Wanderers) Hanover, Germany
9. Jamie Mackenzie – (Toronto Arrows) Oakville, ON
10. Gordon McRorie – (Calgary Hornets) Calgary, AB
11. Kainoa Lloyd – (Toronto Arrows) Mississauga, ON
12. Ciaran Hearn – (London Irish) Conception Bay South, NL
13. Nick Blevins – (Calgary Hornets) Calgary, AB
14. Andrew Coe – (Markham Irish) Toronto, ON
15. Theo Sauder – (Toronto Arrows) Vancouver, BC
16. Jordan Olsen – (Northland) Whangarei, NZ
17. Noah Barker – (Glendale Raptors) Courtenay, BC
18. Ryan Kotlewski – (Westshore RFC) Calgary, AB
19. Josh Larsen – (Austin Elite) Parksville, BC
20. Nakai Penny – (Seattle Seawolves) Penticton, BC
21. Will Percillier – (Stade Francais) Mill Bay, BC
22. Pat Parfrey – (Unattached) St. John’s, NL
23. Doug Fraser – (Austin Elite) Ladysmith, BC
2019 ARC Schedule:
February 2
Canada 17 - 20 Uruguay
February 9
Canada 10 - 18 Brazil
February 22
Canada 56 – 0 Chile
March1
Canada 23-39 Argentina XV
Canada vs. USA
March 8
Starfire Sports
Seattle, USA
Kick-off: 10pm ET/7pm PT
Broadcast:
Live on www.tsn.ca/TSNApp
Tape delay 11pm ET/8pm PT on TSN 2