Rugby Americas North
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| Abbreviation | RAN |
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| Established | March 2001 (as NAWIRA) 2010 (as NACRA) 2016[1] |
| Type | Sports organisation |
| Headquarters | Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
Region served | Northern America and the Caribbean[a] |
| Membership | 19 member unions |
Official language | |
President | George Nicholson |
General Manager | Niall Brooks |
Vice President | Araba Chintoh |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
Parent organization | World Rugby |
| Website | rugbyamericasnorth |
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Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.
Prior to 2016, the organisation was known as NACRA – the North America Caribbean Rugby Association. The preceding body before 2010 was NAWIRA – the North America and West Indies Rugby Association.
The main objective of RAN is the promotion and development of rugby in North America and the Caribbean. The association unveiled a four-year plan during the 2011 Annual General Meeting to grow rugby within its membership unions through promotion, media output and competition.[2]
World Rugby's 40-member executive council includes two seats for RAN representatives, two seats for Canada, and one for the United States. By contrast to RAN's five votes on the World Rugby executive council, European countries have 16 votes.[clarification needed]
Competitions
RAN oversees regional competitions, such as regional qualifiers for Pan Am Games and Rugby World Cups including:
Senior
Youth
Governance
RAN is governed by a board of five executives. The USA, Canada and Mexico are fixed representatives, while the Caribbean countries elect two nations for delegation.[2] In November 2021 RAN announced changes to its executive committee following its 2021 Annual General Meeting in Miami. George Nicholson was appointed as the new President and Dr. Araba Chintoh and Miguel Carner as Vice Presidents.[3]
Player registration
As of 2010, there were 128,828 rugby players within North America:[4] with the largest number of players from:
- United States (88,151)
- Canada (23,853)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5,060)
- Mexico (3,454)
As of 2016, RAN reported 160,769 total registered players and 1,595,565 non-registered players.[5]
- USA – 119,682
- Canada – 27,512
- Mexico – 6,168
- Martinique – 3,500
- St. Vincent & The Grenadines – 1,806
- Jamaica – 1,518
- Trinidad & Tobago – 1,403
- Bermuda – 794
- Dominican Republic – 600
- Bahamas – 529
- Guyana – 522
- Barbados – 425
- Cayman – 410
- St. Lucia – 292
- Turks and Caicos – 200
- British Virgin Islands – 117
- Curacao – 104
As of the 2019 Rugby Americas North Review there were 134,300 participants reported, 69,500 males and 65,000 females.[6]
Member unions
As of August 2024 Rugby Americas North has 13 full members and 4 associate members and 2 recognized regional development unions:[7][8]
Regional unions (including former affiliates) without current RAN recognition:[9]
Notes:
^a Denotes associate member of RAN not affiliated with World Rugby.[10]
^b The governing body is the French Rugby Federation which has territorial committees for overseas departments and territories.[11]
World Rugby Rankings
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World Cup qualifying
Rugby Americas North nations participate in qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup every four years. Two Rugby Americas North nations –Canada and United States – have qualified to play in Rugby World Cups.
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes Guyana and French Guiana.
References
- ^ "About Rugby Americas North". rugbyamericasnorth.com.
- ^ a b Learning More About NACRA. Rugby Canada,18 July 2012. [dead link]
- ^ Kelly, Bryan (2021-11-19). "RUGBY AMERICAS NORTH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Year in Review" (PDF). IRB. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03.
- ^ "THE REGION". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Bryan Kelly (January 6, 2020). "2019 Rugby Americas North Year in Review". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Full members". Rugby Americas North. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Associate members". Rugby Americas North. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Affiliated Unions". NACRA. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Handbook" (PDF). World Rugby. 2014. pp. 16–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "The Committee". Guadeloupe Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "The World Rugby Men's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "The World Rugby Women's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.