Rugby Americas North

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.

Rugby Americas North
AbbreviationRAN
EstablishedMarch 2001 (2001-03) (as NAWIRA)
2010 (as NACRA)
2016[1]
TypeSports orginastion
HeadquartersTortola, British Virgin Islands
Region served
North America and the Caribbean[lower-alpha 1]
Membership
19 member unions
Official language
President
Miguel Carner
General Manager
Niall Brooks
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Payne
Main organ
Board of Directors
Parent organization
World Rugby
Websiterugbyamericasnorth.com
Formerly called
  • North America and West Indies Rugby Association (2001–2008)
  • North America Caribbean Rugby Association (2009–2014)

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.

Competitions

RAN oversees regional competitions, such as regional qualifiers for Pan Am Games and Rugby World Cups including:

Senior

Youth

  • RAN Under-19 Championship

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
Former NACRA logo.

Countries within North America, as of 2010, account for 128,828 rugby players:[4] with the largest number of players from:

  1. United States (88,151)
  2. Canada (23,853)
  3. Trinidad and Tobago (5,060)
  4. Mexico (3,454)

Member unions

As of November 2017 Rugby Americas North has 14 full members and 6 associate members:[5][6]

Regional unions (including former affiliates) without current RAN recognition:[7]

Notes:

^a Denotes associate member of RAN not affiliated with World Rugby.[8]

^b The governing body is the French Rugby Federation which has territorial committees for overseas departments and territories.[9]

World Rugby Rankings

See also

Notes
  1. Includes Guyana and French Guiana.

References
  1. "About Rugby Americas North". rugbyamericasnorth.com.
  2. Learning More About NACRA. Rugby Canada,18 July 2012.
  3. Kelly, Bryan (2021-11-19). "RUGBY AMERICAS NORTH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. "Year in Review" (PDF). IRB. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03.
  5. "Full members". Rugby Americas North. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. "Associate members". Rugby Americas North. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "Affiliated Unions". NACRA. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.
  8. "Handbook" (PDF). World Rugby. 2014. pp. 16–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "The Committee". Guadeloupe Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. "The World Rugby Men's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. "The World Rugby Women's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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