2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–16 October 2016 |
| Countries | Argentina XV Canada A Fiji Warriors Samoa A Uruguay A USA Selects |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina XV |
| Runner-up | Fiji Warriors |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Tries scored | 84 (9.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Cruz González (37) |
| Most tries | Benjamín Macome (4) |
2017 → | |
The 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the inaugural rugby union tournament created by World Rugby for national 'A' teams to develop home grown talent for their national test sides.
The Americas Pacific Challenge provides the Pacific nations a chance of further competition outside their own region, as the Pacific Challenge is reduced to just the Pacific nations when Rugby World Cup qualifiers are played.
For national 'A' teams from the Americas, this new tournament replaced the pre-2015 format of the Americas Rugby Championship, which is now an annual championship elevated to test status.
The tournament was hosted by Uruguay, with all matches played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Argentina XV won the tournament undefeated, with Fiji Warriors as runner-up.