The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4

North America 4

North America 4, also known as IRB North America 4 often abbreviated to NA4, was a North American rugby union competition launched in 2006...

 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.

Teams

The teams competing are Canada East

Canada East (rugby team)

Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...

 and Canada West

Canada West (rugby team)

Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...

, and the USA Falcons

USA Falcons

The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...

 and USA Hawks

USA Hawks

The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...

. Each team was founded in 2005 by the NA4 committee, comprising the IRB, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.

Canada West

Coached by Tony Medina, who is assisted by Ian Hyde-Lay, Canada West won the inaugural competition. Captained by scrum-half Ed Fairhust the team won their first match 98-0, the largest win of the compeititon. Fairhurst has represented Canada at test level, as well, the team has a front row with test experience.

Canada East

Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final. The team was captained by Derek Daypuck who also finished their leading points scorer on 78.

USA Falcons

Coached by Jim Love who is assisted by Kevin Battle. Their captain was Patrick Bell. The team finished runners-up after losing the competition final.

USA Hawks

They are coached by Pete Steinberg, assisted by Bernie Hogan and Gordon Macpherson. The team finished last in the competition. They finished with one win from their seven matches.

Round-Robin Standings

Team	Games Played	Wins	Loss	Tie	BTS	PTS	PF	PA	PCT
Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	3	3	0	0	2	14	123	18	1.00
USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	3	2	1	0	1	9	68	101	0.667
USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	3	1	2	0	1	5	56	92	0.333
Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	3	0	3	0	2	2	42	78	0.00

Round-Robin Play Schedule

Date	Away	Score	Home	Location
May 17	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	20 - 15	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Fletchers Field, Markham, ON
July 10	USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	39 - 24	USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon Gresham, Oregon - Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...
July 15	USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	0 - 48	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a private boarding school, located in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman, Christopher Windley 'C. W.' Lonsdale in 1916, and partly modelled on one of England's leading private schools, Westminster School.- Location :Shawnigan Lake School... , Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 15	USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	26 - 22	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a private boarding school, located in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman, Christopher Windley 'C. W.' Lonsdale in 1916, and partly modelled on one of England's leading private schools, Westminster School.- Location :Shawnigan Lake School... , Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 19	USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	32 - 5	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a private boarding school, located in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman, Christopher Windley 'C. W.' Lonsdale in 1916, and partly modelled on one of England's leading private schools, Westminster School.- Location :Shawnigan Lake School... , Shawnigan Lake, BC
July 19	USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	3 - 55	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a private boarding school, located in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman, Christopher Windley 'C. W.' Lonsdale in 1916, and partly modelled on one of England's leading private schools, Westminster School.- Location :Shawnigan Lake School... , Shawnigan Lake, BC

Elimination Play Schedule

Date	Away	Score	Home	Location
July 29	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	26 - 30	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	Glendale Infinity Park, Denver, CO
July 29	USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	12 - 30	USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Glendale Infinity Park, Denver, CO
August 2	Canada East Canada East (rugby team) Canada East is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada East was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	17-17	USA Hawks USA Hawks The USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Glendale Infinity Park, Denver, CO
August 2	Canada West Canada West (rugby team) Canada West is one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee is made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby...	16-11	USA Falcons USA Falcons The USA Falcons are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States that compete in the North America 4 Series.-Formation:...	Glendale Infinity Park, Denver, CO

External links

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