The competition was contested between two newly formed representative teams from each of Canada and the United States.

The tournament was intended to act as a pathway to more exposure of domestic players and the national sides (Canada and United States).

The new tournament features six teams, including four provincial sides from Canada playing in the Canadian Rugby Championship joined by the Argentina Jaguars and USA 'A'.

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 competition.

[1] Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final.

The IRB planned to invest $CAN3.12 million over a three-year period to establish the competition as part of the "Tier 2 initiative", which aims to promote rugby in countries where the sport is less popular.