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1979 South American Rugby Championship

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11° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby
Tournament details
Host Chile
Date4–12 October 1979
Countries Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runner-up Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
1977
1981

The 1979 South American Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Chile and won by Argentina.

Standings

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts
 Argentina 4 4 0 0 238 47 + 191 8
 Uruguay 4 2 1 1 126 37 + 89 5
 Chile 4 2 1 1 104 62 + 42 5
 Brazil 4 1 0 3 25 216 - 191 2
 Paraguay 4 0 0 4 41 172 - 131 0

Results

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  • First round
4 October 1979
Argentina 19–16 Uruguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

4 October 1979
Chile 27–13 Paraguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

  • Second round
6 October 1979
Brazil 0–48 Uruguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

6 October 1979
Chile 15–34 Argentina
Stade Francais, Santiago

  • Third round
7 October 1979
Argentina 76–13 Paraguay
Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar

7 October 1979
Chile 53–6 Brazil
Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar

  • Fourth round
9 October 1979
Paraguay 9–53 Uruguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

9 October 1979
Argentina 109–3 Brazil
Stade Francais, Santiago

  • Fifth round
12 October 1979
Brazil 16–6 Paraguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

12 October 1979
Chile 9–9 Uruguay
Stade Francais, Santiago

References

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  • Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1979). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1979" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01.
  • IRB – South American Championship 1979

Notes

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Página de la IRB - South American Championship 1979)