1981 South American Rugby Championship

12° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Uruguay
Date	16–20 May 1981
Countries	Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay
Runner-up	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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Main article: South American Rugby Championship

The 1981 South American Rugby Championship was the twelfth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Montevideo and won by Uruguay. Argentina didn't participate.

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Uruguay	3	3	0	0	164	17	+ 147	6
Chile	3	2	0	1	69	39	+ 30	4
Paraguay	3	1	0	2	52	90	- 38	2
Brazil	3	0	0	3	6	145	- 139	0

Results

• First round

16 May 1981

Chile	33–3	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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16 May 1981

Uruguay	54–14	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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• Second round

18 May 1981

Chile	33–3	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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18 May 1981

Uruguay	77–0	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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• Third round

20 May 1981

Uruguay	33–3	Chile

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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20 May 1981

Paraguay	35–3	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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Notes and references

• IRB – South American Championship 1981
• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1981). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1981" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.