1979 South American Rugby Championship

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

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 tournament was played in Chile and won by Argentina.

Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts
 Argentina 440023847+ 1918
 Uruguay 421112637+ 895
 Chile 421110462+ 425
 Brazil 410325216- 1912
 Paraguay 400441172- 1310

Results

[1]

  • 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

  • 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

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