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11° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Chile
Date	4–12 October 1979
Countries	Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Paraguay  Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
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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 was won by Argentina.

Standings

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

• First round

Argentina	19–16	Uruguay

Chile	27–13	Paraguay

• Second round

Brazil	0–48	Uruguay

Chile	15–34	Argentina

• Third round

Argentina	76–13	Paraguay

Chile	53–6	Brazil

• Fourth round

Paraguay	9–53	Uruguay

Argentina	109–3	Brazil

• Fifth round

Brazil	16–6	Paraguay

Chile	9–9	Uruguay

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)

• South American Rugby Championship
• 1979 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 1979 in Argentine rugby union
• 1979 in Brazilian sport
• 1979 in Uruguayan sport
• 1979 in Paraguayan sport
• 1979 in Chilean sport
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Chile