1979 South American Rugby Championship

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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Main article: 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.

The tournament was played in Chile and 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

4 October 1979

Argentina	19–16	Uruguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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4 October 1979

Chile	27–13	Paraguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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• Second round

6 October 1979

Brazil	0–48	Uruguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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6 October 1979

Chile	15–34	Argentina

Stade Francais, Santiago

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• Third round

7 October 1979

Argentina	76–13	Paraguay

Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar

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7 October 1979

Chile	53–6	Brazil

Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar

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• Fourth round

9 October 1979

Paraguay	9–53	Uruguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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9 October 1979

Argentina	109–3	Brazil

Stade Francais, Santiago

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• Fifth round

12 October 1979

Brazil	16–6	Paraguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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12 October 1979

Chile	9–9	Uruguay

Stade Francais, Santiago

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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