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
Date	4–12 October 1979
Countries	Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
← 1977 1981 →

Main article: South American Rugby Championship

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