1951 South American Rugby Championship

The 1951 South American Rugby Championship was the first edition of the two tiered competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

South American Rugby Championship
Date9–16 September 1951
Countries Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Uruguay
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
1958

The tournament was arranged by the "River Plate Rugby Union" (currently "Argentine Rugby Union"). In February 1951 a match was organized in Buenos Aires, the first edition of Pan American Games, but it was not possible to arrange a tournament of rugby for those games, so a "Torneo Internacional" was arranged in September.[1] Initially this competition was called Torneo Internacional ABCU using the initials of the countries participating [2]

After the 1958 edition, this tournament was recognized as the first edition of the competition.[3]

Standings

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The Argentine side that won the tournament
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 147 3 +144 6
  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 25 75 −50 4
  Chile 3 1 0 2 74 21 +53 2
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 10 157 −147 0

Results

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Complete list of matches:[4]

9 September 1951
Argentina  62–0  Uruguay
Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires

9 September 1951
Brazil  0–68  Chile
Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires

13 September 1951
Argentina  72–0  Brazil
Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires

13 September 1951
Chile  3–8  Uruguay
Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires

16 September 1951
Argentina  13–3  Chile
Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires

16 September 1951
Brazil  10–17  Uruguay
Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires

References

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  1. ^ Memorias 1951[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine URU - Teros / Historia
  3. ^ Argentina, campeón sudamericano by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 25 May 2011
  4. ^ South American Championship 1951 on ESPN
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  • (in French) [2] Mazlenaz - Championnats d'Amérique du Sud
  • [3] ESPN Scrum - South American Championship 1951 / Results
  • Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1951). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1951" (.pdf) (in Spanish).[permanent dead link]