2002 South American Rugby Championship "A"

The 2002 South American Rugby Championship was the 24th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

24° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Argentina
Date	28 April– 4 May 2002
Countries	Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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Main article: South American Rugby Championship

The tournament was played in Mendoza and Santiago, with four teams participating.

Argentina won the tournament.

Standings

Three points for victory, two for a draw, and one for a loss

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	244	34	+ 210	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	135	59	+ 76	7
Chile	3	1	0	2	86	95	- 9	5
Paraguay	3	0	0	3	13	290	- 277	3

Results

28 April 2002

Argentina	35–21	Uruguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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28 April 2002

Chile	57–5	Paraguay

CARR de la Reina, Santiago

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1 May 2002

Uruguay	33–16	Chile

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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1 May 2002

Argentina	152–0	Paraguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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4 May 2002

Uruguay	81–6	Paraguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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4 May 2002

Argentina	57–13	Chile

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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References

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2002). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2002" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.