2011 South American Rugby Championship "A"

The 2011 South American Rugby Championship "A" was the 33rd edition of the two tiered competition of the leading national rugby union teams in South America.

33° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby
Tournament details
Host Argentina
Date14–25 May 2011
Countries Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runner-up Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
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2012

The tournament was arranged in Argentina, in the city of Puerto Iguazú, except for a match in Posadas. Like in the previous years, four teams played to qualify to the final pool, with Argentina (host) admitted directly. The first two were qualified, keeping the results of their matches also for second round. Chile won the pool and Uruguay was the runner-up. Argentina Jaguars won the final, after easy wins over Chile and Uruguay.

Phase 1

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP Pts
  Chile 3 3 0 0 117 27 +90 0 9
  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 159 45 +114 0 6
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 75 78 −3 0 3
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 23 224 −201 0 0
  • First round
14 May 2011
Uruguay  102–6  Paraguay
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Henrique Platais (BRA)

14 May 2011
Chile  25–6  Brazil
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Mauro Rivera (ARG)

  • Second round
17 May 2011
Uruguay  39–18  Brazil
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Felipe Balbontin (CHI)

17 May 2011
Chile  71–3  Paraguay
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Mauro Rivera (ARG)

  • Third round
20 May 2011
Brazil  51–14  Paraguay
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Luis Caviglia (URU)

20 May 2011
Uruguay  18–21  Chile
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Cataratas Rugby Club, Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Carlos Romero (ARG)

Phase 2

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference BP Pts
  Argentina XV 2 2 0 0 136 20 +116 0 6
  Chile 2 1 0 1 27 79 −22 0 3
  Uruguay 2 0 0 2 32 96 −56 0 0

Argentina won the competition

22 May 2011
Argentina XV  61–6  Chile
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Cataratas Rugby Club Puerto Iguazu
Referee: Luis Caviglia  

25 May 2011
Argentina XV  74–14  Uruguay
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Club Capri, Posadas
Referee: Francisco Pastrana  

See also

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References

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  • Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2011). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2011" (.pdf) (in Spanish).[permanent dead link]
  • IRB – South American Championship 2011
  • Details

Notes

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