1971 South American Rugby Championship

7° Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Uruguay
Date	10–17 October 1971
Countries	Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Paraguay  Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
← 1969 1973 →

The 1971 South American Rugby Championship was the seventh edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Montevideo and won by Argentina.

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Argentina	4	4	0	0	192	15	+177	8
Chile	4	3	0	1	99	29	+70	6
Uruguay	4	2	0	2	105	80	+25	4
Brazil	4	1	0	3	32	144	−112	2
Paraguay	4	0	0	4	9	169	−160	0

Results

• First round

10 October 1971

Uruguay	56–3	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

10 October 1971

Argentina	20–3	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

• Second round

12 October 1971

Argentina	50–6	Brazil

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

12 October 1971

Uruguay	6–11	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

• Third round

14 October 1971

Uruguay	37–11	Brazil

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

14 October 1971

Chile	40–0	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

• Fourth round

16 October 1971

Argentina	61–0	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

16 October 1971

Brazil	3–45	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

• Fifth round

17 October 1971

Brazil	12–6	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

17 October 1971

Uruguay	6–55	Argentina

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

References

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1971). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1971" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
• IRB – South American Championship 1971

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