1971 South American Rugby Championship

7° Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Uruguay
Date	10–17 October 1971
Countries	Argentinien Brasilien Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentinien
Runner-up	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
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Main article: South American Rugby Championship

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
Argentinien	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
Brasilien	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

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10 October 1971

Argentinien	20–3	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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• Second round

12 October 1971

Argentinien	50–6	Brasilien

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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12 October 1971

Uruguay	6–11	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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• Third round

14 October 1971

Uruguay	37–11	Brasilien

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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14 October 1971

Chile	40–0	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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• Fourth round

16 October 1971

Argentinien	61–0	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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16 October 1971

Brasilien	3–45	Chile

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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• Fifth round

17 October 1971

Brasilien	12–6	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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17 October 1971

Uruguay	6–55	Argentinien

Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

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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