1981 South American Rugby Championship

The 1981 South American Rugby Championship was the twelfth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

12° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Uruguay
Date	16–20 May 1981
Countries	Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay
Runner-up	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
← 1979 1983 →

Main article: South American Rugby Championship

The tournament was played in Montevideo and won by Uruguay. Argentina didn't participate.

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Uruguay	3	3	0	0	164	17	+ 147	6
Chile	3	2	0	1	69	39	+ 30	4
Paraguay	3	1	0	2	52	90	- 38	2
Brazil	3	0	0	3	6	145	- 139	0

Results

• First round

16 May 1981

Chile	33–3	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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16 May 1981

Uruguay	54–14	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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• Second round

18 May 1981

Chile	33–3	Paraguay

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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18 May 1981

Uruguay	77–0	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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• Third round

20 May 1981

Uruguay	33–3	Chile

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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20 May 1981

Paraguay	35–3	Brazil

Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo

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Notes and references

• IRB – South American Championship 1981
• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1981). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1981" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.