The 2015 South American Rugby Championship (Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) Championship) Division A was the second edition of the newly formatted South American Rugby Championship, that included promotion and relegation. 2015, continued on with CONSUR choosing not to elect a host country or city, opting to spread the tournament around South America. For Uruguay, the tournament acted as preparation matches ahead of their appearance in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, their first since 2003. In addition to this, on the 23 April, Uruguay took a week out of this tournament, to host a friendly match against the USA Select side.[1]
| Date | April 11 – May 9, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chile (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 35 (5.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jerónimo Etcheverry (49) |
| Most tries | Jerónimo Etcheverry (4) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Chile were the champions following their victory over 2015 Rugby World Cup participants Uruguay. This was the first time Chile had won the South American Rugby Championship.
Standings
edit| Contested CONSUR Cup in 2016 |
| Relegation Playoff vs CONSUR B 2014 Champion |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | |||
| 1 | Chile (29) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 43 | +54 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay (20) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 42 | +98 | 6 |
| 3 | Paraguay (38) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 123 | –75 | 3 |
| 4 | Brazil (35) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 100 | –77 | 0 |
Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses.
Matches
editThe dates and venues were announced on 7 April.[2]
Week 1
edit| 11 April 2015 16:00 UYT (UTC-03) |
| Uruguay | 77–3 | Paraguay |
| Try: Agustín Alonso 1' c Francisco Bulanti 4' c Jerónimo Etcheverry (2) 14' c, 28' c Oscar Durán 20' c Santiago Gibernau (2) 35' c, 52' c Alberto Román 37' c Germán Kessler 56' c Carlos Arboleya 61' c Leandro Leivas 80' c Con: Jerónimo Etcheverry (11/11) 1', 5', 15', 22', 29', 35', 38', 53', 58', 62', 80' | Report[3] | Pen: Gerard Cuttier (1/1) 68' |
| Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil) |
Week 2
edit| 18 April 2015 16:00 UYT (UTC-03) |
| Uruguay | 48–9 | Brazil |
| Try: Manuel Blengio 17' m Rodrigo Silva 39' c Santiago Gibernau (2) 69' c, 76' m Agustin Alonso 75' c Alejo Durán 80' m Con: Jerónimo Etcheverry (1/2) 39' Manuel Blengio (2/4) 69', 75' Pen: Jerónimo Etcheverry (4/4) 1', 31', 59', 65' | Report[4] | Pen: Rafael Morales (3/3) 6', 26', 29' |
| Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Jason Mola (Argentina) |
Week 3
edit| 25 April 2015 14:00 CLST (UTC-03) |
| Chile | 32–3 | Brazil |
| Try: Ítalo Zunino 68' c Francisco Hurtado 79' c Con: Javier Valderrama (2/2) 69', 80' Pen: Javier Valderrama (5/5) 4', 20', 23', 26', 62' Drop: Cristian Onetto (1/1) 34' | Report[5] | Pen: Rafael Morales (1/2) 30' |
| Parque Mahuida, Santiago Referee: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay) |
Week 4
edit| 3 May 2015 21:00 PYT (UTC-02) |
| Paraguay | 25–35 | Chile |
| Try: Carlos Bareiro (2) 16' m, 22' c Hugo Chávez 30' c Con: Sergio Alvarenga (2/3) 23', 32' Pen: Sergio Alvarenga (2/2) 35', 58' | Try: Agustín Fernandez 2' c Matías Cabrera 19' c Ramón Ayarza 40' c Juan Pablo Perrota 47' m Con: Javier Valderrama (3/4) 3', 20', 40' Pen: Javier Valderrama (3/5) 44', 51', 63' |
| Parque Olímpico, Asunción |
Week 5
edit| 9 May 2015 13:00 BRST (UTC-02) |
| Brazil | 11–17 | Paraguay |
| Try: Mateus Estrela Tavares 16' m Pen: Mateus Estrela Tavares (1/2) 7' Matheus Daniel (1/1) 69' | Report[6] | Try: Sérgio Alvarenga 38' c Alejandro Montiel 46' c Con: Sérgio Alvarenga (2/2) 39', 47' Pen: Sérgio Alvarenga (2/4) 43', 77' |
| Estádio das Montanhas, Bento Gonçalves Referee: Claudio Antonio (Argentina) |
| 9 May 2015 14:00 CLST (UTC-03) |
| Chile | 30–15 | Uruguay |
| Try: Cristian Onetto 8' c Juan Pablo Perrotta 37' c Italo Zunino 54' c Con: Javier Valderrama (3/3) 8', 38', 55' Pen: Francisco Urroz (1/1) 14' Javier Valderrama (2/2) 21', 35' | Report[7] | Try: Joaquín Prada 4' m Penalty try 69' c Con: Alejo Durán (1/1) 70' Pen: Jerónimo Etcheverry (1/1) 40' |
| Parque Mahuida, Santiago Referee: Mauro Rivera (Argentina) |
Relegation Playoff
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roster announced for Selects' tour to South America". usarugby.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Se viene el Sudamericano Mayor "A" 2015". consur.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "URUGUAY ARRANCÓ CON VICTORIA SU CAMINO EN EL SUDAMERICANO MAYOR A". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "LOS TEROS DERROTARON 48-9 A BRASIL POR LA SEGUNDA FECHA DEL SUDAMERICANO". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "Chile se impone en su debut ante Brasil". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ "Confederação Brasileira de Rugby - Brazilian Rugby Confederation". CBRu. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Chile obtiene un histórico triunfo ante Uruguay". Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-15.