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1997 South American Rugby Championship

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20° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby
Date24 August–
4 October 1997
Countries Argentina
 Chile
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runner-up Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
1995
1998

The 1997 South American Rugby Championship was the 20th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament wasn't played in a host country, but in different venues in each country participating.

Argentina won the tournament.

Standings

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 184 27 + 157 6
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 116 82 + 34 4
 Chile 3 1 0 2 85 98 - 13 2
 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 25 203 - 178 0

Results

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24 August 1997
Uruguay 32–17 Chile
Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

30 August 1997
Chile 58–16 Paraguay
Santiago

13 September 1997
Argentina 78–0 Paraguay
Aranduroga RC, Corrientes

20 September 1997
Paraguay 9–67 Uruguay
Asuncion

27 September 1997
Uruguay 17–56 Argentina
Carrasco Polo, Montevideo

4 October 1997
Argentina 50–10 Chile
Maristas RC, Mendoza

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Page of IRB - South American Championship 1997
  • Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1997). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1997" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.