| 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
| South American Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Sudamérica Rugby Cup | |
| First Division | |
| Second Division | |
| Third Division | |
| Junior | |