1979 South American Rugby Championship
# 1979 South American Rugby Championship

The 1979 South American Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Chile and won by Argentina.

## Standings

    Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts  Argentina 440023847+ 1918  Uruguay 421112637+ 895  Chile 421110462+ 425  Brazil 410325216- 1912  Paraguay 400441172- 1310

## Results

* First round
* 4 October 1979

| Argentina | 19–16 | Uruguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* 4 October 1979

| Chile | 27–13 | Paraguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* Second round
* 6 October 1979

| Brazil | 0–48 | Uruguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* 6 October 1979

| Chile | 15–34 | Argentina |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* Third round
* 7 October 1979

| Argentina | 76–13 | Paraguay |
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* Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar
* 7 October 1979

| Chile | 53–6 | Brazil |
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* Estadio Sausalito, Vina del Mar
* Fourth round
* 9 October 1979

| Paraguay | 9–53 | Uruguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* 9 October 1979

| Argentina | 109–3 | Brazil |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* Fifth round
* 12 October 1979

| Brazil | 16–6 | Paraguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
* 12 October 1979

| Chile | 9–9 | Uruguay |
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* Stade Francais, Santiago
