The 1971 South American Rugby Championship

South American Rugby Championship

The South American Rugby Championship is a two-tiered, annual rugby union competition that features teams from South America. The tournament began in 1951 and was hosted by Uruguay, and was won by Argentina...

was the seventh edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

 and won by Argentina.

Standings

177

70

25

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
	4	4	0	0	192	15
8
	4	3	0	1	99	29
6
	4	2	0	2	105	80
4
	4	1	0	3	32	144	−112	2
	4	0	0	4	9	169	−160	0

Results

• First round

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• Second round

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• Third round

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• Fourth round

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• Fifth round

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