The 2009 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 30th edition of the two tiered competition of the leading national Rugby Union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 teams in South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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The first phase of division A doubled as Round 3A of 2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, will enter a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams....

 for everyone but Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

. For this reason matches against Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 did not count in World Cup standings. The first two of the first phase was admitted to the second phase, keeping the results of their match, with Argentina (holder).

Division B was played in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

, outside South America, but the hosts were given a place and the right to organize the tournament.

First Phase

183

59

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
	3	3	0	0	202	19
9
	3	2	0	1	122	63
7
	3	1	0	2	42	171	−129	5
	3	0	0	3	42	155	−113	3

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Second Phase

107

13

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
	3	3	0	0	122	15
6
	3	2	0	1	55	42
4
	3	1	0	2	15	135	−130	2

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Division B

102

13

4

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
	3	3	0	0	115	13
9
	3	2	0	1	68	55
7
	3	1	0	2	70	66
5
	3	0	0	3	19	138	−119	3

Matches

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Sources

• http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2030944.html#chile+make+winning+start+against+brazil = 25/4/2009 Results
• http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2031058.html#uruguay+prove+strong+brazil = 29/4/2009 Results
• http://www.rugbydata.com/