1973 South American Rugby Championship

8° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Brazil
Date	14–21 October 1973
Countries	Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
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Main article: South American Rugby Championship

The 1973 South American Rugby Championship was the eighth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in São Paulo and won by Argentina.

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Argentina	4	4	0	0	309	6	+ 303	8
Uruguay	4	3	0	1	60	80	- 20	6
Chile	4	2	0	2	62	79	- 17	4
Brazil	4	1	0	3	31	137	- 106	2
Paraguay	4	0	0	4	18	178	- 160	0

Results

• First round

14 October 1973

Argentina	98–3	Paraguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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14 October 1973

Chile	10–13	Uruguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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• Second round

16 October 1973

Argentina	55–0	Uruguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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16 October 1973

Brazil	3–22	Chile

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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• Third round

18 October 1973

Brazil	6–16	Uruguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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18 October 1973

Chile	27–3	Paraguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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• Fourth round

20 October 1973

Paraguay	9–31	Uruguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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20 October 1973

Brazil	0–96	Argentina

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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• Fifth round

21 October 1973

Brazil	22–3	Paraguay

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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21 October 1973

Argentina	60–3	Chile

S.P: Athletic Club, São Paulo

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References

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1973). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1973" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
• IRB – South American Championship 1973