The 1951 South American Rugby Championship was the first edition of the two tiered competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
| Date | 9–16 September 1951 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
1958 → | |
The tournament was arranged by the "River Plate Rugby Union" (currently "Argentine Rugby Union"). In February 1951 a match was organized in Buenos Aires, the first edition of Pan American Games, but it was not possible to arrange a tournament of rugby for those games, so a "Torneo Internacional" was arranged in September.[1] Initially this competition was called Torneo Internacional ABCU using the initials of the countries participating [2]
After the 1958 edition, this tournament was recognized as the first edition of the competition.[3]
Standings
edit
Results
editComplete list of matches:[4]
References
edit- ^ Memorias 1951[permanent dead link]
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine URU - Teros / Historia
- ^ Argentina, campeón sudamericano by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 25 May 2011
- ^ South American Championship 1951 on ESPN
External links
edit- (in French) [2] Mazlenaz - Championnats d'Amérique du Sud
- [3] ESPN Scrum - South American Championship 1951 / Results
- Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1951). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1951" (.pdf) (in Spanish).[permanent dead link]