1989 South American Rugby Championship

The 1989 South American Rugby Championship was the 16th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

16° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host nation	Uruguay
Date	6–14 October 1989
Countries	Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Paraguay  Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
← 1987 1991 →

The tournament was played in Montevideo and won by Argentina.

Standings

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Argentina	4	4	0	0	248	30	+ 218	8
Uruguay	4	3	0	1	109	71	+ 38	6
Chile	4	2	0	2	87	84	+ 3	4
Brazil	4	1	0	3	73	207	- 134	2
Paraguay	5	0	0	4	34	159	- 125	0

Results

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• First round

6 October 1989

Uruguay	44–13	Brazil

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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6 October 1989

Chile	12–9	Paraguay

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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• Second round

8 October 1989

Argentina	103–9	Brazil

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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8 October 1989

Uruguay	31–7	Paraguay

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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• Third round

10 October 1989

Argentina	36–9	Chile

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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10 October 1989

Brazil	40–11	Paraguay

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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• Fourth round

12 October 1989

Argentina	75–7	Paraguay

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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12 October 1989

Uruguay	19–17	Chile

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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• Fifth round

14 October 1989

Argentina	34–14	Uruguay

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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14 October 1989

Brazil	20–49	Chile

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

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References

1. Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Page of IRB - South American Championship 1989

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1989). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1989" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.