Tournament details | |
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Host | Paraguay |
Date | 20–28 September 1975 |
Countries | Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina |
Runner-up | Chile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
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The 1975 South American Rugby Championship was the ninth edition of the competition of the leading national rugby union teams in South America.
The Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Tri Nations Series (1996–2011), is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. These are traditionally the four highest ranked national teams in the Southern Hemisphere; the Six Nations is a similar tournament in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Argentina national rugby union team represents Argentina in men's international competitions, The Argentine Rugby Union. Officially nicknamed Los Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 5th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.
The Uruguay national rugby union team, nicknamed Los Teros, represents the Uruguayan Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. One of the older test sides in the world, Uruguay has qualified five times for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and most recently 2023. As of 10 July 2023 they are ranked 17th in the world, and are ranked 2nd in the Americas region, behind rivals Argentina.
The Paraguay national rugby team is governed by the Paraguayan Rugby Union. They compete regularly in the South American Rugby Championship, but have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
The Chilean national rugby union team represents the Chilean Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union. Nicknamed Los Cóndores, they play in red and white jerseys. They are currently ranked 21st in the World Rugby Rankings, making them the third highest-ranked nation in South America.
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