2003 South American Rugby Championship "A"

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25° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby
Tournament details
HostFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Date27 April–
3 May 2003
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Runner-upFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
RelegatedFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
2002
2004

The 2003 South American Rugby Championship was the 25th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

Contents

The tournament was played in Montevideo, with four team participating. Paraguay and Brazil (winner of 2002 "B" championship play before a play-off to obtain qualification.

Argentina won the tournament.

Preliminary

23 March 2003
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg27–16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
cancha del CURDA, Asuncion

Final Phase

Standings

Three point for victory, two for draw, and one for lost

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferencePts
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [1] 33002253+ 2229
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay [2] 32017352+ 217
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 310211869+ 495
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 30037299- 2923

Results

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27 April 2003
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg144–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

27 April 2003
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg20–3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

  • Second Round
30 April 2003
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg49–3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Country los Teros, Montevideo

30 April 2003
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg53–7Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

  • Third Round

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References

  1. Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Página de la IRB - South American Championship 2003 (partidos de Argentina)
  2. Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Página de la IRB - South American Championship 2003 (partidos de Uruguay)
  3. Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Page of IRB - South American Championship 2003
  4. Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2003). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2003" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.