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Date | 21–27 September 2004 |
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Matches played | 6 |
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The 2004 South American Rugby Championship "B" was the fifth edition of the competition of the second level national Rugby Union teams in South America.
South American Rugby Championship refers to the continental rugby championships for South America, organized by Sudamérica Rugby. The current name of the championships is South American Six Nations, implemented in 2018. Throughout history, South American Championships have also exist for lower divisions of the rugby union championships, as well as youth and women tournaments, and editions for rugby sevens.
The tournament was played in São Paulo, with four team participating.
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Paraguay won for the first time the tournament.
Three point for victory, two for draw, and one for lost
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