2004 South American Rugby Championship "B"

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5° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby B
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Date21–27 September 2004
CountriesFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Runner-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
2003
2005

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.

Contents

The tournament was played in São Paulo, with four team participating.

São Paulo Municipality in Brazil

São Paulo is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city and the most populous city in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, besides being the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The municipality is also the Earth's 11th largest city proper by population. The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo created the São Paulo Macrometropolis, a megalopolis with more than 30 million inhabitants, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.

Paraguay won for the first time the tournament.

Standings

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

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferencePts
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 330017524+ 1519
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320116425+ 1397
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 310218157- 1395
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 300317168- 1513

Results

10 October 2004
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 73 - 3 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

10 October 2004
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg 79 - 7 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

  • Second Round
13 October 2004
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 74 - 0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

13 October 2004
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg 74 - 0 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

  • Third Round
16 October 2004
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 17 - 22 Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

16 October 2004
Peru  Flag of Peru.svg 15 - 10 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

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