The Brazil national rugby union team, nicknamed Tupis, is controlled by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation. Brazil is one of the founding unions of CONSUR and played in the inaugural South American tournament. Brazil has not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but participated in the first edition of rugby 7s in the Olympics. Brazil currently ranks 3rd in South America and 5th in the Americas region.
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 existed for lower divisions of the rugby union championships, as well as youth and women tournaments, and editions for rugby sevens.
The Americas Rugby Championship, often informally called the Americas' Six Nations, is an annual international rugby tournament between six North and South American nations: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the United States and Uruguay. Originally competed by various interlocking combinations of club, second-tier national and top national sides, the current international tournament has the top national sides competing. The current format provides these top national teams with additional test matches to be counted in the World Rugby Rankings.
Sudamérica Rugby, is the governing body for rugby union within South America and most of Central America. It was created on 14 October 1988 in Asunción on the initiative of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, counting with a total of 16 unions.
The Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens, is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in South America. It has been contested since 2004. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Sudamérica Rugby.
The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team has appeared in the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Sevens Series, and other competitions. Brazil has won every regional championship in South America. Their team nickname "Yara" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní mythology. It was meant to signify the courage and collective strength of women’s rugby in Brazil and also to connect them with their country’s roots.
The Argentina women's national rugby sevens team has been the second most successful team in South America after Brazil. At the CONSUR Women's Sevens, Argentina has been runner-up three times.
The Colombia women's national rugby sevens team participates at several international tournaments. Colombia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Their biggest achievement is the bronze medal won at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Twelve teams qualified for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualified as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification was determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament.
Twelve teams qualify for women's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined.
The 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics held on 1–2 June 2019. The winner of the tournament represents Sudamérica Rugby, with the runner-up and third place participant qualified for a 2020 repechage tournament.
The 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 29–30 June 2019. The winner of the tournament represents Sudamérica Rugby, with the runner-up and third place participant qualified for a 2020 repechage tournament. The highest ranking team not already qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games will also be eligible for that tournament.
The Superliga Americana de Rugby is a professional rugby union competition and the top-level championship for many countries in South America. In the 2020 season it will be contested by five teams with a team each from; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay with a future team from Colombia joining in 2021 after playing an exhibition series against the 5th-placed team at the end of the season later in May 2020. Officially sanctioned by Sudamérica Rugby, which is consequently part of World Rugby, the league was officially launched in November 29, 2019.
The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the 15th edition of the Sudamérica Sevens. It was held in San José, Costa Rica from 27–28 November. It was also a qualifier for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Uruguay and Chile were the two teams that qualified as winner and runner-up.
The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens was a qualification tournament for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. The tournament was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 11–12 November. Brazil and Colombia both qualified for the World Cup after finishing in first and second place.
The 2020 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens was the 18th edition of the tournament. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 28 to 29 November. Eight teams competed at the tournament, Brazil won their 17th title and cemented their dominance of South America.
The 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens (Montevideo) was the 18th edition of the Sudamérica Women's Sevens and was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 8–9 November. Brazil defeated Argentina in the final to win their 17th Sudamérica title.
The 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens was the tournaments 15th edition and was hosted by Uruguay in Montevideo from 9–10 November. Brazil won their 14th South American title and qualified for a place in the 2018 Canada Women's Sevens. Brazil and Argentina also booked a place in the Women's Sevens Series qualifier that will be held at the 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
This edition of the 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens was held in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina from 18 to 19 February. Despite losing to Brazil in the final, Argentina still got to play at the 2017 USA Women's Sevens in Las Vegas because Brazil was already in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Argentina and Colombia also qualified to compete in the Hong Kong Sevens Qualifier Tournament for the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. This was Brazil's 13th Sudamérica title.
The 2016 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens was the 12th edition of the tournament. It was hosted by Brazil as a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The tournament was held at the Deodoro Stadium from 5–6 March and consisted of eight teams.
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