| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Uruguay |
| Date | 27 April– 4 May 2013 |
| Countries |  Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina |
| Runner-up | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2013 South American Rugby Championship (Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (CONSUR) Championship) Division A will double as a 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifier. The matches will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay and Temuco, Chile between 27 April and 4 May 2013.[1]
Argentina already qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, after being quarter-finalists at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The highest place team after Argentina will progress to a playoff with the losing team in the North America playoff, either Canada or the US.
Argentina, Uruguay and Chile have qualified for this tournament, after finishing in the top three of the 2012 edition. The fourth spot went to Brazil, decided by a playoff between the 4th placed team at the 2012 South American Rugby Championship "A" (Brazil) and the 2012 South American Rugby Championship "B" champions (Paraguay).
Standings
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | |||
| 1 | Argentina (8) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 28 | +169 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay (21) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 45 | +54 | 6 |
| 3 | Chile (25) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 130 | –73 | 3 |
| 4 | Brazil (33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 179 | –150 | 0 |
Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses.
Matches
Round 1
| 27 April 2013 |
| Uruguay | 18–29 | Argentina |
| Try: 2 Con: 1 Pen: 2 | Report | Try: 4 Con: 3 Pen: 1 |
| Estadio Charrua Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Felipe Balbontín Chile |
| 27 April 2013 |
| Chile | 38–22 | Brazil |
| Try: 4 Con: 3 Pen: 4 | Report | Try: 3 Con: 2 Pen: 1 |
| Estadio German Becker Temuco, Chile Referee: Claudio Antonio Argentina |
Round 2
| 1 May 2013 |
| Argentina | 85–10 | Chile |
| Try: 13 Con: 10 | Report | Try: 2 |
| Estadio Charrua Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Joaquín Montes Uruguay |
| 1 May 2013 |
| Uruguay | 58–7 | Brazil |
| Try: 8 Con: 6 Pen: 2 | Report | Try: 1 Con: 1 |
| Estadio Charrua Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Juan Silvestre Argentina |
Round 3
| 4 May 2013 |
| Argentina | 83–0 | Brazil |
| Try: 13 Con: 9 | Report |
| Estadio Charrúa Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Joaquín Montes Uruguay |
| 4 May 2013 |
| Uruguay | 23–9 | Chile |
| Try: 2 Con: 2 Pen: 3 | Report | Pen: 3 |
| Estadio Charrúa Montevideo, Uruguay Referee: Francisco Pastrana Argentina |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Rugby World Cup 2015, Qualifying Americas, http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/americas/index.html Archived 2014-02-14 at the Wayback Machine