2013 South American Rugby Championship "A"

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]

35° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby
Tournament details
Host Uruguay
Date27 April–
4 May 2013
Countries Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Uruguay
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runner-up Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
2012
2014

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

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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

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Round 1

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27 April 2013
Uruguay  18–29  Argentina
Try: 2
Con: 1
Pen: 2
ReportTry: 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
ReportTry: 3
Con: 2
Pen: 1
Estadio German Becker
Temuco, Chile

Referee: Claudio Antonio   Argentina

Round 2

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1 May 2013
Argentina  85–10  Chile
Try: 13
Con: 10
ReportTry: 2
Estadio Charrua
Montevideo, Uruguay

Referee: Joaquín Montes   Uruguay
1 May 2013
Uruguay  58–7  Brazil
Try: 8
Con: 6
Pen: 2
ReportTry: 1
Con: 1
Estadio Charrua
Montevideo, Uruguay

Referee: Juan Silvestre   Argentina

Round 3

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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
ReportPen: 3
Estadio Charrúa
Montevideo, Uruguay

Referee: Francisco Pastrana   Argentina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rugby World Cup 2015, Qualifying Americas, http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/americas/index.html Archived 2014-02-14 at the Wayback Machine