2002 South American Rugby Championship "A"

24° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby

Tournament details
Host	Argentina
Date	28 April– 4 May 2002
Countries	Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay
Final positions
Champions	Argentina
Runner-up	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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Main article: South American Rugby Championship

The 2002 South American Rugby Championship was the 24th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Mendoza and Santiago, with four teams participating.

Argentina won the tournament.

Standings

Three points for victory, two for a draw, and one for a loss

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	244	34	+ 210	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	135	59	+ 76	7
Chile	3	1	0	2	86	95	- 9	5
Paraguay	3	0	0	3	13	290	- 277	3

Results

28 April 2002

Argentina	35–21	Uruguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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28 April 2002

Chile	57–5	Paraguay

CARR de la Reina, Santiago

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1 May 2002

Uruguay	33–16	Chile

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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1 May 2002

Argentina	152–0	Paraguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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4 May 2002

Uruguay	81–6	Paraguay

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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4 May 2002

Argentina	57–13	Chile

Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Mendoza

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References

• Union Argentina de Rugby (December 2002). "MEMORIA Temporada año 2002" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.pdf) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.