title: 1961 South American Rugby Championship
text: # 1961 South American Rugby Championship
  
  The 1961 South American Rugby Championship was the third edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
  
  The tournament was played in Uruguay and won by Argentina.
  
  ## Standings
  
      Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Pts  Argentina 33001076+1016  Chile 32016521+444  Uruguay 31021972−532  Brazil 300313105−920
  
  ## Results
  
  * 8 October 1961
  
  | Argentina | 11–3 | Chile |
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  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  * 8 October 1961
  
  | Uruguay | 11–8 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  * 12 October 1961
  
  | Argentina | 60–0 | Brazil |
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  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  * 12 October 1961
  
  | Uruguay | 5–28 | Chile |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  * 14 October 1961
  
  | Uruguay | 3–36 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  * 14 October 1961
  
  | Brazil | 5–34 | Chile |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Carrasco Polo, Montevideo
  