Sudamérica Rugby
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Logo adopted in 2015.[1]
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| Founded | 1989 |
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| Type | Sports federation |
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Membership
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13 unions |
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President
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Ricardo Paganini |
| Website | sudamericarugby |
Sudamérica Rugby, known as CONSUR between 1989 and 2015,[2] is the governing body for rugby union within South America. It was created on 14 October 1989 in Montevideo, for initiative of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The confederation currently has nine member nations and is responsible for running various rugby tournaments within South America, especially the South American Rugby Championship.
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Member unions
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- * Denotes not affiliated with World Rugby
National teams
| Sudamérica Rugby |
World Rugby rank |
National rugby team |
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| 1 | 4 |  Argentina |
| 2 | 19 |  Uruguay |
| 3 | 23 |  Chile |
| 5 | 36 |  Paraguay |
| 4 | 39 |  Brazil |
| 6 | 47 |  Colombia |
| 7 | 61 |  Venezuela |
| 8 | 69 |  Peru |
| NR | NR |  Ecuador |
Rankings current as of October 2015.
Rugby World Cup qualifying
Sudamérica Rugby nations participate in qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup every four years. Only two Sudamérica Rugby nations — Argentina and Uruguay — have qualified to play in Rugby World Cups.
| Tournament | Qualified for World Cup | Eliminated in cross regional repechage |
Eliminated at final stage of Americas qualifying |
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| 1987 | Argentina |
— | — |
| 1991 | Argentina |
— | — |
| 1995 | Argentina |
— | Uruguay Paraguay Chile |
| 1999 | Argentina Uruguay |
— | Chile Paraguay |
| 2003 | Argentina Uruguay |
— | Chile |
| 2007 | Argentina |
Uruguay |
Chile |
| 2011 | Argentina |
Uruguay |
Chile Brazil |
| 2015 | Argentina Uruguay |
— | Chile Brazil |
| 2019 | Argentina |
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