| Champion | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Runnerup | Uruguay |
| Matches | 6 |
| Countries | Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay |
| Preceded by | 1995 |
| Succeeded by | 1998 |
| Date | 24 August– 4 October 1997 |
The 1997 South American Rugby Championship was the 20th edition of the competition of the leading national rugby union teams in South America.
The tournament was not played in a host country, but at different venues in each country participating.
Argentina won the tournament.
Standings
- {| class="wikitable"
|- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|Pts |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Argentina |3||3||0||0||184||27||+ 157||6 |- align=center |align=left| Uruguay |3||2||0||1||116||82||+ 34||4 |- align=center |align=left| Chile |3||1||0||2||85||98||- 13||2 |- align=center |align=left| Paraguay |3||0||0||3||25||203||- 178||0 |}
Results
References
- Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1997). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1997" (.pdf) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.