The 1981 South American Rugby Championship was the twelfth edition of the competition of the leading national rugby union teams in South America.

The tournament was played in Montevideo and was won by Uruguay. Argentina did not participate.

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| |3||3||0||0||164||17||+ 147||6 |- align=center |align=left| |3||2||0||1||69||39||+ 30||4 |- align=center |align=left| |3||1||0||2||52||90||- 38||2 |- align=center |align=left| |3||0||0||3||6||145||- 139||0

Results Página de la IRB - South American Championship 1981 First round

Second round

Third round

Notes and references

IRB – South American Championship 1981