The South American Rugby Club Championship (), also known as the "Copa Libertadores of rugby"1985 Sudamericano de Clubes at rugbyarchive.net was a rugby union club competition held from 1985 to 2000.
The competition was contested by the reigning champions of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay which played under a single-elimination tournament format.Cómo fue y quiénes ganaron la "Copa Libertadores del rugby" at espn.com.ar. 24 Nov 2024
The championship was held regularly from 1985 to 1989, with four participating teams which played two semifinals. It was not held again until 1997, under the name "Torneo de las Américas" and being contested by only two teams (Argentine and Uruguayan champions) which played the final. Moreover, the Argentine representative was the Nacional de Clubes winner (Hindú) instead of the Torneo de la URBA winner as in previous editions.
The last two editions of Sudamericano (1999 and 2000) saw the return of the original format, with four teams playing the semifinals.
Campeonato Sudamericano was a predecessor to Super Rugby Americas, a franchise competition released in 2020 as "Súper Liga Americana de Rugby".
Argentine side San Isidro Club (SIC) remains as the most winning team, with 3 titles.
History
Qualification Country Competition Period Torneo de la URBA 1985–89 Nacional de Clubes 1997–00 Campeonato Central de Rugby 1985–00 Campeonato Paraguayo de Rugby 1985–00 Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby 1985–00
Champions
List of finals Ed. Year Nat. Champion Score Nat. Runner-up Ref. 1 1985 San Isidro Club Old Christians 2 1986 C.A. San Isidro Old ChristiansSudamericano de Clubes 1986 3 1987 Banco Nación Old ChristiansSudamericano de Clubes 1987 4 1988 San Isidro Club Old Boys Sudamericano de Clubes 1988 5 1989 San Isidro Club Old ChristiansSudamericano de Clubes 1989 6 1997 Hindú Carrasco Otro título del exitoso Hindú on Clarín. 9 Mar 1997Sudamericano de Clubes 1997 7 1999 San Cirano Carrasco Historia on clubsancirano.com.ar"Agradezco todo lo que me dio el rugby", interview to Esteban Devich on A Pleno Rugby. 24 Apr 2008Sudamericano de Clubes 1999 8 2000 La Tablada Carrasco Inolvidable: La Tablada, a 25 años on La Voz. 6 Mar 2025Sudamericano de Clubes 2000Historia on clublatablada.com.ar
Titles by club Club Titles Winning years San Isidro Club 1985, 1986, 1989 C.A. San Isidro 1986 Banco Nación 1987 Hindú 1997
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