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17-693: They already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship , in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2011. Argentina second side won all the South American competitions they have entered and never were defeated yet by another country in these tournaments. They competed in the Nations Cup in 2006 and 2007, winning the tournament in 2006, and in the Churchill Cup in 2008 and 2009. They've played alongside

34-411: A number of different titles in history. It began in 1951 as Sudamericano de Rugby , which lasted until 1998. From 1951 to 1998, only Argentina, Chile and Uruguay were the core teams in the tournament. They competed alongside occasional additions of Brazil, Paraguay and Peru, with the winner being decided on which team finishes with the most table points. In 2000, a second division was added, which meant

51-645: A parallel competition to the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games , in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2000, a second division was added, which changed the name of the first and main division of the tournament to Mayor A (Senior A), while the second division was called Mayor B (Senior B). Teams from Central America were also allowed to compete at the South American Championships. In 2012, a third division, Mayor C (Senior C)

68-559: A place in Division A for the succeeding tournament, while the loser would play in Division B the following year. However, the top two teams of Division A would compete at a separate competition, the CONSUR Cup , alongside Argentina, the following year regardless of their positions of that year. The CONSUR Cup was staged in 2014 and 2015, and the events were the de facto South American Championships for those years. In 2016 and 2017,

85-472: Is South American Six Nations , implemented in 2018. Throughout history, South American Championships have also existed for lower divisions of the rugby union championships, as well as youth and women tournaments, and editions for rugby sevens . The South American Rugby Championship is a round-robin tournament , with each team playing each other once at a designated host stadium. The top level championship for men's rugby union , disputed annually, has received

102-637: Is the most dominant nation at the South American Championships, winning 34 of 40 editions, as well as the two editions of the CONSUR Cup, and the two editions of the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. Uruguay won the tournament four times (1981, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while Chile (2015) and Brazil (2018) won the South American title once. The first edition of the South American Rugby Championships was organized in 1951 as

119-406: The 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches Head coach : [REDACTED] Ignacio Fernández Lobbe Note: Bold denotes internationally capped players. South American Rugby Championship The South American Rugby Championship refers to the continental rugby union championships for South America , organized by Sudamérica Rugby . The current name of the championships

136-443: The CONSUR Cup was renamed to Sudamérica Rugby Cup , but the format was kept intact. The Sudamérica Rugby Cup , in 2016 and 2017, can also be considered the de facto South American Championships for those years. In 2018, the format of the tournament was changed once again: six teams (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay) would play in the top division, which was renamed to South American Six Nations . Argentina

153-636: The de facto best team of the continent for that year. 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games , officially known as I Pan American Games ( Spanish : I Juegos Panamericanos ) and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951 , were held in Buenos Aires , Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games ' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles , United States , where officials representing

170-596: The Americas was held. At the Pan American Sports Conference held in 1940, it was decided to hold the 1st Pan American Games at Buenos Aires , Argentina , in 1942. The Pan American Sports Committee was formed to govern the games. Avery Brundage was elected as the first President. However, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought much of the Americas into World War II , thus forcing

187-626: The National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas . During the Pan-American Exposition at Dallas , United States, in 1937, a limited sports program was staged. These included athletics , boxing and wrestling , among others. This program was considered a success and a meeting of Olympic officials from

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204-500: The Rugby World Cup qualification format. In 2014, the tournament became a four-tiered competition, with Argentina no longer competing as a regular. However, the tournament would keep the same format for promotion and relegation. The top placed team from Division C would play a play-off match against the bottom placed team from Division B to determine which Division those teams are in for the succeeding tournament. The winner of

221-511: The bottom placed team of the A division had a play-off match with the top placed team of the B division, although this did not apply to every tournament due to the Rugby World Cup qualification formats. In 2012, a third Division was added, which meant up until 2014, the bottom placed team of the B division would play a play-off match against the top placed C Division team. Although like A and B, this did not apply to every tournament due to

238-613: The cancellation of the 1942 games. A second conference was held in 1948. Avery Brundage was re-elected as the President of the PASC. It was decided that Buenos Aires would still host the 1st Pan American Games , this time in 1951. The opening ceremony took place at the Racing Stadium , which had been recently inaugurated. The Greek athlete Aristeidis Roubanis lit the pebble for the first time, while local athlete Delfo Cabrera

255-816: The full national teams of Namibia , Romania , Georgia , the United States , and Canada as well as other second national teams like Italy A , the Emerging Springboks , and the England Saxons . They have also competed in a number of South American tournaments and will compete against North American teams in the Americas Rugby Championship . In 2014 they participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup . Argentina XV squad to play Namibia , Chile and Uruguay as part of

272-427: The play-off match would earn a place in Division B for the succeeding tournament; the loser would play in Division C the following year. This worked in the same way for Divisions A and B. The top placed team of Division B would play a play-off match against the bottom placed team from Division A to determine which divisions those teams would play in for the succeeding tournament. The winner of the play-off match would earn

289-608: Was added. In 2018, the tournament was renamed to South American Six Nations . From 2014 to 2017, the first division of the South American Championships, Mayor A (Senior A), excluded Argentina. The top two teams of the Mayor A division would then join Argentina in a future tournament, the CONSUR Cup (in 2014 and 2015) or the Sudamérica Rugby Cup (in 2016 and 2017). The winner of the CONSUR/Sudamérica Cup would then be

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