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| Date | 4–12 October 1979 |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
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The 1979 South American Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The tournament was played in Chile and won by Argentina.