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| Date | 16–20 May 1981 |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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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 won by Uruguay. Argentina didn't participate.