See main article: South American Rugby Championship.
| 3° Sudamericano de Rugby | |
| Countries: | |
| Date: | 8–14 October 1961 |
| Host: | Uruguay |
| Champion: | Argentina |
| Runnerup: | Chile |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Preceded By: | 1958 |
| Succeeded By: | 1964 |
The 1961 South American Rugby Championship was the third edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The tournament was played in Uruguay and won by Argentina.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 6 | +101 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 72 | −53 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 105 | −92 | 0 |
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