| Spanish; Castilian: 20° Campeonato Sudamericano de Rugby | |
| Champion: | Argentina |
| Runnerup: | Uruguay |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Countries: | |
| Preceded By: | 1995 |
| Succeeded By: | 1998 |
| Date: | 24 August– 4 October 1997 |
The 1997 South American Rugby Championship was the 20th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The tournament wasn't played in a host country, but in different venues in each country participating.
Argentina won the tournament.
| 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 | 184 | 27 | + 157 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 82 | + 34 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 98 | - 13 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 203 | - 178 | 0 |
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