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Day 1 of the 2019 Sudamérica Challenge u18s took place on Thursday in Montevideo. Competing were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Impressing were Argentina, and Uruguay with both countries winning both of their respective matches. Brazil also came away happy with one win and one defeat while Chile, and Paraguay were both winless.
The Sudamérica Challenge operates under special rules in which matches are played in the form of two 20 minute halves.
Day 2 of the competition will take place on Saturday. A feature match will see Chile and Paraguay both looking for their first wins while the final fixture between Uruguay, and Argentina will likely see the top two playing off to determine who goes undefeated.
DAY 1 RESULTS
Argentina 68-3 Paraguay
Uruguay 39-0 Brazil
Argentina 43-7 Chile
Brazil 22-7 Paraguay
Uruguay 20-12 Chile
DAY 2 FIXTURES
1:00pm Chile vs Paraguay
1:45pm Brazil vs Argentina
3:00pm Uruguay vs Paraguay
3:45pm Chile vs Brazil
6:00pm Uruguay vs Argentina
