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|sport=[[Rugby union]]
|founded=1995
|teams=4
|country={{Ru|ARG}}<br/>{{Ru|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru|USA}}<br/>{{Ru|URU}}
|champion={{Ru|ARG}} (5th title)
|most_champs={{Ru|ARG}} (5 titles)
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The '''Pan American Championship''' ({{langx|es|Torneo Panamericano de Rugby}}) was the major international rugby tournament held in the [[Americas]], hosted irregularly on five occasions from 1995 to 2003. The tournament was organized by the Pan American Rugby Association (PARA) and included the World Cup teams of [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]], [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] and [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]] in 1995, joined by the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]] from 1996 onwards. Argentina won all five of the tournaments.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
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!width=5%|Year 
!width=5%|Host
!width=5%|Winner
!width=5%|Runner-up
!width=5%|Third
!width=5%|Fourth
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| align=center| [[1995 PARA Pan American Championship|1995]] || [[Argentina]]/<br>[[Uruguay]] || {{Ru-big|ARG}}<ref name=ESPN>{{cite news |title=Los Pumas debutaron como campeones |trans-title=Pumas debut like champions |language=es |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/story?id=180336 |agency=Associated Press |date=August 23, 2003 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |quote=Los Pumas, que ganaron las últimas cuatro ediciones del Panamericano, aprovecharon un contragolpe para ponerse en ventaja a los cuatro minutos con try de Martín Gaitán. }}</ref> || {{Ru-big|CAN}} || {{Ru-big|URU}} || 
|- 
| align=center| [[1996 PARA Pan American Championship|1996]]|| [[Canada]] || {{Ru-big|ARG}}<ref name=ESPN/> || {{Ru-big|CAN}} || {{Ru-big|USA}} || {{Ru-big|URU}}
|- 
| align=center| [[1998 PARA Pan American Championship|1998]] || [[Argentina]] || {{Ru-big|ARG}}<ref name=ESPN/> || {{Ru-big|CAN}} || {{Ru-big|USA}} || {{Ru-big|URU}}
|- 
| align=center| [[2001 PARA Pan American Championship|2001]] || [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Los Pumas mostraron habilidad y capacidad para golear |trans-title=Pumas showed skill and ability to score |language=es |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/168821-los-pumas-mostraron-habilidad-y-capacidad-para-golear |newspaper=La Nación |date=September 19, 1996 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |quote=El seleccionado argentino se impuso a Uruguay por 29 a 15 en el segundo partido por el torneo Panamericano de rugby, que se realiza en Canadá. }}</ref> || {{Ru-big|ARG}}<ref name=ESPN/> || {{Ru-big|CAN}} || {{Ru-big|USA}} || {{Ru-big|URU}}
|- 
| align=center| [[2003 PARA Pan American Championship|2003]]|| [[Argentina]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Los Pumas vencieron a Estados Unidos por 42-8 |trans-title=Pumas defeated the United States 42-8 |language=es |url=http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2003/08/23/um/m-610503.htm |newspaper=Clarín |date=August 23, 2003 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |quote=Como era previsible, el seleccionado argentino de rugby, Los Pumas, derrotó hoy a Estados Unidos por un contundente 42 a 8 en un partido correspondiente a la primera fecha del torneo Panamericano de Rugby que se está desarrollando en Buenos Aires. }}</ref> || {{Ru-big|ARG}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Los Pumas aplastaron a Canadá y se quedaron con el 1º Puesto |trans-title=Pumas crushed Canada and ended up with the 1st place |language=es |url=http://www.rugbytime.com/noticia.php?id=1634 |publisher=RugbyTime.com |date=August 30, 2003 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |quote=El Seleccionado Argentino de Rugby, Los Pumas, se quedó por quinta vez consecutiva con el título de Campeón del Torneo Panamericano de Rugby, en forma invicta, al vencer en la tarde de ayer al Seleccionado de Canadá por 62 tantos a 22. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528092213/http://www.rugbytime.com/noticia.php?id=1634 |archive-date=May 28, 2012 }}</ref> || {{Ru-big|USA}} || {{Ru-big|CAN}} || {{Ru-big|URU}}
|}

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Americas Rugby Championship]]

{{International rugby union}}

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[[Category:Rugby union competitions in North America]]
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[[Category:Defunct rugby union competitions for national teams]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in North America]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in South America]]