[3] In 2011, a new Sudamérica XV was formed to face the Argentine side before they trip to New Zealand to play the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The side was formed in 1980 after an invitation from the SARU to the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) to play a series of games there as a way of counteracting its sporting isolation which was due to the country's apartheid policies.

The badge included a puma, a condor, a lapwing and a jaguar, representing Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay respectively.

[5] This ostracism had started in 1971 when the Argentine government forbade the Pumas to play a match in Rhodesia during the tour in South Africa.

[4] The only victory of Sudamérica XV in a test match came in 1982, when they beat South Africa 21–12, with all points scored by captain Hugo Porta.

[17] After a long hiatus of over four years, Sudamérica XV was reassembled in 2023 to play vs Georgian professional team Black Lion, then Rugby Europe Super Cup champion, at Estadio Charrúa.

[19] The team's badge includes four animal figures, each of them representing a symbol of their respective countries,[20] they are puma (Argentina),[21][22] condor (Chile),[23] tero (Uruguay),[24] and yacare (Paraguay).