The 1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the South American Jaguars rugby union team in South Africa in April and May 1980. The South American team won five of the matches but lost both that were against the South Africa national rugby union team. The players were individually invited to play in this tour and against South Africa in two matches played later during the Springboks tour of South America.