1980 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

See main article: Campeonato Argentino.

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Year:	1980
Countries:	Argentina
Champions:	Buenos Aires
Runnersup:	Córdoba
Count:	17
Teams:	16
Sede Finale:	Cipolletti
Stadium:	Marabunta R.C

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1980 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Córdoba

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1980

National

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Lawn Tennis
• The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)

International

• In April 1980 the selection del Sudamérica XV in April went to South Africa.

• In October, the Springboks were in South America, but no matches were allowed by Argentina government, so the matches was played in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.

• In November, Fiji visited Argentina on tour.

See main article: 1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina.

Preliminaries

Zone 1

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1st round width=90 28 June width=170 Noreste width=20 - width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 4 - 83 width=200 Resistencia width=90 width=170 Jujuy width=20 - width=170 Tucumán width=50 12 - 45 width=200 Resistencia

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2nd round width=90 width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 - width=170 Tucumán width=50 22 - 14 width=200 Resistencia

Zone 2

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1st round width=90 width=170 Cuyo width=20 - width=170 Tandil width=50 3 - 0 width=200 El Challeo, (withdraw) width=90 20 September width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 Chubut width=50 16 - 12 width=200 El Challeo, Mendoza

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2nd round width=90 width=170 Cuyo width=20 - width=170 San Juan width=50 31 - 15 width=200 El Challeo, Mendoza

Zone 3

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1st round width=90 width=170 Salta width=20 - width=170 Entre Rios width=50 20 - 30 width=200 Salta width=90 27 September width=170 Rosario width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 25 - 16 width=200 Salta

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2nd round width=90 width=170 Entre Rios width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 42 - 12 width=200 Salta

Zone 4

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1st round width=90 width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Austral width=50 20 - 4 width=200 Club Nautico, Santa Fe width=90 27 September width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 Sur width=50 26 - 9 width=200 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

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2nd round width=90 width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Córdoba width=50 9 - 15 width=200 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

Interzone

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INTERZONE width=90 width=170 Cuyo width=20 - width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 15 - 21 width=200 Maristas, Mendoza

Semifinals

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Final

Buenos Aires : 15. M. Campo, 14. Cappelletti, 12.M. Loffreda, 12. R. Madero, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.A. Travaglini, 6.C. Serrano, 5.E. Ure, 4.A. Iachetti, 3.C. Saint Trápaga, 2,A. Cubelli, 1.F.Morelo
Còrdoba : 15.M. Villarino, 14.D. Grecco, 13.J. Cannote, 12.N. Albrisi (cap., 11.N.Ambrogio, 10. R. Virgolini, 9. M.Ferrara, 8.M. Martínez, 7.J. Aguad (Gastoldi), 6.R. Boroch, 5.R. Lobato, 4. D. Praddaude, 3.E. Rodríguez, 2. J. Albrisí, 1.A. Cravero.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1980
• Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)