2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

68th Campeonato Argentino
Year:	2012
Champions:	Córdoba
Count:	7
Runnersup:	Rosario
Relegated:	San Juan

The 2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 66th version of the annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 2012. It was played between 3 March and 28 April of that year. The winner was Cordobesa, who defeated Rosario in the final game.

The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 28 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Estimulo", based on the records of the individual teams. For the first time since 1950, national teams from outside Argentina were admitted into the competition, with teams from Uruguay and Chile being admitted to the Campeonato division, and Brasil and Paraguay admitted to the Estimulo division.

"Campeonato"

Preliminary

The preliminary round consisted of ten teams divided in two pools of five teams each. The top three of each pool made it to the final pool. The final six teams then played in a round robin tournament, from which the top two teams played for the championship.

• Pool 1

Qualified for final pool

to "ascenso" finals

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
- style="background: #ccffcc;"	1	Córdoba	4	4	0	0	109	38	+ 71	8
- style="background: #ccffcc;"	2	Tucumán	4	3	0	1	133	71	+ 62	6
- style="background: #ccffcc;"	3	Salta	4	2	0	2	65	58	+ 7	4
- style="background: #ffffff;"	4	Chile	4	1	0	3	54	115	- 61	2
- style="background: #FFFF88;"	5	San Juan	4	0	0	4	47	126	- 79	0

• Pool 2

Qualified for final pool

to "ascenso" finals

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
- style="background: #ccffcc;"
1	Buenos Aires	4	3	0	1	125	43	+ 82	6
2	Rosario	4	3	0	1	124	81	+ 43	6
3	Cuyo	4	2	0	2	82	128	- 46	4
4	Uruguay	4	1	0	3	69	83	- 14	2
5	Mar del Plata	4	1	0	3	53	118	- 65	2

Round robin

First phase results. Winners in bold.

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First Round width=90 10 March width=170 Córdoba width=20 defeated width=170 Tucumán width=50 31 - 18 width=200 Cordoba, Jockey Club. width=90 10 March width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 defeated width=170 Cuyo width=50 32 - 3 width=200 San Isidro, CASI

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Second Round width=90 17 March width=170 Córdoba width=20 defeated width=170 Salta width=50 19 - 14 width=200 Salta, Jockey Club width=90 17 March width=170 Rosario width=20 defeated width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 30 - 23 width=200 Rosario, Jockey Club

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Third Round width=90 24 March width=170 Tucumán width=20 defeated width=170 Salta width=50 22 - 17 width=200 San Miguel de Tucuman width=90 24 March width=170 Rosario width=20 defeated width=170 Cuyo width=50 57 - 20 width=200 Mendoza, Marista RC

Second phase results. Winners in bold.

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First Round width=90 7 April width=170 Córdoba width=20 defeated width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 24 - 21 width=200 Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba width=90 7 April width=170 Rosario width=20 defeated width=170 Tucumán width=50 34 - 29 width=200 Jockey Club, Rosario width=90 7 April width=170 Salta width=20 defeated width=170 Cuyo width=50 28 - 23 width=200 Mendoza Rugby Club, Mendoza

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Second Round width=90 14 April width=170 Salta width=20 defeated width=170 Rosario width=50 19 - 16 width=200 Jockey Club, Salta width=90 14 April width=170 Córdoba width=20 defeated width=170 width=50 42- 34 width=200 Los Tordos RC, Mendoza width=90 14 April width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 defeated width=170 Tucumán width=50 18 - 6 width=200 CASI, San Isidro

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Third Round width=90 21 April width=170 Rosario width=20 defeated width=170 Córdoba width=50 22 - 3 width=200 Jockey Club, Rosario width=90 21 April width=170 Tucumán width=20 defeated width=170 Cuyo width=50 42 - 22 width=200 Lawn Tennis, Tucumán width=90 21 April width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 defeated width=170 Salta width=50 24 - 16 width=200 CASI, San Isidro

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1°	Rosario	5	4	0	1	162	91	+ 71	8
2°	Córdoba	5	4	0	1	119	109	+ 10	8
3°	Buenos Aires	5	3	0	2	118	79	+ 39	6
4°	Tucumán	5	2	0	3	117	122	+ 5	4
5°	Salta	5	2	0	3	94	104	- 10	4
6°	Cuyo	5	0	0	5	102	201	- 99	0

Championship game

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Second Division: Zona Ascenso

Eight teams divided in two pools. The two teams which finished top in their pool play in the semifinal, where the top team from Pool 3 plays the second team from Pool 4, and the top team from Pool 4 plays the second team from Pool 3. The winners of those two games are then put into a pool with the two teams which finished last in the Campeonato division. The two teams which finish first in that final pool will be in the Campeonato division the next year, while the two teams which finish last in that pool will be relegated to the Ascenso Division. Finally, the team which finishes last in Pool 4 plays the team which finishes last in Pool 3, with the loser being demoted the following year to Estimulo division.

Pool 3

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First Round width=90 3 March width=170 Santa Fe width=20 defeated width=170 Entre Rios width=50 31 - 18 width=200 Santa Fe width=90 3 March width=170 Santiago del Estero width=20 defeated width=170 Noreste width=50 33 - 17 width=200 Santiago del Estero

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Second Round width=90 10 March width=170 Santa Fe width=20 defeated width=170 Noreste width=50 24 - 12 width=200 Resistencia width=90 10 March width=170 Entre Rios width=20 defeated width=170 Santiago del Estero width=50 27 - 6 width=200 Santiago del Estero

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Third Round width=90 17 March width=170 Santa Fe width=20 draw width=170 Santiago del Estero width=50 27 - 27 width=200 Santa Fe width=90 17 March width=170 Entre Rios width=20 defeated width=170 Noreste width=50 18 - 9 width=200 Paranà

Qualified for Semifinals

to play-out

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1°	Santa Fe	3	2	1	0	62	49	+ 13	5
2°	Entre Ríos	3	2	0	1	55	26	+ 29	4
3°	Santiago del Estero	3	1	1	1	66	71	- 5	3
4°	Noreste	3	0	0	3	38	75	- 37	0

Pool 4

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First Round width=90 3 March width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 Sur width=50 34 - 22 width=200 width=90 3 March width=170 Chubut width=20 defeated width=170 Andina width=50 21 - 12 width=200

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Second Round width=90 10 March width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 Andina width=50 30 - 24 width=200 width=90 10 March width=170 Sur width=20 defeated width=170 Chubut width=50 13 - 11 width=200

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Third Round width=90 17 March width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 Chubut width=50 18 - 0 width=200 width=90 17 March width=170 Sur width=20 defeated width=170 Andina width=50 30 - 7 width=200

Qualified for Semifinals

to play-out

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1°	Alto Valle	3	3	0	0	82	46	+ 36	6
2°	Sur	3	2	0	1	65	52	+ 13	4
3°	Valle de Chubut	3	1	0	2	32	43	- 11	2
4°	Andina	3	0	0	3	43	81	- 38	0

Playout

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Play-out width=90 24 March width=170 Andina width=20 defeated width=170 Noreste width=50 23 - 12 width=200

• Noreste demoted to Estimulo division

Semifinals

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Semifinals width=90 24 March width=170 Santa Fe width=20 defeated width=170 Sur width=50 51 - 0 width=200 width=90 24 March width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 Entre Rios width=50 25 - 11 width=200

Final pool

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First Round width=90 7 April width=170 Santa Fe width=20 defeated width=170 San Juan width=50 18 - 12 width=200 width=90 7 April width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 defeated width=170 Alto Valle width=50 20 - 12 width=200

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Second Round width=90 14 April width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 San Juan width=50 24 - 6 width=200 width=90 14 April width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 15 - 12 width=200

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Third Round width=90 28 April width=170 Alto Valle width=20 defeated width=170 width=50 13 - 11 width=200 width=90 28 April width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 Mar del Plata width=50 22 - 3 width=200

Promoted to "Campeonato" 2013

Relegated to "Ascenso" 2013

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1°	Alto Valle	3	2	0	1	49	37	+ 12	4
2°	Mar del Plata	3	2	0	1	38	46	- 8	4
3°	Santa Fe	3	1	0	2	41	40	+ 1	2
4°	San Juan	3	1	0	2	40	45	- 5	2

Torneo "Estimulo"

"URBA Desarollo" (a development team from Buenos Aires replaced Brazil. Ten teams total, split into two pools of five teams each. The top team from each pool play each other, with the winner moving up into the Ascenco Division the following year.

Pool 5

	MIS	FOR	AUS	JUJ	SCr
Misiones	––––	12-8	7-5	14-7	27-7
Formosa	8-12	––––	6-5	29-12	38-9
Austral	5-7	5-6	––––	22-0	35-7
Jujuy	7-14	12-29	0-22	––––	12-0
Santa Cruz	7-27	9-38	7-35	0-12	––––

Qualified for Semifinals

Relegated

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Misiones	4	4	0	0	60	27	33	8
2	Formosa	4	3	0	1	81	38	43	6
3	Austral	4	2	0	2	67	20	47	4
4	Jujuy	4	1	0	3	31	65	-34	2
5	Santa Cruz	4	0	0	4	23	112	-89	0

• Misiones advanced to the final game.

Pool 6

	URBA	OES	LdS	SLS	TdF
URBA Desarollo	––––	14-0	19-10	10-0	24-0
Oeste	0-14	––––	10-3	15-10	12-0
Lagos del Sur	10-19	3-10	––––	8-3	24-0
San Luis	0-10	10-15	3-8	––––	7-0
Tierra del Fuego	0-24	0-12	0-24	0-7	––––

Qualified for Semifinals

Relegated

Place	Team	Games	Points	Table points
played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	URBA Desarollo	4	4	0	0	67	10	57	8
2	Oeste	4	3	0	1	37	27	10	6
3	Lagos del Sur	4	2	0	2	45	32	13	4
4	San Luis	4	1	0	3	20	33	-13	2
5	Tierra del Fuego	4	0	0	4	0	67	-67	0

• Oeste advanced to the final game.

Final

• Oeste was promoted to the Ascenso Division

References

• Memorias de la UAR 2011
• Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2012, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2011)
• Torneo Argentino 2012:Zona Campeonato on rugbyfun.com.ar
• Torneo Argentino 2012:Zona Ascenso on rugbyfun.com.ar
• Torneo estimulo 2012