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.

Qualified for final pool
to "ascenso" finals
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
- style="background: #ccffcc;"1Córdoba440010938+ 718
- style="background: #ccffcc;"2Tucumán430113371+ 626
- style="background: #ccffcc;"3Salta42026558+ 74
- style="background: #ffffff;"4Chile410354115- 612
- style="background: #FFFF88;"5San Juan400447126- 790
Qualified for final pool
to "ascenso" finals
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
- style="background: #ccffcc;"
1Buenos Aires430112543+ 826
2Rosario430112481+ 436
3Cuyo420282128- 464
4Uruguay41036983- 142
5Mar del Plata410353118- 652

Round robin

First phase results. Winners in bold.

width=700 valign="top"
First Round
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Córdobawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Tucumánwidth=5031 - 18width=200Cordoba, Jockey Club.
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Buenos Aireswidth=20defeatedwidth=170Cuyowidth=5032 - 3width=200San Isidro, CASI
width=700 valign="top"
Second Round
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Córdobawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Saltawidth=5019 - 14width=200Salta, Jockey Club
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Rosariowidth=20defeatedwidth=170Buenos Aireswidth=5030 - 23width=200Rosario, Jockey Club
width=700 valign="top"
Third Round
width=9024 Marchwidth=170Tucumánwidth=20defeatedwidth=170Saltawidth=5022 - 17width=200San Miguel de Tucuman
width=9024 Marchwidth=170Rosariowidth=20defeatedwidth=170Cuyowidth=5057 - 20width=200Mendoza, Marista RC

Second phase results. Winners in bold.

width=700 valign="top"
First Round
width=907 Aprilwidth=170Córdobawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Buenos Aireswidth=5024 - 21width=200Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba
width=907 Aprilwidth=170Rosariowidth=20defeatedwidth=170Tucumánwidth=5034 - 29width=200Jockey Club, Rosario
width=907 Aprilwidth=170Saltawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Cuyowidth=5028 - 23width=200Mendoza Rugby Club, Mendoza
width=700 valign="top"
Second Round
width=9014 Aprilwidth=170Saltawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Rosariowidth=5019 - 16width=200Jockey Club, Salta
width=9014 Aprilwidth=170Córdobawidth=20defeatedwidth=170width=5042- 34width=200Los Tordos RC, Mendoza
width=9014 Aprilwidth=170Buenos Aireswidth=20defeatedwidth=170Tucumánwidth=5018 - 6width=200CASI, San Isidro
width=700 valign="top"
Third Round
width=9021 Aprilwidth=170Rosariowidth=20defeatedwidth=170Córdobawidth=5022 - 3width=200Jockey Club, Rosario
width=9021 Aprilwidth=170Tucumánwidth=20defeatedwidth=170Cuyowidth=5042 - 22width=200Lawn Tennis, Tucumán
width=9021 Aprilwidth=170Buenos Aireswidth=20defeatedwidth=170Saltawidth=5024 - 16width=200CASI, San Isidro

PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Rosario540116291+ 718
Córdoba5401119109+ 10 8
Buenos Aires530211879+ 396
Tucumán5203117122+ 54
Salta520394104- 104
Cuyo5005102201- 990

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

width=700 valign="top"
First Round
width=903 Marchwidth=170Santa Fewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Entre Rioswidth=5031 - 18width=200Santa Fe
width=903 Marchwidth=170Santiago del Esterowidth=20defeatedwidth=170Norestewidth=5033 - 17width=200Santiago del Estero
width=700 valign="top"
Second Round
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Santa Fewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Norestewidth=5024 - 12width=200Resistencia
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Entre Rioswidth=20defeatedwidth=170Santiago del Esterowidth=5027 - 6width=200Santiago del Estero
width=700 valign="top"
Third Round
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Santa Fewidth=20drawwidth=170Santiago del Esterowidth=5027 - 27width=200Santa Fe
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Entre Rioswidth=20defeatedwidth=170Norestewidth=5018 - 9width=200Paranà

Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Santa Fe32106249+ 135
Entre Ríos32015526+ 294
Santiago del Estero31116671- 53
Noreste30033875- 370

Pool 4

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First Round
width=903 Marchwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Surwidth=5034 - 22width=200
width=903 Marchwidth=170Chubutwidth=20defeatedwidth=170Andinawidth=5021 - 12width=200

width=700 valign="top"
Second Round
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Andinawidth=5030 - 24width=200
width=9010 Marchwidth=170Surwidth=20defeatedwidth=170Chubutwidth=5013 - 11width=200
width=700 valign="top"
Third Round
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Chubutwidth=5018 - 0width=200
width=9017 Marchwidth=170Surwidth=20defeatedwidth=170Andinawidth=5030 - 7width=200

Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Alto Valle33008246+ 366
Sur32016552+ 134
Valle de Chubut31023243- 112
Andina30034381- 380

Playout

width=700 valign="top"
Play-out
width=9024 Marchwidth=170Andinawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Norestewidth=5023 - 12width=200

Semifinals

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Semifinals
width=9024 Marchwidth=170Santa Fewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Surwidth=5051 - 0width=200
width=9024 Marchwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170Entre Rioswidth=5025 - 11width=200

Final pool

width=700 valign="top"
First Round
width=907 Aprilwidth=170Santa Fewidth=20defeatedwidth=170San Juanwidth=5018 - 12width=200
width=907 Aprilwidth=170Mar del Platawidth=20defeatedwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=5020 - 12width=200
width=700 valign="top"
Second Round
width=9014 Aprilwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170San Juanwidth=5024 - 6width=200
width=9014 Aprilwidth=170Mar del Platawidth=20-width=170Santa Fewidth=5015 - 12width=200
width=700 valign="top"
Third Round
width=9028 Aprilwidth=170Alto Vallewidth=20defeatedwidth=170width=5013 - 11width=200
width=9028 Aprilwidth=170San Juanwidth=20-width=170Mar del Platawidth=5022 - 3width=200
Promoted to "Campeonato" 2013
Relegated to "Ascenso" 2013
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Alto Valle 32014937+ 124
Mar del Plata32013846- 84
Santa Fe31024140+ 12
San Juan31024045- 52

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

 MISFORAUSJUJSCr
Misiones––––12-87-514-727-7
Formosa8-12––––6-529-1238-9
Austral5-75-6––––22-035-7
Jujuy7-1412-290-22––––12-0
Santa Cruz7-279-387-350-12––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Misiones44006027338
2Formosa43018138436
3Austral42026720474
4Jujuy41033165-342
5Santa Cruz400423112-890

Pool 6

 URBAOESLdSSLSTdF
URBA Desarollo––––14-019-1010-024-0
Oeste0-14––––10-315-1012-0
Lagos del Sur10-193-10––––8-324-0
San Luis0-1010-153-8––––7-0
Tierra del Fuego0-240-120-240-7––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1URBA Desarollo44006710578
2Oeste43013727106
3Lagos del Sur42024532134
4San Luis41032033-132
5Tierra del Fuego4004067-670

Final

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