2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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68th Campeonato Argentino
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Champions Córdoba (7th title)
Runners-up Rosario
Relegated San Juan
  2011
2013  

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.

Contents

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
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
1 Córdoba 440010938+ 718
2 Tucumán 430113371+ 626
3Salta42026558+ 74
4 Chile 410354115- 612
5San Juan400447126- 790
  • Pool 2
Qualified for final pool
to "ascenso" finals
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
1 Buenos Aires 430112543+ 826
2 Rosario 430112481+ 436
3 Cuyo 420282128- 464
4 Uruguay 41036983- 142
5Mar del Plata410353118- 652

Round robin

First phase results. Winners in bold.

First Round
10 March Córdoba defeated Tucumán 31 - 18 Cordoba, Jockey Club.
10 March Buenos Aires defeated Cuyo 32 - 3 San Isidro, CASI
Second Round
17 March Córdoba defeatedSalta19 - 14 Salta, Jockey Club
17 March Rosario defeated Buenos Aires 30 - 23 Rosario, Jockey Club
Third Round
24 March Tucumán defeatedSalta22 - 17 San Miguel de Tucuman
24 March Rosario defeated Cuyo 57 - 20 Mendoza, Marista RC

Second phase results. Winners in bold.

First Round
7 April Córdoba defeated Buenos Aires 24 - 21Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba
7 April Rosario defeated Tucumán 34 - 29Jockey Club, Rosario
7 AprilSaltadefeated Cuyo 28 - 23Mendoza Rugby Club, Mendoza
Second Round
14 AprilSaltadefeated Rosario 19 - 16Jockey Club, Salta
14 April Córdoba defeated Cuyo 42- 34Los Tordos RC, Mendoza
14 April Buenos Aires defeated Tucumán 18 - 6CASI, San Isidro
Third Round
21 April Rosario defeated Córdoba 22 - 3Jockey Club, Rosario
21 April Tucumán defeated Cuyo 42 - 22Lawn Tennis, Tucumán
21 April Buenos Aires defeatedSalta24 - 16CASI, San Isidro


Qualified for final
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
Rosario 540116291+ 718
Córdoba 5401119109+ 108
Buenos Aires 530211879+ 396
Tucumán 5203117122+ 54
Salta520394104- 104
Cuyo 5005102201- 990

Championship game

28 April 2012
Rosario 15 - 29 Córdoba
Jockey Club, Rosario

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

First Round
3 March Santa Fe defeated Entre Rios 31 - 18 Santa Fe
3 MarchSantiago del EsterodefeatedNoreste33 - 17 Santiago del Estero
Second Round
10 March Santa Fe defeatedNoreste24 - 12 Resistencia
10 March Entre Rios defeatedSantiago del Estero27 - 6 Santiago del Estero
Third Round
17 March Santa Fe drawSantiago del Estero27 - 27 Santa Fe
17 March Entre Rios defeatedNoreste18 - 9 Paranà


Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
Santa Fe 32106249+ 135
Entre Ríos 32015526+ 294
Santiago del Estero31116671- 53
Noreste30033875- 370

Pool 4

First Round
3 MarchAlto ValledefeatedSur34 - 22
3 MarchChubutdefeatedAndina21 - 12


Second Round
10 MarchAlto ValledefeatedAndina30 - 24
10 MarchSurdefeatedChubut13 - 11
Third Round
17 MarchAlto ValledefeatedChubut18 - 0
17 MarchSurdefeatedAndina30 - 7


Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
Alto Valle33008246+ 366
Sur32016552+ 134
Valle de Chubut31023243- 112
Andina30034381- 380

Playout

Play-out
24 MarchAndinadefeatedNoreste23 - 12

Semifinals

Semifinals
24 March Santa Fe defeatedSur51 - 0
24 MarchAlto Valledefeated Entre Rios 25 - 11

Final pool

First Round
7 April Santa Fe defeatedSan Juan18 - 12
7 April Mar del Plata defeatedAlto Valle20 - 12
Second Round
14 AprilAlto ValledefeatedSan Juan24 - 6
14 April Mar del Plata - Santa Fe 15 - 12
Third Round
28 AprilAlto Valledefeated Santa Fe 13 - 11
28 AprilSan Juan- Mar del Plata 22 - 3
Promoted to "Campeonato" 2013
Relegated to "Ascenso" 2013
PlaceTeamGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
Alto Valle 1uparrow green.svg 32014937+ 124
Mar del Plata32013846- 84
Santa Fe 31024140+ 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
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
1Misiones44006027338
2Formosa43018138436
3Austral42026720474
4Jujuy41033165-342
5Santa Cruz400423112-890
  • Misiones advanced to the final game.

Pool 6

  URBA OESLdSSLSTdF
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
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdiff.
1URBA Desarollo44006710578
2Oeste43013727106
3Lagos del Sur42024532134
4San Luis41032033-132
5Tierra del Fuego4004067-670
  • Oeste advanced to the final game.

Final

31 March 2012
Oeste12 - 6Misiones
  • Oeste was promoted to the Ascenso Division

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