| Event | Nacional de Clubes | ||||||
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| Date | 15 November 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Timothy O'Brien, Benavídez, Argentina | ||||||
| Referee | Tomás Ninci (Córdoba) | ||||||
The 2025 Torneo Nacional de Clubes (named "Nacional de Clubes Copa Visa Macro" for sponsorship reasons) [1] the the 28th. edition of Nacional de Clubes, a rugby union competition in Argentina organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The final was held in Estadio Timothy O'Brien, home venue of Club Newman in Benavídez, Tigre Partido, on 15 November 2015. [1]
ust as it has been every year since 2022, [2] , the competition is contested by two teams (champions of URBA Top 12 and Torneo del Interior), which play a single superfinal match. [3]
The match was contested by Newman (champion of 2025 URBA Top 12, which played their 3rd. final), and Marista (champion of 2025 Torneo del Interior. [4] [5] which contested their 1st. final). [5]
Newman won the match 35–15, achieving their first national championship. [6] [7] [8] Therefore the Cardenales won their first URBA and Nacional titles within the calendar year, and commemorating the 50th. anniversary of the club. [9] [10]
| Team | Qualification | Union | Previous final app. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman | 2025 URBA Top 12 champion | URBA | 2015, 2018 |
| Marista | 2025 Torneo del Interior champion | Cuyo | (none) |
Newman qualified as URBA champion after defeating San Isidro Club 15–3 in the Top 12 final, earning their first title in the top division. [11] [12] [13]
Newman's best campaigns in Nacional de Clubes had been in 2015 [14] and 2018, when the team played the finals but lost both to Hindú. [15]
On the other hand, Marista qualified as champion of Torneo del Interior, where the squad had defeated Jockey Club Córdoba 27–7 in the final, winning their first Interior title (and the first for a team from Mendoza Province). [16]
Marista's best performance in Nacional de Clubes had been in 2019 where they reached the semifinals and lost to Hindú. [17]
| 15 Nov 2025 |
| Newman | 38–15 | Marista |
| Try: Marguery 21', 54' Gozálvez 47' penalty try 56' de Vivar 63' Salece 79' Con: G. Taboada 21', 54', 63', 79' Pen: G. Taboada 7' | Report 1 Report 2 | Try: Hernández 2' Prince 38' Con: Filizzola 2' Pen: Filizzola 27' |
| Estadio Timothy O'Brien, Benavídez Referee: Tomás Ninci (Córdoba) |
      Newman |  Marista |
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