Torneo Pampeano

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Torneo Pampeano
Organising body Mar del Plata R.U.
Sur R.U.
Founded2009;14 years ago (2009)
RegionSouth of Buenos Aires Province
Number of teams10
Related competitions Torneo del Noroeste
Current championsMar del Plata RC
(2022)
Most successful club(s)Mar del Plata RC
(7 titles)

The Torneo Pampeano is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.

Contents

The competition started in 2009 and involves clubs from the unions of Mar del Plata and Sur.

This annual tournament has traditionally been dominated by Mar del Plata clubs. As in other inter-provincial tournaments, such as the Torneo del Litoral or Torneo del Noroeste, the best clubs from the Torneo Pampeano qualify for the national level Torneo del Interior.

Championships

The Torneo Pampeano includes 10 teams competing for the provincial title. All the champions are listed below:

Titles

Ed.YearChampion(s)ScoreRunner-up
1
2008IPR Sporting [n 1] (1) [n 2] Los Cardos
2
2009IPR Sporting(2)
[n 2]
San Ignacio
3
2010IPR Sporting(3)
17–16
Los Cardos
4
2011IPR Sporting(4)
19–13
5
2012IPR Sporting(5)
6–6 [n 3]
Sociedad Sportiva
6
2013Mar del Plata RC(1)
[n 2]
IPR Sporting
7
2014Mar del Plata RC(2)
[n 2]
IPR Sporting
8
2015Mar del Plata RC(3)
[n 2]
IPR Sporting
9
2016Mar del Plata RC(4)
[n 2]
IPR Sporting
10
2017IPR Sporting(6)
[n 2]
Mar del Plata RC
11
2018Mar del Plata RC(5)
[n 2]
IPR Sporting
12
2019Sociedad Sportiva [n 4]
14–11
Mar del Plata RC
2020
13
2021Mar del Plata RC(6)
21–11
IPR Sporting
14
2022Mar del Plata RC(7)
32–22
IPR Sporting
Notes
  1. "IPR" the initials for "Instituto Peralta Ramos" so it is the rugby team of the homonymous Marist School in Mar del Plata. [1]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Round-robin tournament format.
  3. It is unclear how it was defined to proclaim a champion.
  4. Club from Bahía Blanca. Not to be confused with Sociedad Sportiva Argentina.

Titles by club

TeamTitlesYears won
Mar del Plata RC
7
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
IPR Sporting
6
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Sociedad Sportiva
1
2019

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References

  1. Historia at IPR website