2008 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 2008 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn.

64° Campeonato Argentino
Number of teams24
ChampionsBuenos Aires (30th title)
Runners-upTucumàn.
RelegatedMar del Plata
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"Campeonato" edit

The eight Team participating were divided in due pools of 4. The first two of each pool admitted to semifinals, the last to play-out for relegation ("Finale descenso")

Pool 1 edit

1.Round
1 March Buenos Aires - Cuyo 39 - 0 Buenos Aires
1 March Córdoba - Mar del Plata 22 - 13 Córdoba
2.Round
8 March Mar del Plata - Buenos Aires 14 - 45 Mar del Plata
8 March Córdoba - Cuyo 46 - 17 Córdoba
3.Round
15 March Buenos Aires - Córdoba 26 - 17 Buenos Aires
15 March Cuyo - Mar del Plata 21 - 10 Mendoza
Qualified for Semifinals
to relegation play-out
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Buenos Aires 3 3 0 0 110 31 +79 3 15
2 Córdoba 3 2 0 1 85 56 +29 1 9
3 Cuyo 3 1 0 2 38 95 -57 0 4
4 Mar del Plata 3 0 0 3 37 88 -51 0 0

Pool 2 edit

1.Round
1 March Tucumán - Rosario 40 - 11 Tucumán
1 March Santa Fe - Salta 27 - 28 Santa Fe
2.Round
8 March Salta - Tucumán 3 - 32 Salta
8 March Santa Fe - Rosario 15 - 10 Santa Fe
3.Round
15 March Tucumán - Santa Fe 46 - 11 Tucumán
15 March Rosario - Salta 28 - 25 Rosario
Qualified for Semifinals
to relegation play-out
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Tucumàn 3 3 0 0 118 25 +93 3 15
2 Rosario (*) 3 1 0 2 49 80 -31 1 5
3 Santa Fè (*) 3 1 0 2 53 84 -31 1 5
4 Salta (*) 3 1 0 2 56 87 -31 1 5

(*) The second place was assigned according to the number of tries scored (Rosario 6, Santa Fè 3, Salta 1)

Semifinals edit

Semifinals
29 March Buenos Aires - Rosario 24 - 21 Buenos Aires
29 March Tucumán - Córdoba 39 - 10 Tucumán

Final edit

5 April 2008
Tucumán9-10Buenos Aires
Pen: 5' 45' 59' Diego MasTry: 79' Agustín Costa Repetto
Con: 80' Federico Serra
Pen: 39' Federico Serra
Lawn Tennis Club, Tucumán
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Cordóba)

Tucuman 15.Lucas Barrera Oro, 14.Aníbal Terán, 13.Ezequiel Faralle, 12.Agustín Vallejo, 11.Sebastián Ponce, 10.Diego Mas (60' Nicolás Sánchez), 9.Diego Ternavasio, 8.Agustín Guzmán ( 79' Rafael Garrido), 7.Nicolás Centurión, 6.Ignacio Haustein ( 56' Juan Pablo Lagarrigue), 5.Gabriel Pata Curello (capt), 4.Carlos Casares, 3.Bruno Cuezzo, 2.Ramón Vidal, 1.Felipe Betolli (61' Juan Ávila)
Buenos Aires: 15. Federico Serra Miras, 14. Agustín Gosio, 13. Juan Ignacio Gauthier, 12. Hernán Senillosa, 11. Pablo Gómez Cora (capt.), 10. Santiago Fernández ( 53` Benjamín Urdapilleta)), 9. Francisco Albarracín, 8. Alejandro Abadie, 7. Facundo López ( 55'Juan Pablo Mirenda), . 6. Alejandro Campos, 5. Felipe Aranguren, 4. James Stuart ( 53`Nahuel Neyra), 3. Francisco Lecot (53' Federico Sánchez), 2. Pablo Gambarini ( 64` Agustín Costa Repetto), 1. Gonzalo Begino

Play out edit

Play Out ("Finale Descenso")
29 March Mar del Plata - Salta 12 - 27 Mar del Plata
5 April Salta - Mar del Plata 39 - 10 Salta

Torneo "Ascenso" edit

Pool North 1 edit

1.Round
1 March Santiago - La Rijoa 18 - 15 Santiago del Estero
1 March San Luis - Jujuy 41 - 11 San Luis
2.Round
8 March Jujuy - Santiago 6 - 24 San Salvador de Jujuy
8 March San Luis - La Rijoa 18 - 15 San Luis
3.Round
15 March Santiago - San Luis 43 - 0 Santiago del Estero
15 March La Rioja - Jujuy 15 - 42 La Rioja
Qualified for Semifinals
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Santiago 3 3 0 0 85 21 +64 0 12
2 San Luis 3 2 0 1 59 69 -10 1 9
3 Jujuy 3 1 0 2 59 80 -21 1 5
4 La Rioja 3 0 0 3 45 78 -33 1 1

Pool North 2 edit

1.Round
1 March Noreste - Misiones 48 - 10 Resistencia
1 March Entre Rios - Formosa 40 - 0 Paraná
2.Round
8 March Formosa - Noreste 10 - 57 Formosa
8 March Entre Rios - Misiones 22 - 6 Paraná
3.Round
15 March Noreste - Entre Rios 32 - 15 Resistencia
15 March Misiones - Formosa 10 - 7 Rosario
Qualified for Semifinals
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Noreste 3 3 0 0 137 35 +102 3 15
2 Entre Rios 3 2 0 1 77 38 +39 1 9
3 Misiones 3 1 0 2 26 77 -51 0 4
4 Formosa 3 0 0 3 17 107 -90 1 1

Pool South 1 edit

1.Round
1 March San Juan - Alto Valle 19 - 19 San Juan
1 March Sur - Oeste 34 - 0 Bahía Blanca
2.Round
8 March Oeste - San Juan 0 - 43 Junín
8 March Sur - Alto Valle 15 - 15 Bahía Blanca
3.Round
15 March San Juan - Sur 32 - 22 San Juan
15 March Alto Valle - Oeste 93 - 12 Neuquén
Qualified for Semifinals
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 San Juan 3 2 1 0 94 41 +53 2 12
2 Alto Valle 3 1 2 0 127 46 +81 1 9'
3 Sur 3 1 1 1 71 47 +34 1 7
4 Oeste 3 0 0 3 12 170 -158 0 0

Pool South 2 edit

1.Round
1 March Tierra del Fuego - Chubut 14 - 8 Ushuaia
1 March Lagos del Sur - Austral 13 - 34 Bariloche
2.Round
8 March Chubut - Austral 6 - 13 Trelew
8 March Lagos del Sur - Tierra del Fuego 25 - 5 Bariloche
3.Round
15 March Chubut - Austral 19 - 10 Trelew
15 March Austral - Tierra del Fuego 28 - 5 Comodoro Rivadavia
Qualified for Semifinals
Place Team Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Austral 3 3 0 0 75 24 +51 2 14
2 Chubut 3 1 0 2 33 37 -4 2 6
3 Lagos del Sur 3 1 0 2 48 58 -10 1 5
4 Tierra del Fuego 3 1 0 2 24 61 -37 0 4

Semifinals edit

Semifinals
29 March Noreste - Santiago del estero 29 - 17 Resistencia
29 March Austral - San Juan 12 - 26 Comodoro Rivadavia

Final edit

Final
5 April Noreste - San Juan 11 - 7 Resistencia

External links edit