1978 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1978 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario

34° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	15
Champions	Buenos Aires (15th title)
Runners-up	Unión de Rugby de Rosario

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1978

National

• The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)
• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC

International

• 1978 is an important year for Argentine rugby : the "Pumas" made a tour in Europe. They obtain an historical draw with England, beat Wales "B" and Leinster. But in the end they lost surprising with Italy
  Main article: 1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy

Results

Zone 1

1st round 19 August Chubut - Sur 7 - 21 Cipolletti

2nd round 20 August Sur - Rio Negro y Neuquén 0 - 14 Cipolletti

Zone 2

1st round 19 August Tandil - Buenos Aires 9 - 55 Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

2nd round 20 August Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata 18 - 3 Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

Zone 3

1st round 19 August Salta - Tucumán 19 - 20 Jockey Club, Salta 19 August Córdoba - Jujuy 49 - 0 Jockey Club, Salta

2nd round 20 August Tucumán - Córdoba 15 - 18 Jockey Club, Salta

Zone 4

1st round 19 August San Juan - Santa Fe 15 - 16 Universidad Nacional, San Juan 19 August Cuyo - Noreste 37 - 0 Universidad Nacional, San Juan

2nd round 20 August Santa Fe - Cuyo 19 - 57 Universidad Nacional, San Juan

Interzone

Interzone 2 September Buenos Aires - Córdoba 21 - 12 Plaza Jewell, Rosario

Semifinals

2 September 1978

Buenos Aires	21-12	Cordoba

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Roque Daneri (Tucuman)

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2 September 1978

Rosario	32-16	Cuyo

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Roberto Magnani (Buenos Aires)

Final

Score system: Try= 4 points, Conversion=2 points .Penalty and kick from mark= 3 points. Drop= 3 points.

3 September 1978

Rosario	18-31	Buenos Aires
Try: scrum, Madero , Sansot , Cubelli Con: Porta 4 Pen: Porta		Try: Macat, Poet Con: Seaton, Dip Pen: Dip, Baetti

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Alberto Roldán (Mar del Plata)

Rosario: 15.D. Baetti (M. Dip), 14.A. Nogués, 13.R. Rodríguez, 12.G. Torno, 11.C. Bisio, 10.J. Escalante, 9.R. Castagna, 8.D. Poet, 7.R. Seaton , 6. Risler (cap.), 5. C. Svetaz, 4.G. Sinópoli, 3. F. Semino (F. Rodríguez), 2. V. Macat, 1. R. Imhoff,
Buenos Aires: 15.M. Sanzot, 14.M. Campo, 13.R. Madero, 12.J. Trueco, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.C. Serrano, 6.H. Silva, 5.S. Iachetti, 4.G. Travaglini, 3.H. Nicola, 2.A. Cubelli, 1.A. Cerioni.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1978
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)