1988 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

January 2014 November 2018 Flag of Argentina.svg 50px 44th Campeonato Argentino de Mayores Tucumán Buenos Aires. 3 1987 1989 Campeonato Argentino The 1988 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 1988 version of the annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 1988. The winner, for the second consecutive year was Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn, who defeated the Buenos Aires Rugby Union in the final game. The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 18 teams, divided into two divisions, based on the records of the individual teams. The top eight qualifiers competed in the final tournament for the title ("Campeonato"), while the others vied in the "Torneo de Classificacion" (qualifying tournament). At the end of the season, the bottom two teams from the upper division, were demoted to the lower division, while the champion and runner-up from the Torneao de Classification were promoted to the upper division. Campeonato Pool A main WDL QR points 2 TUC Tucumàn CBA Cordoba ROS Rosario SFE Santa Fè 3 0 0 88 37 2 0 1 65 45 1 0 2 75 77 0 0 3 32 101 #ccffcc Qualified for Semi-finals QSF QSF red1 Relegated R y grey 20–16 43–3 25–18 16–20 30–15 19–10 3–43 15–30 57–4 18–25 10–19 4–57 complete Tucumàn and Cordoba advanced to the semi-finals, while Santa Fè was demoted to the lower division. Pool B main WDL QR points 2 B-A Buenos Aires CUY Cuyo E-R Entre Rios MdP Mar del Plata 3 0 0 140 69 2 0 1 84 63 1 0 2 71 92 0 0 3 38 109 #ccffcc Qualified for Semifinals QSF QSF red1 Relegated R y grey 35–33 52–24 53–12 33–35 24–18 27–10 24–52 18–24 29–16 12–53 10–27 16–29 complete Buenos Aires and Cuyo advanced to the semi-finals, while Mar del Plata was demoted to the lower division. Semifinals 5 November 1988 Tucumàn 0-43 Cuyo Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata 5 November 1988 Buenos Aires 62-6 Cordoba Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata Third place play-off 5 November 1988 Cordoba 31-27 Cuyo Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata Final 5 November 1988 Tucumàn 25-10 Buenos Aires Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata Miguel A. Peyrone (Rosario) Williams, Gianotti 1 meta tecnica Sauze 2 Sauze 3 Piran Piccardo Piccardo "Classificacion" Tournament Pool C main WDL P points 2 STG Santiago de l'Estero NOE Noreste SAL Salta MIS Misiones JUJ Jujuy 3 0 1 122 58 3 0 1 88 42 2 0 2 131 88 2 0 2 84 57 0 0 4 31 211 green1 P y grey 9–7 38–16 9–20 66–15 7–9 26–15 24–8 31–10 16–38 15–26 24–18 76–6 20–9 8–24 18–24 38–0 15–66 10–31 6–76 0–38 complete Promoted: Santiago de l'Estero (defeated Noreste in their head-to-dead match). Pool D main WDL P points 2 S-J San Juan SUR Sur A-V Alto Valle CHU Chubut AUS Austral 4 0 0 133 42 3 0 1 138 62 2 0 2 57 87 1 0 3 37 112 0 0 4 48 110 green1 P y grey 29–21 28–18 45–0 31–3 21–29 41–0 30–15 46–18 18–28 0–41 22–6 17–12 0–45 15–30 6–22 16–15 3–31 18–46 12–17 15–16 complete Promoted: San Juan Rugby Union in Argentina in 1988 National 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 During 1988, France toured South America, playing eight games against South American Teams, splitting their two matches against the Pumas. Against the Pumas (managed by Hugo Porta, "Le Coqs" won the first test (18–15) but lost the second 18–6. 1988 France rugby union tour of South America At the end of season, Argentina traveled to France, playing in 8 matches, with a 3–5 record. They lost both matches against the French national team, 29-9 and 28–18. 1988 Argentina rugby union tour of France External links Memorias de la UAR 1988 it Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999) Category:Campeonato Argentino de Rugby Argentina Rugby