1997 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Rugby union competition season November 2018 Campeonato Argentino 53º Campeonato Argentino Flag of Argentina.svg 50px Cordoba Buenos Aires 3 19 1996 1998 The 1997 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 51st annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 1997. Cordoba defeated Rosario in the final game to win the tournament. The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 21 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Promocional".  Rugby Union in Argentina in 1997 National The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 21" (Under 21 championship) was won by Buenos Aires The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 19" (Under 19 championship) was won by Buenos Aires The "National Championship for clubs" was won by Jockey Club de Rosario The "Torneo de la URBA" (Buenos Aires) was won by San Isidro Club The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by La Tablada The North-East Championship was won by Universitario de Tucumán International May–June: The England National Rugby Union team visited Argentina. They played six matches, with two tests. The first test was won by England, the second by the Pumas. 1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia The Pumas went on a tour of New Zealand in June. They lost five out of six matches, with two heavy losses against the All Blacks by the scores of 8-93, and 10-62. 1997 Argentina rugby union tour of New Zealand October–November: The Australian National Rugby Union Team played five matches in Argentina before their tournament in Great Britain. One test match was won by the Wallabies by the score of (23-15), and one by the Pumas (18-16). 1997 Australia rugby union tour Argentina won the South American Championship. 1997 South American Rugby Championship "Campeonato" The title was decided by a round robin tournament, with the last place finisher relegated to the second division. 1ª round5 AprilCordoba - Buenos Aires33-29Cordoba5 AprilTucumàn - Rosario21-56S.Miguel de T.5 AprilMar del Plata - Cuyo14-16Mar del Plata 2ª round12 AprilCuyo - Cordoba26-26Mendoza12 AprilMar del Plata - Tucumàn17-35Mar del Plata12 AprilRosario - Buenos Aires21-29Rosario 3ª round19 AprilRosario - Mar del Plata45-13Rosario19 AprilBuenos Aires - Cuyo80-18Buenos Aires19 AprilTucumàn - Cordoba29-30S.Miguel de T. 4ª round26 AprilCuyo - Rosario15-22Mendoza26 AprilBuenos Aires - Tucumàn42-13Buenos Aires26 AprilCordoba - Mar del Plata68-20Cordoba 5ª round3 MayRosario - Cordoba20-25Rosario3 MayCuyo - Tucumàn37-40Mendoza3 MayMar del Plata - Buenos Aires0-100Mar del Plata ChampionsRelegated to "Ascenso" Place Team Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1Cordoba54101821245892Buenos Aires540128011516583Rosario53021641036164Tucumàn5203156182-2645Cuyo5113112182-7036Mar del Plata500576264-1880 "Ascenso"   NOESALSFES-J E-R STG Noroeste––––36-2647-525-2572-522-13 Salta26-36––––31-3126-2338-3279-17 Santa Fè5-4731-31––––24-1447-1025-13 San Juan25-2523-2614-24––––38-853-13 Entre Rios5-7232-3810-478-38––––30-13 Santiago13-2217-7913-2513-5313-30–––– Promoted to "Campeonato"Relegated to "Promocional" Place Team Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1Noroeste54102027412892Salta53112001396173Santa Fè53111321151774San Juan5212153965755Entre Rios510485208-12326Santiago500569209-1400 "Promocional" Pool A The Centro team forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.   A-V CHUSURAUS Alta Valle ––––29-2022-2124-18 Chubut20-29––––15-1430-17 Sur21-2214-15––––52-15 Austral18-2417-3015-52–––– Qualified for final Place Team Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1Alta Valle 330075591662Chubut32016560543Sur310287523524Austral300350106-560 Pool B The Cuenca del Salado and Oeste teams forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.   MISFORJUJ Misiones––––40-2969-14 Formosa29-40––––25-6 Jujuy14-696-25–––– Qualified for SemifinalsRelegated Place Team Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1Misiones2200109436642Formosa21015446823Jujuy20022094-740 Final 17 May 1997 Misiones 15-66 Alta Valle Alta Valle was promoted to "ascenso" External links esMemorias de la UAR 1997 it Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999) Category:Campeonato Argentino de Rugby Argentina