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 | |
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| Number of teams | 24 |
| Champions | Buenos Aires (30th title) |
| Runners-up | Tucumàn. |
| Relegated | Mar del Plata |
"Campeonato"
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
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| to relegation play-out |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| to relegation play-out |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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Final
| 5 April 2008 |
| Tucumán | 9-10 | Buenos Aires |
| Pen: 5' 45' 59' Diego Mas | Try: 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
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- Champions: Buenos Aires
- Relegated: 'Mar del Plata'
Torneo "Ascenso"
Pool North 1
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| 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
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External links
- (in Spanish) Results da rugbyfun.,com
- (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2008
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2009, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2008)