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1997 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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53º Campeonato Argentino
Number of teams19
ChampionsCordoba (3rd title)
Runners-upBuenos Aires
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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

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National

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International

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Argentina won the South American Championship.

"Campeonato"

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The title was decided by a round robin tournament, with the last place finisher relegated to the second division.

1ª round
5 April Cordoba - Buenos Aires 33-29 Cordoba
5 April Tucumàn - Rosario 21-56 S.Miguel de T.
5 April Mar del Plata - Cuyo 14-16 Mar del Plata
2ª round
12 April Cuyo - Cordoba 26-26 Mendoza
12 April Mar del Plata - Tucumàn 17-35 Mar del Plata
12 April Rosario - Buenos Aires 21-29 Rosario
3ª round
19 April Rosario - Mar del Plata 45-13 Rosario
19 April Buenos Aires - Cuyo 80-18 Buenos Aires
19 April Tucumàn - Cordoba 29-30 S.Miguel de T.
4ª round
26 April Cuyo - Rosario 15-22 Mendoza
26 April Buenos Aires - Tucumàn 42-13 Buenos Aires
26 April Cordoba - Mar del Plata 68-20 Cordoba
5ª round
3 May Rosario - Cordoba 20-25 Rosario
3 May Cuyo - Tucumàn 37-40 Mendoza
3 May Mar del Plata - Buenos Aires 0-100 Mar del Plata
Champions
Relegated to "Ascenso"
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Cordoba 5 4 1 0 182 124 58 9
2 Buenos Aires 5 4 0 1 280 115 165 8
3 Rosario 5 3 0 2 164 103 61 6
4 Tucumàn 5 2 0 3 156 182 -26 4
5 Cuyo 5 1 1 3 112 182 -70 3
6 Mar del Plata 5 0 0 5 76 264 -188 0

"Ascenso"

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  NOE SAL SFE S-J E-R STG
Noroeste –––– 36-26 47-5 25-25 72-5 22-13
Salta 26-36 –––– 31-31 26-23 38-32 79-17
Santa Fè 5-47 31-31 –––– 24-14 47-10 25-13
San Juan 25-25 23-26 14-24 –––– 38-8 53-13
Entre Rios 5-72 32-38 10-47 8-38 –––– 30-13
Santiago 13-22 17-79 13-25 13-53 13-30 ––––
Promoted to "Campeonato"
Relegated to "Promocional"
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Noroeste 5 4 1 0 202 74 128 9
2 Salta 5 3 1 1 200 139 61 7
3 Santa Fè 5 3 1 1 132 115 17 7
4 San Juan 5 2 1 2 153 96 57 5
5 Entre Rios 5 1 0 4 85 208 -123 2
6 Santiago 5 0 0 5 69 209 -140 0

"Promocional"

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Pool A

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The Centro team forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.

  A-V CHU SUR AUS
Alta Valle –––– 29-20 22-21 24-18
Chubut 20-29 –––– 15-14 30-17
Sur 21-22 14-15 –––– 52-15
Austral 18-24 17-30 15-52 ––––
Qualified for final
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Alta Valle 3 3 0 0 75 59 16 6
2 Chubut 3 2 0 1 65 60 5 4
3 Sur 3 1 0 2 87 52 35 2
4 Austral 3 0 0 3 50 106 -56 0

Pool B

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The Cuenca del Salado and Oeste teams forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.

  MIS FOR JUJ
Misiones –––– 40-29 69-14
Formosa 29-40 –––– 25-6
Jujuy 14-69 6-25 ––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Misiones 2 2 0 0 109 43 66 4
2 Formosa 2 1 0 1 54 46 8 2
3 Jujuy 2 0 0 2 20 94 -74 0

Final

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17 May 1997
Misiones15-66Alta Valle
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  • (in Spanish)Memorias de la UAR 1997
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)