2007 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 2007 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of the U.R.B.A. (Buenos Aires) that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn The 24 teams participating were divided in two levels : "Campeonato" (8 teams), "Ascenso", (16 teams, divided in four pools)

63° Campeonato Argentino
Number of teams	24
Champions	Buenos Aires (29th title)
Runners-up	Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn
Relegated	San Juan

"Campeonato"

Team participating 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

1.Round 3 March Buenos Aires - Rosario 26 - 6 Buenos Aires 3 March Córdoba - San Juan 10 - 7 Córdoba

2.Round 10 March San Juan - Buenos Aires 7 - 49 San Juan 10 March Córdoba - Rosario 30 - 3 Córdoba

3.Round 17 March Buenos Aires - Córdoba 60 - 15 Buenos Aires 17 March Rosario - San Juan 20 - 12 Rosario

Qualified for Semifinals

to relegation play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Buenos Aires	3	3	0	0	135	28	107	6
2	Córdoba	3	2	0	1	55	70	-15	4
3	Rosario	3	1	0	2	29	68	-39	2
4	San Juan	3	0	0	3	26	79	-53	0

Pool 2

1.Round 3 March Tucumán - Salta 18 - 13 Tucumán 3 March Cuyo - Santa Fe 27 - 28 Mendoza

2.Round 10 March Santa Fe - Tucumán 18 - 23 Santa Fe 10 March Cuyo - Santa Fe 28 - 12 Mendoza

3.Round 17 March Tucumán - Cuyo 31 - 0 Tucumán 17 March Salta - Santa Fe 15 - 14 Rosario

3.Round 17 October Tucumán - Cuyo 31 - 0 Tucumán 17 October Salta - Santa Fe 15 - 14 Rosario

Qualified for Semifinals

to relegation play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Tucumàn	3	3	0	0	72	31	41	6
2	Santa Fè	3	1	0	2	60	65	-5	2
3	Cuyo	3	1	0	2	55	71	-16	2
4	Salta	3	1	0	2	40	60	-20	2

Play-offs (Title)

Semifinals 24 March Buenos Aires - Santa Fe 63 - 12 Buenos Aires 24 March Tucumán - Córdoba 20 - 9 Tucumán

Finale 31 March Tucumán - Buenos Aires 10 - 27 Tucumán

Play Out (relegation)

Pay Out ("Finale Descenso") 24 March San Juan - Salta 22 - 23 San Juan 31 March Salta - San Juan 33 - 17 Santa Fe

• Relegated: San Juan

"Torneo Ascenso"

16 teams, divided in 4 pools. Le winner of each pool to the semifinals

Pool "Norte 1"

1.Round 3 March Santiago del estero - La Rijoa 29 - 7 Santiago de l'Estero 3 March San Luis - Jujuy 26 - 17 San Luis

2.Round 10 March Jujuy - Santiago del estero 5 - 26 San Salvador de Jujuy 10 March San Luis - La Rijoa 8 - 8 San Luis

3.Round 17 March Santiago del estero - San Luis 43 - 0 Santiago de l'Estero 17 March La Rioja - Jujuy 17 - 14 La Rioja

• Ranking:

Qualified for Semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Santiago de l'Estero	3	3	0	0	98	12	86	6
2	La Rioja	3	1	1	1	32	51	-19	3
3	San Luis	3	1	1	1	34	68	-34	3
4	Jujuy	3	0	0	3	36	69	-33	0

Pool "Norte 2"

1.Round 3 March Noreste - Misiones 15 - 8 Resistencia 3 March Entre Rios - Formosa 27 - 28 Paraná

2.Round 10 March Formosa - Noreste 5 - 94 Formosa 10 March Entre Rios - Misiones 31 - 13 Paraná

3.Round 17 March Noreste - Entre Rios 14 - 3 Resistencia 17 March Misiones - Formosa 133 - 0 Rosario

Qualified for Semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Noreste	3	3	0	0	123	16	107	6
2	Entre Rios	3	2	0	1	96	27	69	4
3	Misiones	3	1	0	2	154	46	108	2
4	Formosa	3	0	0	3	5	289	-284	0

Pool "Sur 1"

1.Round 14 April Mar del Plata - Alto Valle 56 - 0 Mar del Plata 14 April Sur - Oeste 67 - 13 Bahía Blanca

2.Round 21 April Oeste - Mar del Plata 3 - 62 Junín 21 April Sur - Alto Valle 24 - 0 Bahía Blanca

3.Round 28 April Mar del Plata - Sur 12 - 12 Mar del Plata 28 April Alto Valle - Oeste 62 - 7 Neuquén

Qualified for Semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Mar del Plata	3	2	1	0	130	15	115	5
2	Sur	3	2	1	0	103	15	88	5
3	Alto Valle	3	1	0	2	62	87	-25	2
4	Oeste	3	0	0	3	13	191	-178	0

Pool "Sur 2"

1.Round 24 March Lagos del Sur - Chubut 9 - 35 Bariloche 4 April Austral - Lagos del Sur 27 - 28 Comodoro Rivadavia 6 April Tierra del Fuego - Lagos del Sur 0 - 78 Ushuaia 8 April Austral - Tierra del Fuogo 28 - 25 Comodoro Rivadavia 14 April Tierra del Fuego - Chubut 7 - 55 Ushuaia 21 April Chubut - Austral 15 - 14 Trelew

Qualified for Semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Chubut	3	3	0	0	196	23	173	6
2	Lagos del Sur	3	2	0	1	106	47	59	4
3	Austral	3	1	0	2	47	150	-103	2
4	Tierra del Fuego	3	0	0	3	32	161	-129	0

Semifinals

Semifinals 24 March Noreste - Santiago del estero 14 - 12 Resistencia 5 May Chubut - Mar del Plata 3 - 41 Trelew

Final

Final 12 May Noreste - Mar del Plata 18 - 12 Resistencia 19 May Mar del Plata - Noreste 31 - 10 Mar del Plata

• Promoted: Mar del Plata

External links

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2007
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2008, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2007)