1988 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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.

44th Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
ChampionsTucumán (3rd title)
Runners-up Buenos Aires.

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

 TUCCBAROSSFE
Tucumàn ––––20-1643-325-18
Cordoba 16-20––––30-1519-10
Rosario 3-4315-30––––57-4
Santa Fè 18-2510-194-57––––
Qualified for Semi-finals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Tucumàn33008837516
2Cordoba32016545204
3Rosario31027577-22
4Santa Fè300332101-690

Tucumàn and Cordoba advanced to the semi-finals, while Santa Fè was demoted to the lower division.

Pool B

 B-ACUYE-RMdP
Buenos Aires ––––35-3352-2453-12
Cuyo 33-35––––24-1827-10
Entre Rios 24-5218-24––––29-16
Mar del Plata 12-5310-2716-29––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Buenos Aires330014069716
2Cuyo32018463214
3Entre Rios31027192-212
4Mar del Plata300338109-710

Buenos Aires and Cuyo advanced to the semi-finals, while Mar del Plata was demoted to the lower division.

Semifinals

Third place play-off

Final

5 November 1988
Tucumàn 25-10 Buenos Aires
Try: Williams, Gianotti
1 meta tecnica
Pen: Sauze 3
Try: Piran
Pen: Piccardo
Drop: Piccardo
Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata
Referee: Miguel A. Peyrone (Rosario)

"Classificacion" Tournament

Pool C

 STGNOESALMISJUJ
Santiago de l'Estero ––––9-738-169-2066-15
Noreste 7-9––––26-1524-831-10
Salta 16-3815-26––––24-1876-6
Misiones 20-98-2418-24––––38-0
Jujuy 15-6610-316-760-38––––
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Santiago de l'Estero430112258646
2Noreste43018842466
3Salta420213188434
4Misiones42028457274
5Jujuy400431211-1800

Promoted: Santiago de l'Estero (defeated Noreste in their head-to-dead match).

Pool D

 S-JSURA-VCHUAUS
San Juan ––––29-2128-1845-031-3
Sur 21-29––––41-030-1546-18
Alto Valle 18-280-41––––22-617-12
Chubut 0-4515-306-22––––16-15
Austral 3-3118-4612-1715-16––––
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1San Juan440013342918
2Sur430113862766
3Alto Valle42025787-304
4Chubut410337112-752
5Austral400448110-620

Promoted: San Juan

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1988

National

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.
  • 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.


  • Memorias de la UAR 1988
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)
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