Torneo del Noroeste

The Torneo Regional del NOA (NorOeste Argentino – Argentine North-West), also known as Torneo del Noroeste, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.

Torneo del Noroeste (NOA)
Organising body
Founded1944 (1944)
Region
Number of teams14 [1]
Qualifier for
Related competitionsTorneo de la URBA
Current championsLos Tarcos (2018)
Most successful club(s)Universitario (T)
(23 titles)
WebsiteRegional NOA

Originally, only clubs from the Tucumán RU took part. In successive editions the competition added clubs from the unions of Salta, Jujuy and Santiago del Estero. This yearly tournament has traditionally been dominated by Tucumán clubs. Clubs from the other 3 provinces have yet to win a title.

Universitario is the most successful team, with 23 titles won to date.

History

Rugby was first played in Tucumán in 1915 but the first official rugby team in the province –Club Natación y Gimnasia– would only be formed in 1936. Six years later Tucumán Rugby Club was founded, followed by Universitario Rugby Club in 1943 and Cardenales Rugby Club in 1944.

Those four clubs would go on to found the "Unión de Rugby del Norte" on 29 February 1944.

Although the URN was based in Tucumán Province it also dealt with fledgling clubs from the neighbouring provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Santiago del Estero. Later these provinces would go on to form their own unions in 1951, 1966 and 1968 respectively.

Although all four provinces take part in the regional Torneo del Noroeste, they still organise their own local competitions.

Format

As of 2018, 14 clubs from all 4 provinces take part in the tournament.[1] The competition is divided into two zones. The four best placed teams qualify to "Zona Campeonato" to crown the champion of the season. The tournament uses a promotion and relegation system.

Champion and runner-up of Torneo del Noroeste qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.

Championships

Titles

Year Champion(s)
1944Tucumán RC
1945Tucumán RC
1946Universitario
1947Natación y Gimnasia
1948Tucumán RC
1949Natación y Gimnasia
1950not held
1951Uni Tucumán & Tucumán Rugby *
1952Tucumán RC
1953Tucumán RC
1954Cardenales
1955Natación y Gimnasia
1956Tucumán RC
1957Natación y Gimnasia
1958Universitario
1959Universitario
1960Universitario
1961Natación y Gimnasia & Tucumán RC [note 1]
1962Tucumán Rugby
1963Universitario
1964Cardenales
1965Universitario
1966Los Tarcos
1967Universitario & Los Tarcos [note 1]
1968Universitario
1969Los Tarcos
1970Universitario
1971Universitario
1972Universitario
1973Universitario & Tucumán LT [note 1]
1974Universitario
1975Los Tarcos
1976Universitario & Los Tarcos [note 1]
1977Tucumán LT & Tucumán RC [note 1]
1978Tucumán RC
1979Tucumán LT
1980Tucumán LT
1981Tucumán LT
1982Tucumán LT
1983Los Tarcos
1984Los Tarcos
1985Los Tarcos
1986Los Tarcos
1987Los Tarcos
1988Tucumán RC
1989Tucumán RC
1990Tucumán RC
1991Tucumán RC
1992Tucumán RC
1993Tucumán RC
1994Los Tarcos
1995Natación y Gimnasia & Tucumán RC [note 1]
1996Natación y Gimnasia
1997Universitario
1998Universitario
1999Huirapuca
2000Tucumán RC
2001Huirapuca
2002Uni Tucumán & Cardenales [note 1]
2003Huirapuca
2004Los Tarcos
2005Universitario
2006Tucumán RC
2007Universitario
2008Tucumán LT
2009Tucumán LT & Universitario [note 1]
2010Universitario
2011Tucumán LT
2012Tucumán LT
2013Cardenales & Huirapuca
2014Tucumán LT
2015Tucumán RC
2016Universitario & Los Tarcos [note 1]
2017Natación y Gimnasia
2018Los Tarcos
Notes
  1. Shared title.

Titles by team

Team Titles Years won
Universitario231946, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016
Tucumán RC211944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015
Los Tarcos141966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2018
Tucumán LT111973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Natación y Gimnasia81947, 1949, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1995, 1996, 2016
Cardenales41954, 1964, 2002, 2013
Huirapuca41999, 2001, 2003, 2013

References

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