68th Campeonato Argentino
ChampionsCórdoba (7th title)
Runners-upRosario
RelegatedSan Juan

The 2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 66th version of the annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 2012. It was played between 3 March and 28 April of that year. The winner was Cordobesa, who defeated Rosario in the final game.

The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 28 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Estimulo", based on the records of the individual teams. For the first time since 1950, national teams from outside Argentina were admitted into the competition, with teams from Uruguay and Chile being admitted to the Campeonato division, and Brasil and Paraguay admitted to the Estimulo division.

"Campeonato"

Preliminary

The preliminary round consisted of ten teams divided in two pools of five teams each. The top three of each pool made it to the final pool. The final six teams then played in a round robin tournament, from which the top two teams played for the championship.

  • Pool 1
Qualified for final pool
to "ascenso" finals
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Córdoba 440010938+ 718
2Tucumán 430113371+ 626
3Salta 42026558+ 74
4Chile 410354115- 612
5San Juan 400447126- 790
  • Pool 2
Qualified for final pool
to "ascenso" finals
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Buenos Aires 430112543+ 826
2Rosario 430112481+ 436
3Cuyo 420282128- 464
4Uruguay 41036983- 142
5Mar del Plata 410353118- 652

Round robin

First phase results. Winners in bold.

First Round
10 MarchCórdobadefeatedTucumán31 - 18Cordoba, Jockey Club.
10 MarchBuenos AiresdefeatedCuyo32 - 3San Isidro, CASI
Second Round
17 MarchCórdobadefeatedSalta19 - 14Salta, Jockey Club
17 MarchRosariodefeatedBuenos Aires30 - 23Rosario, Jockey Club
Third Round
24 MarchTucumándefeatedSalta22 - 17San Miguel de Tucuman
24 MarchRosariodefeatedCuyo57 - 20Mendoza, Marista RC

Second phase results. Winners in bold.

First Round
7 AprilCórdobadefeatedBuenos Aires24 - 21Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba
7 AprilRosariodefeatedTucumán34 - 29Jockey Club, Rosario
7 AprilSaltadefeatedCuyo28 - 23Mendoza Rugby Club, Mendoza
Second Round
14 AprilSaltadefeatedRosario19 - 16Jockey Club, Salta
14 AprilCórdobadefeatedCuyo42- 34Los Tordos RC, Mendoza
14 AprilBuenos AiresdefeatedTucumán18 - 6CASI, San Isidro
Third Round
21 AprilRosariodefeatedCórdoba22 - 3Jockey Club, Rosario
21 AprilTucumándefeatedCuyo42 - 22Lawn Tennis, Tucumán
21 AprilBuenos AiresdefeatedSalta24 - 16CASI, San Isidro


Qualified for final
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Rosario 540116291+ 718
Córdoba 5401119109+ 108
Buenos Aires 530211879+ 396
Tucumán 5203117122+ 54
Salta 520394104- 104
Cuyo 5005102201- 990

Championship game

28 April 2012
Rosario15 - 29Córdoba
Jockey Club, Rosario

Second Division: Zona Ascenso

Eight teams divided in two pools. The two teams which finished top in their pool play in the semifinal, where the top team from Pool 3 plays the second team from Pool 4, and the top team from Pool 4 plays the second team from Pool 3. The winners of those two games are then put into a pool with the two teams which finished last in the Campeonato division. The two teams which finish first in that final pool will be in the Campeonato division the next year, while the two teams which finish last in that pool will be relegated to the Ascenso Division. Finally, the team which finishes last in Pool 4 plays the team which finishes last in Pool 3, with the loser being demoted the following year to Estimulo division.

Pool 3

First Round
3 MarchSanta FedefeatedEntre Rios31 - 18Santa Fe
3 MarchSantiago del EsterodefeatedNoreste33 - 17Santiago del Estero
Second Round
10 MarchSanta FedefeatedNoreste24 - 12Resistencia
10 MarchEntre RiosdefeatedSantiago del Estero27 - 6Santiago del Estero
Third Round
17 MarchSanta FedrawSantiago del Estero27 - 27Santa Fe
17 MarchEntre RiosdefeatedNoreste18 - 9Paranà


Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Santa Fe 32106249+ 135
Entre Ríos 32015526+ 294
Santiago del Estero 31116671- 53
Noreste 30033875- 370

Pool 4

First Round
3 MarchAlto ValledefeatedSur34 - 22
3 MarchChubutdefeatedAndina21 - 12


Second Round
10 MarchAlto ValledefeatedAndina30 - 24
10 MarchSurdefeatedChubut13 - 11
Third Round
17 MarchAlto ValledefeatedChubut18 - 0
17 MarchSurdefeatedAndina30 - 7


Qualified for Semifinals
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Alto Valle 33008246+ 366
Sur 32016552+ 134
Valle de Chubut 31023243- 112
Andina 30034381- 380

Playout

Play-out
24 MarchAndinadefeatedNoreste23 - 12
  • Noreste demoted to Estimulo division

Semifinals

Semifinals
24 MarchSanta FedefeatedSur51 - 0
24 MarchAlto ValledefeatedEntre Rios25 - 11

Final pool

First Round
7 AprilSanta FedefeatedSan Juan18 - 12
7 AprilMar del PlatadefeatedAlto Valle20 - 12
Second Round
14 AprilAlto ValledefeatedSan Juan24 - 6
14 AprilMar del Plata-Santa Fe15 - 12
Third Round
28 AprilAlto ValledefeatedSanta Fe13 - 11
28 AprilSan Juan-Mar del Plata22 - 3
Promoted to "Campeonato" 2013
Relegated to "Ascenso" 2013
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
Alto Valle Ascendido 32014937+ 124
Mar del Plata 32013846- 84
Santa Fe 31024140+ 12
San Juan 31024045- 52

Torneo "Estimulo"

"URBA Desarollo" (a development team from Buenos Aires replaced Brazil. Ten teams total, split into two pools of five teams each. The top team from each pool play each other, with the winner moving up into the Ascenco Division the following year.

Pool 5

 MISFORAUSJUJSCr
Misiones ––––12-87-514-727-7
Formosa 8-12––––6-529-1238-9
Austral 5-75-6––––22-035-7
Jujuy 7-1412-290-22––––12-0
Santa Cruz 7-279-387-350-12––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Misiones44006027338
2Formosa43018138436
3Austral42026720474
4Jujuy41033165-342
5Santa Cruz400423112-890
  • Misiones advanced to the final game.

Pool 6

 URBAOESLdSSLSTdF
URBA Desarollo ––––14-019-1010-024-0
Oeste 0-14––––10-315-1012-0
Lagos del Sur 10-193-10––––8-324-0
San Luis 0-1010-153-8––––7-0
Tierra del Fuego 0-240-120-240-7––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1URBA Desarollo44006710578
2Oeste43013727106
3Lagos del Sur42024532134
4San Luis41032033-132
5Tierra del Fuego4004067-670
  • Oeste advanced to the final game.

Final

31 March 2012
Oeste12 - 6Misiones
  • Oeste was promoted to the Ascenso Division
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