1980 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

36° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	16
Champions	Buenos Aires (17th title)
Runners-up	Córdoba

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1980 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Córdoba

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1980

National

• The Buenos Aires Champsionship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Lawn Tennis
• The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)

International

• In April 1980 the selection del Sudamérica XV in April went to South Africa

Further information: 1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa

• In October, the Springboks wnet in South America, but no match were allowed by Argentina government, so the matches was plaued in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay-

Further information: 1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America

• In November, Fiji visited Argentina on tour.

Main article: 1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina

Preliminaries

Zone 1

1st round 28 June Noreste - Buenos Aires 4 - 83 Resistencia 1 sept. Jujuy - Tucumán 12 - 45 Resistencia

2nd round 2 sept. Buenos Aires - Tucumán 22 - 14 Resistencia

Zone 2

1st round 20 sept. Cuyo - Tandil 3 - 0 El Challeo, (withdraw) 20 sept. San Juan - Chubut 16 - 12 El Challeo, Mendoza

2nd round 21 sept. Cuyo - San Juan 31 - 15 El Challeo, Mendoza

Zone 3

1st round 27 sept. Salta - Entre Rios 20 - 30 Salta 27 sept. Rosario - Santa Fe 25 - 16 Salta

2nd round 28 sept. Entre Rios - Rosario 42 - 12 Salta

Zone 4

1st round 27 sept. Mar del Plata - Austral 20 - 4 Club Nautico, Santa Fe 27 sept. Córdoba - Sur 26 - 9 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

2nd round 28 sept. Mar del Plata - Córdoba 9 - 15 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

Interzone

INTERZONE 28 sept. Cuyo - Buenos Aires 15 - 21 Maristas, Mendoza

Semifinals

11 october 1980

Buenos Aires	46--19	Rosario

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Felipe Ferrari ( Buenos Aires)

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11 october 1980

Rio Negro y Neuquén	14-38	Córdoba

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Ricardo Colombo ( Buenos Aires)

Third place final

12 october 1980

Rosario	78-9	Rio Negro y Neuquén

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Felipe Ferrari ( Buenos Aires)

Final

12 october 1980

Buenos Aires	56-3	Córdoba
Try: Cappelleti 2; Iachetti 2, Puccio 2, Ure 2, Madero , Travaglini Con: Porta 8		Pen: Virgollini

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Ricardo Colombo ( Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires : 15. M. Campo, 14. Cappelletti, 12.M. Loffreda, 12. R. Madero, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.A. Travaglini, 6.C. Serrano, 5.E. Ure, 4.A. Iachetti, 3.C. Saint Trápaga, 2,A. Cubelli, 1.F.Morelo
Còrdoba : 15.M. Villarino, 14.D. Grecco, 13.J. Cannote, 12.N. Albrisi (cap., 11.N.Ambrogio, 10. R. Virgolini, 9. M.Ferrara, 8.M. Martínez, 7.J. Aguad (Gastoldi), 6.R. Boroch, 5.R. Lobato, 4. D. Praddaude, 3.E. Rodríguez, 2. J. Albrisí, 1.A. Cravero.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1980
• Template:It icon Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)