2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

62° Campeonato Argentino
Number of teams	24
Champions	Buenos Aires (28th title)
Runners-up	Tucumàn
Relegated	Mar del Plata

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2006 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 23 teams participating were divided two levels : "Campeonato" (8 teams), "Ascenso", (15 teams, divided in two zone and five pools)

"Campeonato"

The 8 teams divided in two pools of 4 teams. The first 2 to play off. The fourth of each pools to the "finale descenso" (relegation final). The loser was relegated .

First phase

• Pool A

1.Round 4 March Tucumán - Salta 42 - 12 Tucumán 4 March Buenos Aires - Santa Fe 37 - 7 Buenos Aires

2.Round 11 March Santa Fe - Tucumán 8 - 27 Santa Fe 11 March Buenos Aires - Salta 43 - 13 Buenos Aires

3.Round 18 March Tucumán - Buenos Aires 26 - 22 Tucumán 18 March Salta - Santa Fe 34 - 30 Rosario

Qualified for Semifinals

to play-out ("descenso")

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Tucumàn	3	3	0	0	95	42	53	6
2	Buenos Aires	3	2	0	1	97	40	57	4
3	Salta	3	1	0	2	53	115	-62	2
4	Santa Fè	3	0	0	3	45	93	-48	0

• Pool B

1.Round 4 March Cuyo - Rosario 16 - 16 Mendoza 4 March Córdoba - Mar del Plata 16 - 9 Córdoba

2.Round 11 March Mar del Plata - Cuyo 23 - 33 Mar del Plata 11 March Córdoba - Rosario 51 - 16 Córdoba

3.Round 18 March Cuyo - Córdoba 13 - 8 Mendoza 18 March Rosario - Mar del Plata 30 - 10 Rosario

Qualified for Semifinals

to play-out ("descenso")

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Cuyo	3	2	1	0	62	47	15	5
2	Córdoba	3	2	0	1	75	38	37	4
3	Rosario	3	1	1	1	62	77	-15	3
4	Mar del Plata	3	0	0	3	42	79	-37	0

Play-offs ("Title")

Semifinals 25 March Tucumán - Córdoba 40 - 26 Tucumán 25 March Cuyo - Buenos Aires 15 - 49 Mendoza

Finals 1 April Buenos Aires - Tucumán 34 - 10 Buenos Aires

Pay Out ("Descenso")

25 March Mar del Plata - Santa Fe 26 - 25 Mar del Plata 1 April Santa Fe - Mar del Plata 33 - 17 Santa Fe

• Mar del Plata relegated (lost on aggregate 43-58)

"Ascenso"

15 teams divided in two geografic zones: "North" and "South". The final for promotion between the winner of each zone.

North Zone

Three pools of 3 teams. The first of each pool and the better second to semifinals-

First Phase

• POOL 1

1 July La Rioja - San Juan 10 - 34 5 August San Luis - La Rioja 26 - 22 2 September San Juan - San Luis 78 - 10

Qualified for Zonal semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	San Juan	2	2	0	0	112	20	92	4
2	San Luis	2	1	0	1	35	100	-65	2
3	La Rioja	2	0	0	2	32	59	-27	0

• POOL 2

1 July Jujuy - Santiago del estero 10 - 25 5 August Entre Rios - Jujuy 95 - 0 2 September Santiago del estero - Entre Rios 24 - 19

Qualified for Zonal semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Santiago de l'Estero	2	2	0	0	49	29	20	4
2	Entre Rios	2	1	0	1	114	24	90	2
3	Jujuy	2	0	0	2	10	120	-110	0

• POOL 3

1 July Misiones - Noreste 11 - 16 5 August Formosa - Misiones 10 - 35 2 September Noreste - Formosa 98 - 17

Qualified for Zonal semifinals

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Noreste	2	2	0	0	114	28	86	4
2	Misiones	2	1	0	1	46	34	12	2
3	Formosa	2	0	0	2	35	133	-98	0

Play offs

Semifinals 14 October San Juan - Entre Rios 37 - 25 14 October Noreste - Santiago del estero 24 - 13

Final 21 October Noreste - San Juan 11 - 25

South Zone

Two pools of three teams. The winner of each Pool progressed to the zonal final.

• POOL 1

5 August Alto Valle - Oeste 39 - 3 2 September Sur - Oeste 65 - 7 14 October Alto Valle - Sur 17 - 20

Qualified for Zonal final

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Sur	2	2	0	0	85	19	66	4
2	Alto Valle	2	1	0	1	51	23	28	2
3	Oeste	2	0	0	2	10	104	-94	0

• POOL 2

30 September Lagos del Sur - Chubut 3 - 37 7 October Austral - Lagos 31 - 14 14 October Chubut - Austral 20 - 18

Qualified for Zonal final

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Chubut	2	2	0	0	51	32	19	4
2	Austral	2	1	0	1	55	23	32	2
3	Lagos del Sur	2	0	0	2	17	68	-51	0

• ZONAL FINAL

South final 21 October Sur - Chubut 26 - 7

"Ascenso" Final

Finale "Ascenso" 11 November Sur - San Juan 23 - 29 18 November San Juan - Sur 74 - 18

• Promoted : San Juan

External links

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2006
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2007, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2006)