1978 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

*34° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores*
34° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	15
Champions	Buenos Aires (15th title)
Runners-up	Unión de Rugby de Rosario
	← 1977 1978 →

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1978 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1978

National

The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)
The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC

International

1978 is an important year for Argentine rugby : the "Pumas" made a tour in Europe. They obtain an historical draw with England, beat Wales "B" and Leinster. But in the end they lost surprising with Italy

Results

Zone 1

1st round
19 August	Chubut	-	Sur	7 - 21	Cipolletti

2nd round
20 August	Sur	-	Rio Negro y Neuquén	0 - 14	Cipolletti

Zone 2

1st round
19 August	Tandil	-	Buenos Aires	9 - 55	Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

2nd round
20 August	Buenos Aires	-	Mar del Plata	18 - 3	Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

Zone 3

1st round
19 August	Salta	-	Tucumán	19 - 20	Jockey Club, Salta
19 August	Córdoba	-	Jujuy	49 - 0	Jockey Club, Salta

2nd round
20 August	Tucumán	-	Córdoba	15 - 18	Jockey Club, Salta

Zone 4

1st round
19 August	San Juan	-	Santa Fe	15 - 16	Universidad Nacional, San Juan
19 August	Cuyo	-	Noreste	37 - 0	Universidad Nacional, San Juan

2nd round
20 August	Santa Fe	-	Cuyo	19 - 57	Universidad Nacional, San Juan

Interzone

Interzone
2 September	Buenos Aires	-	Córdoba	21 - 12	Plaza Jewell, Rosario

Semifinals

2 September 1978

Buenos Aires	21-12	Cordoba

Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Roque Daneri (Tucuman)

2 September 1978

Rosario	32-16	Cuyo

Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Roberto Magnani (Buenos Aires)

Final

Score system: Try= 4 points, Conversion=2 points .Penalty and kick from mark= 3 points. Drop= 3 points.

3 September 1978

Rosario	18-31	Buenos Aires
Try: scrum, Madero, Sansot, Cubelli Con: Porta 4 Pen: Porta		Try: Macat, Poet Con: Seaton, Dip Pen: Dip, Baetti

Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Alberto Roldán (Mar del Plata)

Rosario: 15.D. Baetti (M. Dip), 14.A. Nogués, 13.R. Rodríguez, 12.G. Torno, 11.C. Bisio, 10.J. Escalante, 9.R. Castagna, 8.D. Poet, 7.R. Seaton, 6. Risler (cap.), 5. C. Svetaz, 4.G. Sinópoli, 3. F. Semino (F. Rodríguez), 2. V. Macat, 1. R. Imhoff,
Buenos Aires: 15.M. Sanzot, 14.M. Campo, 13.R. Madero, 12.J. Trueco, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.C. Serrano, 6.H. Silva, 5.S. Iachetti, 4.G. Travaglini, 3.H. Nicola, 2.A. Cubelli, 1.A. Cerioni.

External links

Memorias de la UAR 1978
(in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)