2000 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

56° Campeonato Argentino
ChampionsBuenos Aires (29th title)
Runners-upTucumàn
RelegatedSanta Fè and San Juan
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The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2000 was won by the selection Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn The 21 teams participating were divided on three levels: "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Promocional".

Rugby Union in Argentina in 2000

National

International

  • In June Argentina beat Ireland in a test played in Buenos Aires.
  • After, always in June, "the Pumas", visit for a four match tour. The lost both test matches (6-53 e 25-32). In November they played two matches in England, with a heavy loss against England
  • Before the tour in England, Argentina hosted South Africa, losing the match 33-37.
  • An "Argentina Development XV" won the South American Championship played in Montevideo

"Campeonato"

Two pools of 4 teams. The top two to the semi-finals, third and fourth to the relegation play-out.

Pool A

1. Round
7 October Buenos Aires 70–7 Santa Fe Buenos Aires
7 October Rosario 30–11 San Juan Rosario
2. Round
14 October Rosario 49–28 Santa Fe Rosario
14 October San Juan 18–49 Buenos Aires San Juan
3. Round
21 October Buenos Aires 76–20 Rosario Buenos Aires
21 October Santa Fe 9–20 San Juan Buenos Aires

Standings

to semi-finals
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.
1 Buenos Aires 3 3 0 0 195 45 150 6
2 Rosario 3 2 0 1 99 115 −16 4
3 San Juan 3 1 0 2 49 88 −39 2
4 Santa Fè 3 0 0 3 44 139 −95 0

Pool B

1. Round
7 October Tucumán 43–23 Mar del Plata Tucumán
7 October Córdoba 44–10 Cuyo Córdoba
2. Round
14 October Córdoba 33–38 Mar del Plata Córdoba
14 October Cuyo 25–32 Tucumán San Juan
3. Round
21 October Tucumán 32–21 Córdoba Tucumán
21 October Mar del Plata 6–16 Cuyo Mar del Plata

Standings

to semi-finals
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.
1 Tucumàn 3 3 0 0 96 69 27 6
2 Cordoba 3 1 0 2 98 80 18 2
3 Mar del Plata 3 1 0 2 67 81 −14 2
4 Cuyo 3 1 0 2 51 82 −31 2

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
28 October Tucumán 38–35 Rosario Tucumán
28 October Buenos Aires 43–21 Córdoba Buenos Aires

Final

Final
4 November Tucumán 16–35 Buenos Aires Tucumán

Play-out

Play-out
28 October San Juan 24–27 Cuyo San Juan
28 October Mar del Plata 44–12 Santa Fe Mar del Plata

"Ascenso"

1. Round
30 September Alto Valle 9–19 Chubut Neuquen
30 September Sur 6–41 Noreste Bahía Blanca
30 September Entre Rios 5–26 Salta Paraná
2. Round
7 October Chubut 21–18 Sur
7 October Alto Valle 36–16 Entre Rios Neuquen
7 October Salta 25–6 Noreste Salta
3. Round
14 October Chubut 34–27 Entre Rios
14 October Sur 29–24 Salta Bahía Blanca
14 October Noreste 28–20 Alto Valle
4. Round
21 October Entre Rios 31–31 Noreste Paraná
21 October Sur 36–33 Alto Valle Bahía Blanca
21 October Salta 67–8 Chubut Salta
5. Round
28 October Alto Valle 17–18 Salta Neuquen
28 October Noreste 5–12 Chubut
28 October Entre Rios 48–35 Sur Córdoba

Standings

Promoted to "Campeonato"
Place Team Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.
1 Salta 5 4 1 0 160 55 105 9
2 Chubut 5 3 1 1 94 126 −32 7
3 Sur 5 2 0 3 134 122 12 4
4 Entre Rios 5 2 1 2 114 175 −61 5
5 Noreste 5 2 1 2 79 101 −22 5
6 Alto Valle 5 1 0 4 115 117 −2 2

"Promocional"

Pool A

1. Round
7 October Austral 32–0 Oeste Comodoro Rivadavia
7 October Centro 23–27 La Rioja
2. Round
14 October Centro 6–19 Oeste
14 October La Rioja 16–10 Austral La Rioja
3. Round
21 October Austral 17–10 Centro Comodoro Rivadavia
21 October Oeste 11–7 La Rioja
Promoted to "Ascenso"
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.
1 Austral 3 2 0 1 59 26 33 4
2 Oeste 3 2 0 1 30 45 −15 4
3 La Rioja 3 2 0 1 47 44 3 4
4 Centro 3 0 0 3 39 60 −21 0

Pool B

1. Round
7 October Misiones 20–35 Santiago del Estero Misiones
7 October Formosa 57–7 Jujuy
2. Round
14 October Formosa 3–35 Santiago del Estero
14 October Jujuy 10–15 Misiones Jujuy
3. Round
21 October Misiones 40–30 Formosa Misiones
21 October Santiago del Estero 107–7 Jujuy Santiago del Estero

Standings

Promoted to "Ascenso"
to play-out
Place Team Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.
1 Santiago del Estero 3 2 0 1 174 30 144 4
2 Misiones 3 2 0 1 75 75 0 4
3 Formosa 3 2 0 1 90 82 8 4
4 Jujuy 3 0 0 3 24 176 −152 0
  • (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2000
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2001, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2000)