1995 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

51st Campeonato Argentino
Champions	Cordoba (1st title)
Runners-up	Tucumàn

The 1995 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by selection of Cordoba that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn The 20 teams (but only 18 played) were divided on 3 levels : "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Clasificacion". Due to the incoming reduction to 6 teams in the higher level, the winner of the two pools of di "Ascenso" played a play-out for admission per to "Campeonato" against the third of the higher levels.

Rugby union in Argentina in 1995

National

• The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 21" (Under 21 championship) was won by Tucumàn
• The "National Championship for clubs" was won by Club Atlético San Isidro that beating in the final La Plata
• The "Torneo de la URBA" (Buenos Aires) was won by La Plata
• The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Nat. y Gimnasia and Tucumán RC

International

• In order to prepare the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the Pumas went to Australia, were lost heavily both test match

Further information: 1995 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia

• At the World Cup Argentina lost all the matches against England, Samoa and Italy.
• As usual, Argentina won the 1995 South American Rugby Championship
• Argentina won also the first edition of Pan American Championship

"Campeonato"

The 8 teams were divided in two pools

Pool "A"   TUC BA CUY MdP Tucumàn –––– 21-20 33-18 60-34 Buenos Aires 20-21 –––– 31-25 42-10 Cuyo 18-33 25-31 –––– 58-16 Mar del Plata 34-60 10-42 16-58 –––– Squadra G V N P P+ P- diff. Pt Tucumàn 3 3 0 0 114 72 42 6 Buenos Aires 3 2 0 1 93 56 37 4 Cuyo 3 1 0 2 101 80 21 2 Mar del Plata 3 0 0 3 60 160 -100 0 Qualification: Tucumàn and Buenos Aires to Play-out: Cuyo Relegated: Mar del Plata

Pool "B"   0 0 0 0 Cordoba –––– 28-23 70-11 38-15 Rosario 23-28 –––– 61-29 40-37 San Juan 11-70 29-61 –––– 18-9 Noroeste 15-38 37-40 9-18 –––– Squadra G V N P P+ P- diff. Pt Cordoba 3 3 0 0 136 49 87 6 Rosario 3 2 0 1 124 94 30 4 San Juan 3 1 0 2 58 140 -82 2 Noroeste 3 0 0 3 61 96 -35 0 Qualificate: Cordoba and Rosario Ai Play-out: San Juan Relegated: Noroeste

SEMIFINALS (10 November 1995) Cordoba - Buenos Aires 39-21 Rosario - Tucumàn 35-36

3rd place final (12 November 1995) Buenos Aires - Rosario 37-27

Final (12 November 1995) Cordoba - Tucumàn 28-24

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Play Out

The winner of this play out between the third of each pool of "Campeonato" and the winner of "Ascenso" will be admitted to the 1996 "Campeonato"

(11 November 1995), Entre Rios - San Juan 16-18 Santa Fè - Cuyo 12-16

• San Juan and Cuyo admitted to 1996 "Campeonato"
• Entre Rios and Santa Fè relegated

"Ascenso"

Pool "A"   SFE SUR A-V CEN Santa Fè –––– 14-13 53-20 68-18 Sur 13-14 –––– 16-13 ?-? Alta Valle 20-53 13-16 –––– 73-25 Centro 18-68 ?-? 25-73 –––– Squadra G V N P P+ P- diff. Pt Santa Fè 3 3 0 0 135 51 84 6 Sur 3 2 0 1 29 27 2 4 Alta Valle 3 1 0 2 106 94 12 2 Centro 3 0 0 3 43 141 -98 0 To Play-out: Santa Fè Relegated: Centro

Pool "B"   E-R SAL STG MIS Entre Rios –––– 20-14 30-25 63-6 Salta 14-20 –––– 37-21 58-36 Santiago 25-30 21-37 –––– 74-14 Misiones 6-63 36-58 14-74 –––– Squadra G V N P P+ P- diff. Pt Entre Rios 3 3 0 0 113 45 68 6 Salta 3 2 0 1 109 77 32 4 Santiago 3 1 0 2 120 81 39 2 Misiones 3 0 0 3 56 195 -139 0 Ai Play-out: Entre Rios Relegated: Misiones

"Clasificacion"

9 September Austral - Chubut 13-20

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1995
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)