53º Campeonato Argentino
Number of teams19
ChampionsCordoba (3rd title)
Runners-upBuenos Aires

The 1997 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 51st annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 1997. Cordoba defeated Rosario in the final game to win the tournament.

The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 21 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Promocional". 

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1997

National

International

  • May–June: The England National Rugby Union team visited Argentina. They played six matches, with two tests. The first test was won by England, the second by the Pumas.
  • The Pumas went on a tour of New Zealand in June. They lost five out of six matches, with two heavy losses against the All Blacks by the scores of 8-93, and 10-62.
  • October–November: The Australian National Rugby Union Team played five matches in Argentina before their tournament in Great Britain. One test match was won by the Wallabies by the score of (23-15), and one by the Pumas (18-16).
  • Argentina won the South American Championship.

"Campeonato"

The title was decided by a round robin tournament, with the last place finisher relegated to the second division.

1ª round
5 AprilCordoba-Buenos Aires33-29Cordoba
5 AprilTucumàn-Rosario21-56S.Miguel de T.
5 AprilMar del Plata-Cuyo14-16Mar del Plata
2ª round
12 AprilCuyo-Cordoba26-26Mendoza
12 AprilMar del Plata-Tucumàn17-35Mar del Plata
12 AprilRosario-Buenos Aires21-29Rosario
3ª round
19 AprilRosario-Mar del Plata45-13Rosario
19 AprilBuenos Aires-Cuyo80-18Buenos Aires
19 AprilTucumàn-Cordoba29-30S.Miguel de T.
4ª round
26 AprilCuyo-Rosario15-22Mendoza
26 AprilBuenos Aires-Tucumàn42-13Buenos Aires
26 AprilCordoba-Mar del Plata68-20Cordoba
5ª round
3 MayRosario-Cordoba20-25Rosario
3 MayCuyo-Tucumàn37-40Mendoza
3 MayMar del Plata-Buenos Aires0-100Mar del Plata
Champions
Relegated to "Ascenso"
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Cordoba5410182124589
2Buenos Aires54012801151658
3Rosario5302164103616
4Tucumàn5203156182-264
5Cuyo5113112182-703
6Mar del Plata500576264-1880

"Ascenso"

 NOESALSFES-JE-RSTG
Noroeste ––––36-2647-525-2572-522-13
Salta 26-36––––31-3126-2338-3279-17
Santa Fè 5-4731-31––––24-1447-1025-13
San Juan 25-2523-2614-24––––38-853-13
Entre Rios 5-7232-3810-478-38––––30-13
Santiago 13-2217-7913-2513-5313-30––––
Promoted to "Campeonato"
Relegated to "Promocional"
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Noroeste5410202741289
2Salta5311200139617
3Santa Fè5311132115177
4San Juan521215396575
5Entre Rios510485208-1232
6Santiago500569209-1400

"Promocional"

Pool A

The Centro team forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.

 A-VCHUSURAUS
Alta Valle ––––29-2022-2124-18
Chubut 20-29––––15-1430-17
Sur 21-2214-15––––52-15
Austral 18-2417-3015-52––––
Qualified for final
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Alta Valle33007559166
2Chubut3201656054
3Sur31028752352
4Austral300350106-560

Pool B

The Cuenca del Salado and Oeste teams forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.

 MISFORJUJ
Misiones ––––40-2969-14
Formosa 29-40––––25-6
Jujuy 14-696-25––––
Qualified for Semifinals
Relegated
Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1Misiones220010943664
2Formosa2101544682
3Jujuy20022094-740

Final

17 May 1997
Misiones15-66Alta Valle
  • Alta Valle was promoted to "ascenso"
  • (in Spanish)Memorias de la UAR 1997
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)
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