| 64° Campeonato Argentino | |
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| Number of teams | 24 |
| Champions | Buenos Aires (30th title) |
| Runners-up | Tucumàn. |
| Relegated | Mar del Plata |
The 2008 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn.
"Campeonato"
The eight Team participating were divided in due pools of 4. The first two of each pool admitted to semifinals, the last to play-out for relegation ("Finale descenso")
Pool 1
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| to relegation play-out |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 31 | +79 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Córdoba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Cuyo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | -57 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mar del Plata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 88 | -51 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 2
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| Qualified for Semifinals |
| to relegation play-out |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | Tucumàn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 25 | +93 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Rosario (*) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 80 | -31 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Santa Fè (*) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 84 | -31 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Salta (*) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 87 | -31 | 1 | 5 |
(*) The second place was assigned according to the number of tries scored (Rosario 6, Santa Fè 3, Salta 1)
Semifinals
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Final
| 5 April 2008 |
| Tucumán | 9-10 | Buenos Aires |
| Pen: 5' 45' 59' Diego Mas | Try: 79' Agustín Costa Repetto Con: 80' Federico Serra Pen: 39' Federico Serra |
| Lawn Tennis Club, Tucumán Referee: Javier Mancuso (Cordóba) |
Tucuman 15.Lucas Barrera Oro, 14.Aníbal Terán, 13.Ezequiel Faralle, 12.Agustín Vallejo, 11.Sebastián Ponce, 10.Diego Mas (60' Nicolás Sánchez), 9.Diego Ternavasio, 8.Agustín Guzmán ( 79' Rafael Garrido), 7.Nicolás Centurión, 6.Ignacio Haustein ( 56' Juan Pablo Lagarrigue), 5.Gabriel Pata Curello (capt), 4.Carlos Casares, 3.Bruno Cuezzo, 2.Ramón Vidal, 1.Felipe Betolli (61' Juan Ávila)
Buenos Aires: 15. Federico Serra Miras, 14. Agustín Gosio, 13. Juan Ignacio Gauthier, 12. Hernán Senillosa, 11. Pablo Gómez Cora (capt.), 10. Santiago Fernández ( 53` Benjamín Urdapilleta)), 9. Francisco Albarracín, 8. Alejandro Abadie, 7. Facundo López ( 55'Juan Pablo Mirenda), . 6. Alejandro Campos, 5. Felipe Aranguren, 4. James Stuart ( 53`Nahuel Neyra), 3. Francisco Lecot (53' Federico Sánchez), 2. Pablo Gambarini ( 64` Agustín Costa Repetto), 1. Gonzalo Begino
Play out
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- Champions: Buenos Aires
- Relegated: 'Mar del Plata'
Torneo "Ascenso"
Pool North 1
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| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | Santiago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21 | +64 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | San Luis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Jujuy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | La Rioja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 1 | 1 |
Pool North 2
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| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | Noreste | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 35 | +102 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Entre Rios | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Misiones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 77 | -51 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Formosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 107 | -90 | 1 | 1 |
Pool South 1
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| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | San Juan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Alto Valle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 46 | +81 | 1 | 9' |
| 3 | Sur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 47 | +34 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Oeste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 170 | -158 | 0 | 0 |
Pool South 2
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| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | ||||
| 1 | Austral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Chubut | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Lagos del Sur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 61 | -37 | 0 | 4 |
Semifinals
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Final
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- Promoted: Noreste
External links
- (in Spanish) Results da rugbyfun.,com
- (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2008
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2009, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2008)