# 1993 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 1993 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by selection of Tucumàn that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario.

## Rugby Union in Argentina in 1993
### National

* Was played the first edition of National Championship for clubs, won by San Isidro Club that beat Tucumán Rugby Club in the final
* The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 21" (Under 21 championship) was won by Cordoba
* The "Campeonato Juvenil" (Under 19 championship) was won by Buenos Aires
* The "Torneo de la URBA" (Buenos Aires) was won by San Isidro Club
* The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Jockey Club Córdoba
* The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán Rugby Club

### International

* Argentina won the South American Rugby Championship, winning, as usual, all the matches. Winning that tournament, the "Pumas" obtain to play in 1994 the final of American zone of 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying against United States.
* Argentina won both the test matches against Japan during the 1993 Japan rugby union tour of Argentina.
* Argentina lost (26-29) (23-52) both match against "Springbkos" during the 1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, the first after the end of apartheid, winning also a match against, the South African "Development" team

## Torneo "campeonato"

The better eight teams played for title. They were divided in two pools of four, the first two each pools admitted to semifinals, the last relegated in secondo division

### Pool "A"

| | Tuc. | Ros | S J | M d P |
| Tucumàn | –––– | 33-20 | 24-21 | 52-10 |
| Rosario | 20-33 | –––– | 40-14 | 34-22 |
| San Juan | 21-24 | 14-40 | –––– | 23-12 |
| Mar del Plata | 10-52 | 22-34 | 12-23 | –––– |
* Qualified for Semifinals
* Relegated
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Tucumàn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 51 | +58 | 6 |
| 2 | Rosario | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 4 |
| 3 | San Juan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 76 | -18 | 2 |
| 4 | Mar del Plata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 109 | -65 | 0 |

### Pool "B"

| | B.A. | Cba | Cuy | NOR |
| Buenos Aires | –––– | 44-16 | 33-27 | 44-0 |
| Córdoba | 16-44 | –––– | 31-30 | 56-6 |
| Cuyo | 27-33 | 30-31 | –––– | 24-24 |
| Noroeste | 0-44 | 6-56 | 24-24 | –––– |
* Qualified for Semifinals
* Relegated
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 43 | 78 | 6 |
| 2 | Córdoba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 80 | 23 | 4 |
| 3 | Cuyo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 88 | -7 | 1 |
| 4 | Noroeste | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 124 | - 94 | 1 |

### Semifinals

* 8 May 1993
| Buenos Aires | 16 - 24 | Rosario |
* CA Posadas, Misiones
* 8 May 1993
| Tucumàn | 25-22 | Córdoba |
* CA Posadas, Misiones

### Third place final

* 9 May 1993
| Buenos Aires | 32-30 | Córdoba |
* CA Posadas, Misiones

### Final

* 9 May 1993
| Tucumàn | 24-12 | Rosario |
* CA Posadas, Misiones

## "Ascenso" tournament
### Pool C

| | S.Fè | Sur | A-V | Chu |
| Santa Fè | –––– | 43-26 | 22-21 | 57-15 |
| Sur | 21-22 | –––– | 18-15 | 65-5 |
| Alta Valle | 26-43 | 15-18 | –––– | 25-15 |
| Chubut | 15-57 | 5-65 | 15-25 | –––– |
* promoted
* Relegated
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Santa Fè | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 62 | 60 | 6 |
| 2 | Sur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 42 | 62 | 4 |
| 3 | Alta Valle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 76 | - 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Chubut | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 147 | - 112 | 0 |

### Pool D

| | SAL | STG | E-R | MIS |
| Salta | –––– | 29-21 | 28-33 | 39-16 |
| Santiago | 21-29 | –––– | 27-16 | 49-10 |
| Entre Rios | 33-28 | 16-27 | –––– | 35-17 |
| Misiones | 16-39 | 10-49 | 17-35 | –––– |
* promoted
* Relegated
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Salta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 70 | 26 | 6 |
| 2 | Santiago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 55 | 42 | 4 |
| 3 | Entre Rios | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 72 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Misiones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 123 | -80 | 0 |
Promoted: Salta Relegated:Misiones

## "Classificacion" Tournament
### Pool "A"

| | AUS | OES | CEN |
| Austral | –––– | 39-10 | 35-24 |
| Oeste | 10-39 | –––– | 19-5 |
| Centro | 24-35 | 5-19 | –––– |
* promoted
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Austral | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 34 | 40 | 4 |
| 2 | Oeste | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 2 |
| 3 | Centro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 54 | - 25 | 0 |
Promoted: Austral

### Pool "B"

| | CUE | JUJ |
| Cuenca d.S. | –––– | 43-20 |
| Jujuy | 20-43 | –––– |
* promoted
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Cuenca del Salado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 29 | 47 | 2 |
| 2 | Jujuy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 68 | -34 | 0 |
Promoted: Cuenca del Salado