# 2013 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 2013 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, the maximum rugby union interprovincial tournament in Argentina and older national tournament was played between 2 and 30 November. The tournament returned to be played at the end of the year. As usual, the teams were divided in 3 division : "Campeonato," "Ascenso," and "Desarollo."
Eight teams divided into two pools, with the first two of the pool to semifinals, and the other two to the two triangulars ("permanence") with the winner of the two pools of "Ascenso," to determine relegation for 2014 championship.

## Campeonato
### Pool 1

* 2 November 2013
| Córdoba | 16 - 21 | Salta |
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* Cordoba AC, Córdoba Referee: Claudio Antonio (Cuyo)
* 2 November 2013
| Tucumán | 56 - 6 | Alto Valle |
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* Lawn Tennis, S. Miguel de Tuc. Referee: Maximilano Tempesta (Rosario)
* 9 November 2013
| Salta | 81 - 13 | Alto Valle |
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* Jockey Club, Salta Referee: Fernando Martorell (Tucumán)
* 9 November 2013
| Córdoba | 9 - 10 | Tucumán |
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* Cordoba AC, Córdoba Referee: Federico Anselmi (URBA)
* 16 November 2013
| Alto Valle | 12 - 43 | Córdoba |
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* Neuquen RC, Neuquén Referee: Federico Fioravanti (Sur)
* 16 November 2013
| Tucumán | 48 - 12 | Salta |
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* Lawn Tennis, S. Miguel de Tuc. Referee: Agustín Ramos (Cuyo)
* Qualified for Semifinals
* to triangular for remaining
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Tucumán | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 27 | + 87 | 6 |
| 2 | Salta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 77 | + 37 | 4 |
| 3 | Córdoba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 43 | + 25 | 2 |
| 4 | Alto Valle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 180 | - 149 | 0 |

### Pool 2

* 2 November 2013
| Mar del Plata | 11 - 18 | Rosario |
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* Los Cardos RC, Tandil Referee: Sebastián Figueroa (B.Aires)
* 2 November 2013
| Buenos Aires | 73 - 7 | Cuyo |
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* C.A. San isidro, Buenos Aires
* 9 November 2013
| Rosario | 54 - 17 | Cuyo |
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* Rosario, Jockey Club
* 9 November 2013
| Buenos Aires | 57 - 0 | Mar del Plata |
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* C.A. San isidro, Buenos Aires
* 16 November 2013
| Rosario | 26 - 12 | Buenos Aires |
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* Jockey Club, Rosario
* 16 November 2013
| Cuyo | 19 - 23 | Mar del Plata |
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* Marista RC, Mendoza Referee: Jason Mola (Córdoba)
* Qualified for Semifinals
* to triangular for remaining
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Rosario | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 40 | + 58 | 6 |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 33 | + 109 | 4 |
| 3 | Mar del Plata | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 94 | - 60 | 2 |
| 4 | Cuyo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 150 | - 107 | 0 |

### Semifinals

* 23 November 2013
| Tucumán | 25 - 18 | Buenos Aires |
| Try: Matías Orlando 31' Con: Máximo Ledesma 31' Pen: Máximo Ledesma 2', 10', 38', 42', 60', 76' | | Try: Agustín Gosio 10' Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada 70' Con: Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada 70' Pen: Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada 28', 44', |
* Lawn Tennis, Tcuman Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Rosario)
* 23 November 2013
| Rosario | 23 - 6 | Salta |
| Try: Juan Rapuzzi 52' Luciano Fasoletti 80' Con: Patricio Fernández 52' Pen: Patricio Fernández 9', 14', 67' Luciano Fasoletti 80' | | Pen: Martín Núñez 37' Drop: Carlos Orlando 50' |
* Jockey Cub, Rosario Referee: Federico Anselmi (URBA)

### Final

* 30 November 2013
| Rosario | 20 - 33 | Tucumán |
| Try: Ignacio Fantín 59' Pen: Patricio Hernández 10', 13', 35', 39', 69', | report | Try: Augusto López 6', 28', Macario Villaluenga 54' Con: Máximo Ledesma 6', 28' Javier Rojas 54' Pen: Máximo Ledesma 40' Javier Rojas 45', 72' |
* Jockey Cub, Rosario Referee: Francisco Pastrana

## Ascenso
### Pool 3

* 2 November 2013
| Santa Fe | 23 - 8 | Santiago del Estero |
* Ateneo Immaculada, Santa Fé
* 2 November 2013
| Entre Rios | 31 - 0 | Oeste |
* Rowing Club, Paraná E.R.
* 9 November 2013
| Oeste | 17 - 44 | Santa Fe |
* Los Miuras, Junin
* 9 November 2013
| Entre Rios | 17 - 34 | Santiago del Estero |
* Rowing Club, Paraná E.R.
* 16 November 2013
| Santa Fe | 26 - 12 | Entre Rios |
* Jockey Club, Rosario
* 16 November 2013
| Santiago del Estero | 37 - 19 | Oeste |
* Old Lions RC, Santiago
* Qualified for final triangukars
* to relegation play out
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 48 | + 54 | 6 |
| 2 | Santiago del Estero | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 62 | + 17 | 4 |
| 3 | Entre Ríos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 96 | - 25 | 2 |
| 4 | Oeste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 112 | - 46 | 0 |

### Pool 4

* 2 November 2013
| San Juan | 62 - 45 | Chubut |
* UNSJ, San Juan
* 2 November 2013
| Sur | 22 - 27 | Noreste |
* Soc. Sportiva, Bahia Blanca
* 9 November 2013
| Noreste | 39 - 14 | San Juan |
* Los Miuras, Corrientes
* 9 November 2013
| Sur | 21 - 14 | Chubut |
* Soc. Sportiva, Bahia Blanca
* 16 November 2013
| San Juan | 35 - 26 | Sur |
* UNSJ, San Juan
* 16 November 2013
| Chubut | 27 - 18 | Noreste |
* Trelew RC, Trelew
* Qualified for final triangukars
* to relegation play out
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Noreste | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 46 | + 59 | 6 |
| 2 | San Juan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 110 | + 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 76 | - 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Valle de Chubut | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 122 | - 53 | 0 |

### Promotion triangular
#### Pool A

* 23 November 2013
| Santa Fe | 13 - 31 | Córdoba |
* Ateneo Immaculada, Santa Fé
* 30 November 2013
| Cuyo | 13 - 20 | Santa Fe |
* Liceo RC, Mendoza
* 7 December 2013
| Córdoba | 74 - 7 | Cuyo |
* Cordioba AC, Córdoba
* Qualified for "Campeonato 2014"
* Relegated to "Ascernso 2014"
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Córdoba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 20 | + 85 | 4 |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 44 | - 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Cuyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 94 | - 74 | 0 |

#### Pool B

* 23 November 2013
| Noreste | 18 - 21 | Mar del Plata |
* Aranduroga RC, Corrientes
* 30 November 2013
| Alto Valle | 19 - 18 | Noreste |
* Neuquen RC, Neuquén
* 7 December 2013
| Mar del Plata | 10 - 14 | Alto Valle |
* IPR Sporting, Tandil
* Qualified for "Campeonato 2014"
* Relegated to "Ascernso 2014"
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Alto Valle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | + 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Mar del Plata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 32 | - 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Noreste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 40 | - 4 | 0 |

### Play Out

* 24 November 2013
| Chubut | 27 - 18 | Oeste |
* Trelew RC, Trelew
* Oeste relegated to third division 2014

## "Estimulo"
### First Phase
#### Pool 1

* 30 March 2013
| Andina | 10 - 6 | San Luis |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Jujuy | 3 - 24 | San Luis |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Andina | 29 - 0 | Jujuy |
* Junin
* Qualified for "Copa de Oro" (promotion)
* qualified for "Copa de Plata"
* qualified for "Copa de Bronce"
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Andina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | + 33 | 4 |
| 2 | San Luis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | + 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Jujeña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 53 | - 50 | 0 |

#### Pool 1

* 30 March 2013
| Misiones | 37 - 0 | Santa Cruz |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Jujuy | 44 - 24 | Santa Cruz |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Misiones | 0 - 31 | Lagos del Sur |
* Junin
* Qualified for "Copa de Oro" (promotion)
* qualified for "Copa de Plata"
* qualified for "Copa de Bronce"
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Lagos del Sur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | + 75 | 4 |
| 2 | Misiones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 31 | + 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Santacruceña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | - 81 | 0 |

#### Pool 3

* 30 March 2013
| Formosa | 23 - 3 | Tierra del Fuego |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Austral | 38 - 3 | Tierra del Fuego |
* Junin
* 30 March 2013
| Formosa | 3 - 16 | Austral |
* Junin
* Qualified for "Copa de Oro" (promotion)
* qualified for "Copa de Plata"
* qualified for "Copa de Bronce"
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6 | + 48 | 4 |
| 2 | Formosa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | + 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Tierra del Fuego | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 61 | - 55 | 0 |

### Final Phase
#### "Copa de oro"

* 1 April 2013
| Andina | 7 - 3 | Austral |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Lagos del Sur | 16 - 0 | Austral |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Andina | 6 - 20 | Lagos del Sur |
* Junin
* promoted to "Ascenso" 2014
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Lagos del Sur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | + 30 | 4 |
| 2 | Andina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | - 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Austral | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | - 20 | 0 |

#### "Copa de Plata"

* 1 April 2013
| San Luis | 6 - 6 | Formosa |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Misiones | 6 - 0 | Formosa |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Misiones | 6 - 11 | San Luis |
* Junin
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 4 | San Luis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | + 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Misiones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Formosa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - 6 | 1 |

### "Copa de Bronce"

* 1 April 2013
| Jujuy | 6 - 6 | Tierra del Fuego |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Santa Cruz | 5 - 25 | Tierra del Fuego |
* Junin
* 1 April 2013
| Jujuy | 0 - 6 | Santa Cruiz |
* Junin
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 7 | Tierra del Fuego | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | + 44 | 4 |
| 8 | Santacruceña | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | - 14 | 2 |
| 9 | Jujeña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | - 30 | 0 |

## External links and bibliography

* (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2014, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2013)
* (in Spanish) Torneo en UAR.com.ar
* (in Spanish) Reglamento de las Zonas Campeonato y Zona Ascenso en formato pdf
* (in Spanish) Reglamento de las Zona Estímulo en formato pdf