# 2002 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2002 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires
The 24 teams participating were divided on three levels : "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Desarrollo".

## "Campeonato"

Si torna al Pool unico a 6 teams
1.Round :
| 2 March | Mar del Plata | - | Tucumán | 20 - 45 | Mar del Plata |
| 2 March | Córdoba | - | Cuyo | 35 - 19 | Córdoba |
| 2 March | Buenos Aires | - | Rosario | 21 - 21 | Buenos Aires |
2. Round :
| 9 March | Tucumán | - | Córdoba | 42 - 13 | Tucumán |
| 9 March | Rosario | - | Mar del Plata | 41 - 6 | Rosario |
| 9 March | Cuyo | - | Buenos Aires | 18 - 33 | Mendoza |
3. Round :
| 16 March | Buenos Aires | - | Tucumán | 35 - 30 | Buenos Aires |
| 16 March | Mar del Plata | - | Córdoba | 28 - 24 | Mar del Plata |
| 16 March | Rosario | - | Buenos Aires | 20 - 12 | Rosario |
4.Round :
| 23 March | Tucumán | - | Cuyo | 50 - 25 | Tucumán |
| 23 March | Buenos Aires | - | Mar del Plata | 38 - 19 | Buenos Aires |
| 23 March | Córdoba | - | Rosario | 18 - 27 | Córdoba |
5. Round :
| 30 March | Cuyo | - | Mar del Plata | 32 - 19 | Mendoza |
| 30 March | Rosario | - | Tucumán | 21 - 20 | Rosario |
| 30 March | Córdoba | - | Buenos Aires | 10 - 32 | Córdoba |
* Ranking:
* Champions
* 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 98 | 61 | 9 |
| 2 | Rosario | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 77 | 53 | 9 |
| 3 | Tucumàn | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 114 | 70 | 6 |
| 4 | Córdoba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 148 | -48 | 2 |
| 5 | Cuyo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 157 | -51 | 2 |
| 6 | Mar del Plata | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 177 | -85 | 2 |

## "Ascenso"
### Pool South

1.round :
| 2 March | Austral | - | Sur | 16 - 3 |
| 2 March | San Juan | - | Chubut | 27 - 13 |
2.round :
| 9 March | Salta | - | Noreste | 18 - 0 |
| 9 March | Santa Fe | - | Entre Rios | 25 - 31 |
3.round :
| 16 March | Entre Rios | - | Noreste | 25 - 31 |
| 16 March | Santa Fe | - | Salta | 29 - 19 |
* Ranking:
* Qualified for finals
* Relegated
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | San Juan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 59 | 35 | 4 |
| 2 | Chubut | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 88 | -48 | 2 |
| 4 | Austral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 2 |

### Pool North

1.Round :
| 2 March | Salta | - | Entre Rios | 40 - 26 |
| 2 March | Noreste | - | Santa Fe | 22 - 15 |
2.Round :
| 9 March | Salta | - | Noreste | 18 - 0 |
| 9 March | Santa Fe | - | Entre Rios | 25 - 31 |
3.Round :
| 16 March | Entre Rios | - | Noreste | 25 - 31 |
| 16 March | Santa Fe | - | Salta | 29 - 19 |
* Ranking
* Qualified for finals
* 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 4 |
| 2 | Noreste | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 4 |
| 3 | Santa Fè | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 2 |
| 4 | Entre Rios | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 94 | -12 | 2 |

### Semifinals

Semifinals :
| 23 March | Salta | - | Chubut | 24 - 14 |
| 23 March | San Juan | - | Noreste | 31 - 33 |

### Final

Finale :
| 30 March | Salta | - | Noreste | 26 - 6 |
* Promoted: Salta
* Relegated: Entre Rios and Austral

## "Desarollo" (development)

New name and formula for the third level of the championship

### Pool North

1.Round :
| 2 March | Formosa | - | Santiago del estero | 30 - 52 |
| 2 March | Misiones | - | Jujuy | 72 - 8 |
2. Round :
| 9 March | Jujuy | - | Formosa | 42 - 19 |
| 9 March | Santiago del estero | - | La Rioja | 77 - 0 |
3. Round :
| 16 March | La Rioja | - | Jujuy | 38 - 14 |
| 16 March | Formosa | - | Misiones | 77 - 27 |
4.Round :
| 23 March | Misiones | - | La Rioja | 20 - 5 |
| 23 March | Jujuy | - | Santiago del estero | 27 - 60 |
5. Round :
| 30 March | Santiago del estero | - | Misiones | 39 - 13 |
| 30 March | La Rioja | - | Formosa | - |
* Ranking
* Promoted
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Santiago de l'Estero | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 59 | 169 | 8 |
| 2 | Misiones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 74 | 58 | 6 |
| 3 | La Rioja | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 111 | -68 | 2 |
| 4 | Jujuy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 189 | -98 | 2 |
| 5 | Formosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 121 | -61 | 0 |
Promossa: Santiago de l'Estero

### Pool South

1.Round :
| 2 March | Centro | - | URBA "B" | 7 - 54 |
| 2 March | Alto Valle | - | Oeste | 45 - 17 |
2.Round :
| 9 March | Alto Valle | - | URBA "B" | 7 - 30 |
| 9 March | Oeste | - | Centro | 11 - 18 |
3.Round :
| 16 March | Tierra del Fuego | - | Alto Valle | 6 - 29 |
| 16 March | Oeste | - | URBA "B" | 11 - 26 |
4.Round :
| 23 March | Alto Valle | - | Centro | 28 - 17 |
| 28 March | Centro | - | Tierra del Fuego | 16 - 26 |
5.Round :
| 30 March | Oeste | - | Tierra del Fuego | 22 - 24 |
| 1 April | URBA "B" | - | Tierra del Fuego | 102 - 14 |
* Promoted
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 70 | 39 | 6 |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 169 | -99 | 4 |
| 3 | Centro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 119 | -61 | 2 |
| 4 | Oeste | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 113 | -52 | 0 |
| | Buenos Aires B (out of ranking) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 39 | 173 | 8 |