# 2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 2012 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 66th version of the annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 2012. It was played between 3 March and 28 April of that year. The winner was Cordobesa, who defeated Rosario in the final game.
The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 28 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Estimulo", based on the records of the individual teams. For the first time since 1950, national teams from outside Argentina were admitted into the competition, with teams from Uruguay and Chile being admitted to the Campeonato division, and Brasil and Paraguay admitted to the Estimulo division.

## "Campeonato"
### Preliminary

The preliminary round consisted of ten teams divided in two pools of five teams each. The top three of each pool made it to the final pool. The final six teams then played in a round robin tournament, from which the top two teams played for the championship.
* Pool 1
* Qualified for final pool
* to "ascenso" finals
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Córdoba | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 38 | + 71 | 8 |
| 2 | Tucumán | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 71 | + 62 | 6 |
| 3 | Salta | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 58 | + 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 115 | - 61 | 2 |
| 5 | San Juan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 126 | - 79 | 0 |
* Pool 2
* Qualified for final pool
* to "ascenso" finals
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 43 | + 82 | 6 |
| 2 | Rosario | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 81 | + 43 | 6 |
| 3 | Cuyo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 128 | - 46 | 4 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 83 | - 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Mar del Plata | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 118 | - 65 | 2 |

### Round robin

First phase results. Winners in bold.
First Round :
| 10 March | Córdoba | defeated | Tucumán | 31 - 18 | Cordoba, Jockey Club. |
| 10 March | Buenos Aires | defeated | Cuyo | 32 - 3 | San Isidro, CASI |
Second Round :
| 17 March | Córdoba | defeated | Salta | 19 - 14 | Salta, Jockey Club |
| 17 March | Rosario | defeated | Buenos Aires | 30 - 23 | Rosario, Jockey Club |
Third Round :
| 24 March | Tucumán | defeated | Salta | 22 - 17 | San Miguel de Tucuman |
| 24 March | Rosario | defeated | Cuyo | 57 - 20 | Mendoza, Marista RC |
Second phase results. Winners in bold.
First Round :
| 7 April | Córdoba | defeated | Buenos Aires | 24 - 21 | Tala Rugby Club, Córdoba |
| 7 April | Rosario | defeated | Tucumán | 34 - 29 | Jockey Club, Rosario |
| 7 April | Salta | defeated | Cuyo | 28 - 23 | Mendoza Rugby Club, Mendoza |
Second Round :
| 14 April | Salta | defeated | Rosario | 19 - 16 | Jockey Club, Salta |
| 14 April | Córdoba | defeated | Cuyo | 42- 34 | Los Tordos RC, Mendoza |
| 14 April | Buenos Aires | defeated | Tucumán | 18 - 6 | CASI, San Isidro |
Third Round :
| 21 April | Rosario | defeated | Córdoba | 22 - 3 | Jockey Club, Rosario |
| 21 April | Tucumán | defeated | Cuyo | 42 - 22 | Lawn Tennis, Tucumán |
| 21 April | Buenos Aires | defeated | Salta | 24 - 16 | CASI, San Isidro |
* Qualified for final
| Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1° | Rosario | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 91 | + 71 | 8 |
| 2° | Córdoba | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 109 | + 10 | 8 |
| 3° | Buenos Aires | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 79 | + 39 | 6 |
| 4° | Tucumán | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 122 | + 5 | 4 |
| 5° | Salta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 104 | - 10 | 4 |
| 6° | Cuyo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 201 | - 99 | 0 |

### Championship game

* 28 April 2012
| Rosario | 15 - 29 | Córdoba |
* Jockey Club, Rosario

## Second Division: Zona Ascenso

Eight teams divided in two pools. The two teams which finished top in their pool play in the semifinal, where the top team from Pool 3 plays the second team from Pool 4, and the top team from Pool 4 plays the second team from Pool 3. The winners of those two games are then put into a pool with the two teams which finished last in the Campeonato division. The two teams which finish first in that final pool will be in the Campeonato division the next year, while the two teams which finish last in that pool will be relegated to the Ascenso Division. Finally, the team which finishes last in Pool 4 plays the team which finishes last in Pool 3, with the loser being demoted the following year to Estimulo division.

### Pool 3

First Round :
| 3 March | Santa Fe | defeated | Entre Rios | 31 - 18 | Santa Fe |
| 3 March | Santiago del Estero | defeated | Noreste | 33 - 17 | Santiago del Estero |
Second Round :
| 10 March | Santa Fe | defeated | Noreste | 24 - 12 | Resistencia |
| 10 March | Entre Rios | defeated | Santiago del Estero | 27 - 6 | Santiago del Estero |
Third Round :
| 17 March | Santa Fe | draw | Santiago del Estero | 27 - 27 | Santa Fe |
| 17 March | Entre Rios | defeated | Noreste | 18 - 9 | Paranà |
* Qualified for Semifinals
* to 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 49 | + 13 | 5 |
| 2° | Entre Ríos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 26 | + 29 | 4 |
| 3° | Santiago del Estero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 71 | - 5 | 3 |
| 4° | Noreste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 75 | - 37 | 0 |

### Pool 4

First Round :
| 3 March | Alto Valle | defeated | Sur | 34 - 22 |
| 3 March | Chubut | defeated | Andina | 21 - 12 |
Second Round :
| 10 March | Alto Valle | defeated | Andina | 30 - 24 |
| 10 March | Sur | defeated | Chubut | 13 - 11 |
Third Round :
| 17 March | Alto Valle | defeated | Chubut | 18 - 0 |
| 17 March | Sur | defeated | Andina | 30 - 7 |
* Qualified for Semifinals
* to 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° | Alto Valle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 46 | + 36 | 6 |
| 2° | Sur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | + 13 | 4 |
| 3° | Valle de Chubut | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 43 | - 11 | 2 |
| 4° | Andina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 81 | - 38 | 0 |

### Playout

Play-out :
| 24 March | Andina | defeated | Noreste | 23 - 12 |
* Noreste demoted to Estimulo division

### Semifinals

Semifinals :
| 24 March | Santa Fe | defeated | Sur | 51 - 0 |
| 24 March | Alto Valle | defeated | Entre Rios | 25 - 11 |

### Final pool

First Round :
| 7 April | Santa Fe | defeated | San Juan | 18 - 12 |
| 7 April | Mar del Plata | defeated | Alto Valle | 20 - 12 |
Second Round :
| 14 April | Alto Valle | defeated | San Juan | 24 - 6 |
| 14 April | Mar del Plata | - | Santa Fe | 15 - 12 |
Third Round :
| 28 April | Alto Valle | defeated | Santa Fe | 13 - 11 |
| 28 April | San Juan | - | Mar del Plata | 22 - 3 |
* Promoted to "Campeonato" 2013
* Relegated to "Ascenso" 2013
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 37 | + 12 | 4 |
| 2° | Mar del Plata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 46 | - 8 | 4 |
| 3° | Santa Fe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 40 | + 1 | 2 |
| 4° | San Juan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 45 | - 5 | 2 |

## Torneo "Estimulo"

"URBA Desarollo" (a development team from Buenos Aires replaced Brazil. Ten teams total, split into two pools of five teams each. The top team from each pool play each other, with the winner moving up into the Ascenco Division the following year.

### Pool 5

| | MIS | FOR | AUS | JUJ | SCr |
| Misiones | –––– | 12-8 | 7-5 | 14-7 | 27-7 |
| Formosa | 8-12 | –––– | 6-5 | 29-12 | 38-9 |
| Austral | 5-7 | 5-6 | –––– | 22-0 | 35-7 |
| Jujuy | 7-14 | 12-29 | 0-22 | –––– | 12-0 |
| Santa Cruz | 7-27 | 9-38 | 7-35 | 0-12 | –––– |
* 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 | Misiones | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 8 |
| 2 | Formosa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 38 | 43 | 6 |
| 3 | Austral | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 20 | 47 | 4 |
| 4 | Jujuy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 2 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 112 | -89 | 0 |
* Misiones advanced to the final game.

### Pool 6

| | URBA | OES | LdS | SLS | TdF |
| URBA Desarollo | –––– | 14-0 | 19-10 | 10-0 | 24-0 |
| Oeste | 0-14 | –––– | 10-3 | 15-10 | 12-0 |
| Lagos del Sur | 10-19 | 3-10 | –––– | 8-3 | 24-0 |
| San Luis | 0-10 | 10-15 | 3-8 | –––– | 7-0 |
| Tierra del Fuego | 0-24 | 0-12 | 0-24 | 0-7 | –––– |
* 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 | URBA Desarollo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 57 | 8 |
| 2 | Oeste | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Lagos del Sur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | San Luis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 2 |
| 5 | Tierra del Fuego | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | -67 | 0 |
* Oeste advanced to the final game.

### Final

* 31 March 2012
| Oeste | 12 - 6 | Misiones |
* Oeste was promoted to the Ascenso Division