1978 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1978 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario

34° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	15
Champions	Buenos Aires (15th title)
Runners-up	Unión de Rugby de Rosario

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1978

National

• The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)
• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC

International

• 1978 is an important year for Argentine rugby : the "Pumas" made a tour in Europe. They obtain an historical draw with England, beat Wales "B" and Leinster. But in the end they lost surprising with Italy
  Main article: 1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy

Results

Zone 1

1st round 19 August Chubut - Sur 7 - 21 Cipolletti

2nd round 20 August Sur - Rio Negro y Neuquén 0 - 14 Cipolletti

Zone 2

1st round 19 August Tandil - Buenos Aires 9 - 55 Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

2nd round 20 August Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata 18 - 3 Parque Camet, Mar del Plata

Zone 3

1st round 19 August Salta - Tucumán 19 - 20 Jockey Club, Salta 19 August Córdoba - Jujuy 49 - 0 Jockey Club, Salta

2nd round 20 August Tucumán - Córdoba 15 - 18 Jockey Club, Salta

Zone 4

1st round 19 August San Juan - Santa Fe 15 - 16 Universidad Nacional, San Juan 19 August Cuyo - Noreste 37 - 0 Universidad Nacional, San Juan

2nd round 20 August Santa Fe - Cuyo 19 - 57 Universidad Nacional, San Juan

Interzone

Interzone 2 September Buenos Aires - Córdoba 21 - 12 Plaza Jewell, Rosario

Semifinals

2 September 1978

Buenos Aires	21-12	Cordoba

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Roque Daneri (Tucuman)

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2 September 1978

Rosario	32-16	Cuyo

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Roberto Magnani (Buenos Aires)

Final

Score system: Try= 4 points, Conversion=2 points .Penalty and kick from mark= 3 points. Drop= 3 points.

3 September 1978

Rosario	18-31	Buenos Aires
Try: scrum, Madero, Sansot, Cubelli Con: Porta 4 Pen: Porta		Try: Macat, Poet Con: Seaton, Dip Pen: Dip, Baetti

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Alberto Roldán (Mar del Plata)

Rosario: 15.D. Baetti (M. Dip), 14.A. Nogués, 13.R. Rodríguez, 12.G. Torno, 11.C. Bisio, 10.J. Escalante, 9.R. Castagna, 8.D. Poet, 7.R. Seaton, 6. Risler (cap.), 5. C. Svetaz, 4.G. Sinópoli, 3. F. Semino (F. Rodríguez), 2. V. Macat, 1. R. Imhoff,
Buenos Aires: 15.M. Sanzot, 14.M. Campo, 13.R. Madero, 12.J. Trueco, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.C. Serrano, 6.H. Silva, 5.S. Iachetti, 4.G. Travaglini, 3.H. Nicola, 2.A. Cubelli, 1.A. Cerioni.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1978
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)