1980 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1980 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Córdoba

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Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	16
Champions	Buenos Aires (17th title)
Runners-up	Córdoba

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1980

National

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Lawn Tennis
• The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)

International

• In April 1980 the selection del Sudamérica XV in April went to South Africa.

Further information: 1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa

• In October, the Springboks were in South America, but no matches were allowed by Argentina government, so the matches was played in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Further information: 1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America

• In November, Fiji visited Argentina on tour.

Main article: 1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina

Preliminaries

Zone 1

1st round 28 June Noreste - Buenos Aires 4 - 83 Resistencia 1 September Jujuy - Tucumán 12 - 45 Resistencia

2nd round 2 September Buenos Aires - Tucumán 22 - 14 Resistencia

Zone 2

1st round 20 September Cuyo - Tandil 3 - 0 El Challeo, (withdraw) 20 September San Juan - Chubut 16 - 12 El Challeo, Mendoza

2nd round 21 September Cuyo - San Juan 31 - 15 El Challeo, Mendoza

Zone 3

1st round 27 September Salta - Entre Rios 20 - 30 Salta 27 September Rosario - Santa Fe 25 - 16 Salta

2nd round 28 September Entre Rios - Rosario 42 - 12 Salta

Zone 4

1st round 27 September Mar del Plata - Austral 20 - 4 Club Nautico, Santa Fe 27 September Córdoba - Sur 26 - 9 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

2nd round 28 September Mar del Plata - Córdoba 9 - 15 Club Nautico, Santa Fe

Interzone

INTERZONE 28 September Cuyo - Buenos Aires 15 - 21 Maristas, Mendoza

Semifinals

11 October 1980

Buenos Aires	46--19	Rosario

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Felipe Ferrari ( Buenos Aires)

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11 October 1980

Rio Negro y Neuquén	14-38	Córdoba

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Ricardo Colombo ( Buenos Aires)

Third place final

12 October 1980

Rosario	78-9	Rio Negro y Neuquén

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Felipe Ferrari ( Buenos Aires)

Final

12 October 1980

Buenos Aires	56-3	Córdoba
Try: Cappelleti 2; Iachetti 2, Puccio 2, Ure 2, Madero , Travaglini Con: Porta 8		Pen: Virgollini

Marabunta RC, Cipolletti Referee: Ricardo Colombo ( Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires : 15. M. Campo, 14. Cappelletti, 12.M. Loffreda, 12. R. Madero, 11.A. Puccio, 10.H. Porta (cap.), 9. R. Landajo, 8.T. Petersen, 7.A. Travaglini, 6.C. Serrano, 5.E. Ure, 4.A. Iachetti, 3.C. Saint Trápaga, 2,A. Cubelli, 1.F.Morelo
Còrdoba : 15.M. Villarino, 14.D. Grecco, 13.J. Cannote, 12.N. Albrisi (cap., 11.N.Ambrogio, 10. R. Virgolini, 9. M.Ferrara, 8.M. Martínez, 7.J. Aguad (Gastoldi), 6.R. Boroch, 5.R. Lobato, 4. D. Praddaude, 3.E. Rodríguez, 2. J. Albrisí, 1.A. Cravero.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1980
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)