The Torneo Regional del NOA (NorOeste Argentino – Argentine North-West), also known as Torneo del Noroeste, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.

Torneo del Noroeste – Súper 10
Organising body
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Region
Number of teams10
Qualifier for
Related competitionsTorneo del Oeste
Current championsHuirapuca (2022)
Most successful club(s)Universitario (T)
(24 titles)

Originally, only clubs from the Tucumán Rugby Union took part. In successive editions the competition added clubs from the unions of Jujuy, Salta, and Sgo. del Estero provinces. This yearly tournament has traditionally been dominated by Tucumán clubs. Clubs from the other 3 provinces have yet to win a title.

Universitario is the most successful team, with 24 titles won to date.

History

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Rugby was first played in Tucumán in 1915 but the first official rugby team in the province –Club Natación y Gimnasia– would only be formed in 1936. Six years later Tucumán Rugby Club was founded, followed by Universitario Rugby Club in 1943 and Cardenales Rugby Club in 1944.

Those four clubs would go on to found the "Unión de Rugby del Norte" on 29 February 1944.

Although the URN was based in Tucumán Province it also dealt with fledgling clubs from the neighbouring provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Santiago del Estero. Later these provinces would go on to form their own unions in 1951, 1966 and 1968 respectively.

Although all four provinces take part in the regional Torneo del Noroeste, they still organise their own local competitions.

Format

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As of 2022, 10 clubs from all 4 provinces took part in the tournament. The competition is divided into two zones. The four best placed teams qualify to "Zona Campeonato" to crown the champion of the season. The tournament uses a promotion and relegation system.

Champion and runner-up of Torneo del Noroeste qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.

Championships

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Results

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Ed. Year Champion(s)
1
1944 Tucumán RC (1)
2
1945 Tucumán RC (2)
3
1946 Universitario (1)
4
1947 Natación y Gimnasia (1)
5
1948 Tucumán RC (3)
6
1949 Natación y Gimnasia (2)
1950 (not held)
7
1951 Uni Tucumán (2) & Tucumán Rugby (4)
8
1952 Tucumán RC (5)
9
1953 Tucumán RC (6)
10
1954 Cardenales (1)
11
1955 Natación y Gimnasia (3)
12
1956 Tucumán RC (7)
13
1957 Natación y Gimnasia (4)
14
1958 Universitario (3)
15
1959 Universitario (4)
16
1960 Universitario (5)
17
1961 Natación y Gimnasia (5) & Tucumán RC (8)
18
1962 Tucumán Rugby (9)
19
1963 Universitario (6)
20
1964 Cardenales (2)
21
1965 Universitario (7)
22
1966 Los Tarcos (1)
23
1967 Universitario (8) & Los Tarcos (2)
24
1968 Universitario (9)
25
1969 Los Tarcos (3)
26
1970 Universitario (10)
27
1971 Universitario (11)
28
1972 Universitario (12)
29
1973 Universitario (13) & Tucumán LT (1)
30
1974 Universitario (14)
31
1975 Los Tarcos (4)
32
1976 Universitario (15) & Los Tarcos (5)
33
1977 Tucumán LT (2) & Tucumán RC (10)
34
1978 Tucumán RC (11)
35
1979 Tucumán LT (3)
36
1980 Tucumán LT (4)
37
1981 Tucumán LT (5)
38
1982 Tucumán LT (6)
39
1983 Los Tarcos (6)
40
1984 Los Tarcos (7)
41
1985 Los Tarcos (8)
42
1986 Los Tarcos (9)
43
1987 Los Tarcos (10)
44
1988 Tucumán RC (12)
45
1989 Tucumán RC (13)
46
1990 Tucumán RC (14)
47
1991 Tucumán RC (15)
48
1992 Tucumán RC (16)
49
1993 Tucumán RC (17)
50
1994 Los Tarcos (11)
51
1995 Natación y Gimnasia (6) & Tucumán RC (18)
52
1996 Natación y Gimnasia (7)
53
1997 Universitario (16)
54
1998 Universitario (17)
55
1999 Huirapuca (1)
56
2000 Tucumán RC (19)
57
2001 Huirapuca (2)
58
2002 Uni Tucumán (18) & Cardenales (3)
59
2003 Huirapuca (3)
60
2004 Los Tarcos (12)
61
2005 Universitario (19)
62
2006 Tucumán RC (20)
63
2007 Universitario (20)
64
2008 Tucumán LT (7)
65
2009 Tucumán LT (8) & Universitario (21)
66
2010 Universitario (22)
67
2011 Tucumán LT (9)
68
2012 Tucumán LT (10)
69
2013 Cardenales (4) & Huirapuca (4)
70
2014 Tucumán LT (11)
71
2015 Tucumán RC (21)
72
2016 Universitario (23) & Los Tarcos (13)
73
2017 Natación y Gimnasia (8)
74
2018 Los Tarcos (14)
75
2019 Universitario (24)
2020 (not held due to Covid-19 pandemic)
76
2021 Tucumán RC (22)
77
2022 Huirapuca (5)
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Titles by team

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Team Titles Years won
Universitario 24 1946, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
Tucumán RC 22 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2021
Los Tarcos 14 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2018
Tucumán LT 11 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Natación y Gimnasia 8 1947, 1949, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1995, 1996, 2017
Huirapuca 5 1999, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2022
Cardenales 4 1954, 1964, 2002, 2013

References

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