1978 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
# 1978 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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

## 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)
* 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.

