2000 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

56° Campeonato Argentino
Champions	Buenos Aires (29th title)
Runners-up	Tucumàn
Relegated	Santa Fè and San Juan

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2000 was won by the selection Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn The 21 teams participating were divided on three levels: "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Promocional".

Rugby Union in Argentina in 2000

National

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Atlético del Rosario
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC

International

• In June Argentina beat Ireland in a test played in Buenos Aires.

Further information: 2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas

• After, always in June, "the Pumas", visit for a four match tour. The lost both test matches (6-53 e 25-32). In November they played two matches in England, with a heavy loss against England

Further information: 2000 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia and England

• Before the tour in England, Argentina hosted South Africa, losing the match 33-37.

Further information: 2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland

• An "Argentina Development XV" won the South American Championship played in Montevideo

Further information: 2000 South American Rugby Championship "A"

"Campeonato"

Two pools of 4 teams. The top two to the semi-finals, third and fourth to the relegation play-out.

Pool A

1. Round 7 October Buenos Aires 70–7 Santa Fe Buenos Aires 7 October Rosario 30–11 San Juan Rosario

2. Round 14 October Rosario 49–28 Santa Fe Rosario 14 October San Juan 18–49 Buenos Aires San Juan

3. Round 21 October Buenos Aires 76–20 Rosario Buenos Aires 21 October Santa Fe 9–20 San Juan Buenos Aires

Standings

to semi-finals

to play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	Buenos Aires	3	3	0	0	195	45	150	6
2	Rosario	3	2	0	1	99	115	−16	4
3	San Juan	3	1	0	2	49	88	−39	2
4	Santa Fè	3	0	0	3	44	139	−95	0

Pool B

1. Round 7 October Tucumán 43–23 Mar del Plata Tucumán 7 October Córdoba 44–10 Cuyo Córdoba

2. Round 14 October Córdoba 33–38 Mar del Plata Córdoba 14 October Cuyo 25–32 Tucumán San Juan

3. Round 21 October Tucumán 32–21 Córdoba Tucumán 21 October Mar del Plata 6–16 Cuyo Mar del Plata

Standings

to semi-finals

to play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	Tucumàn	3	3	0	0	96	69	27	6
2	Cordoba	3	1	0	2	98	80	18	2
3	Mar del Plata	3	1	0	2	67	81	−14	2
4	Cuyo	3	1	0	2	51	82	−31	2

Semi-finals

Semi-finals 28 October Tucumán 38–35 Rosario Tucumán 28 October Buenos Aires 43–21 Córdoba Buenos Aires

Final

Final 4 November Tucumán 16–35 Buenos Aires Tucumán

Play-out

Play-out 28 October San Juan 24–27 Cuyo San Juan 28 October Mar del Plata 44–12 Santa Fe Mar del Plata

• Relegated: Santa Fè and San Juan

"Ascenso"

1. Round 30 September Alto Valle 9–19 Chubut Neuquen 30 September Sur 6–41 Noreste Bahía Blanca 30 September Entre Rios 5–26 Salta Paraná

2. Round 7 October Chubut 21–18 Sur 7 October Alto Valle 36–16 Entre Rios Neuquen 7 October Salta 25–6 Noreste Salta

3. Round 14 October Chubut 34–27 Entre Rios 14 October Sur 29–24 Salta Bahía Blanca 14 October Noreste 28–20 Alto Valle

4. Round 21 October Entre Rios 31–31 Noreste Paraná 21 October Sur 36–33 Alto Valle Bahía Blanca 21 October Salta 67–8 Chubut Salta

5. Round 28 October Alto Valle 17–18 Salta Neuquen 28 October Noreste 5–12 Chubut 28 October Entre Rios 48–35 Sur Córdoba

Standings

Promoted to "Campeonato"

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	Salta	5	4	1	0	160	55	105	9
2	Chubut	5	3	1	1	94	126	−32	7
3	Sur	5	2	0	3	134	122	12	4
4	Entre Rios	5	2	1	2	114	175	−61	5
5	Noreste	5	2	1	2	79	101	−22	5
6	Alto Valle	5	1	0	4	115	117	−2	2

"Promocional"

Pool A

1. Round 7 October Austral 32–0 Oeste Comodoro Rivadavia 7 October Centro 23–27 La Rioja

2. Round 14 October Centro 6–19 Oeste 14 October La Rioja 16–10 Austral La Rioja

3. Round 21 October Austral 17–10 Centro Comodoro Rivadavia 21 October Oeste 11–7 La Rioja

Promoted to "Ascenso"

to play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	Austral	3	2	0	1	59	26	33	4
2	Oeste	3	2	0	1	30	45	−15	4
3	La Rioja	3	2	0	1	47	44	3	4
4	Centro	3	0	0	3	39	60	−21	0

Pool B

1. Round 7 October Misiones 20–35 Santiago del Estero Misiones 7 October Formosa 57–7 Jujuy

2. Round 14 October Formosa 3–35 Santiago del Estero 14 October Jujuy 10–15 Misiones Jujuy

3. Round 21 October Misiones 40–30 Formosa Misiones 21 October Santiago del Estero 107–7 Jujuy Santiago del Estero

Standings

Promoted to "Ascenso"

to play-out

Place	Team	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	Santiago del Estero	3	2	0	1	174	30	144	4
2	Misiones	3	2	0	1	75	75	0	4
3	Formosa	3	2	0	1	90	82	8	4
4	Jujuy	3	0	0	3	24	176	−152	0

External links

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 2000
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2001, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2000)