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
Results
Zone 1 1st round19 AugustChubut-Sur7 - 21Cipolletti
2nd round20 AugustSur-Rio Negro y Neuquén0 - 14 Cipolletti
Zone 2 1st round19 AugustTandil-Buenos Aires9 - 55Parque Camet, Mar del Plata
2nd round20 AugustBuenos Aires-Mar del Plata18 - 3Parque Camet, Mar del Plata
Zone 3 1st round19 AugustSalta-Tucumán19 - 20Jockey Club, Salta19 AugustCórdoba-Jujuy49 - 0Jockey Club, Salta
2nd round20 AugustTucumán-Córdoba15 - 18Jockey Club, Salta
Zone 4 1st round19 AugustSan Juan-Santa Fe15 - 16Universidad Nacional, San Juan19 AugustCuyo-Noreste37 - 0Universidad Nacional, San Juan
2nd round20 AugustSanta Fe-Cuyo19 - 57Universidad Nacional, San Juan
Interzone Interzone Buenos Aires-Córdoba21 - 12Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Semifinals
Final Score system: Try= 4 points, Conversion=2 points .Penalty and kick from mark= 3 points. Drop= 3 points.
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 Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)