The 1980 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 34th. edition of Campeonato Argentino, a rugby union competition contested by provincial teams in Argentina. It was held from 20 September to 12 October 1980.
The final stages were held in Unión de Rugby del Alto Valle de Río Negro y Neuquén for the first time in the history of the competition, with Marabunta Rugby Club field in Cipolletti as host venue. This edition saw also the debut of Unión Entrerriana that had been established the previous year.
The championship was won by the representative side of Buenos Aires that defeated the Córdoba provincial team 56–3 in the final, achieving their 18th. title.[https://disk.yandex.ru/i/HGd-jSK74hu2gA El Gráfico #3185. Published 21 Oct 1980, Buenos AiresMemoria y Balance 1980 on uar.com.ar
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.
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.
In November, Fiji visited Argentina on tour.
Preliminaries Zone 1 1st round28 JuneNoreste-Buenos Aires4 - 83Resistencia Jujuy-Tucumán12 - 45Resistencia
2nd round Buenos Aires-Tucumán22 - 14Resistencia
Zone 2 1st round Cuyo-Tandil3 - 0El Challeo, (withdraw)20 September San Juan-Chubut16 - 12El Challeo, Mendoza
2nd round Cuyo-San Juan31 - 15El Challeo, Mendoza
Zone 3 1st round Salta-Entre Rios20 - 30Salta27 September Rosario-Santa Fe25 - 16Salta
2nd round Entre Rios-Rosario42 - 12Salta
Zone 4 1st round Mar del Plata-Austral20 - 4Club Nautico, Santa Fe27 September Córdoba-Sur26 - 9Club Nautico, Santa Fe
2nd round Mar del Plata-Córdoba9 - 15Club Nautico, Santa Fe
Interzone INTERZONE Cuyo-Buenos Aires15 - 21Maristas, Mendoza
Semifinals
Third place final
Final
Team detailsMarcelo Campo FB 15FB M. VillarinoAdolfo Cappelletti W14W D. GreccoMarcelo Loffreda C13C J. Cannote Rafael MaderoC12C N. Albrisi (c) Alejandro Puccio W11W N. Ambrogio Hugo Porta (c) FH10FH R. Virgolini Tomás Landajo SH 9SH M. FerraraTomás Petersen N88N8 M. Martínez Alejandro Travaglini F6F R. BorochCarlos Serrano F7F J. Aguad Ernesto Ure L5L R. Lobato Alejandro Iachetti L4L D. Praddaude Tobías Sainz-Trápaga P3P E. Rodríguez Alejandro Cubelli H2H J. AlbrisíFernando MorelP1P A. Cravero Substitutions C Gastoldi
Bibliography Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)
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