title: 1996 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
text: # 1996 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
  
  The 1996 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won with a shared victory by the selection of Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
  
  ## Rugby Union in Argentina in 1996
  
  ### International
  
  * In June, France toured Argentina, winning two test match against the "Pumas" and all the other match
  * Before to visit Europe, South Africa toured Argentina. The Springboks played and won four match, four of them against "Pumas".
  * In late November The "Pumas" toured England. The Pumas won all the match against regional selection and lost only against England "A" and the England first team
  * "The Pumas" won the second edition of Pan American Championship
  
  ### National
  
  * The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 21" (Under 21 championship) was won by Buenos Aires
  * The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 19" (Under 19 championship) victory was shared by Buenos Aires and Tucumàn
  * The "National Championship for clubs" was won by Hindú
  * The "Torneo de la URBA" (Buenos Aires) was won by Hindú and Atlético del Rosario
  * The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Córdoba AC
  * The North-East Championship was won by Natación y Gimnasia
  
  ## "Campeonato"
  
  For the first time were played a single round robin with 6 teams
  
  1ª giornata :
  
  | 6 April | Tucumàn - Cuyo | 39-33 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 6 April | Cordoba - Rosario | 37-12 |
  | 6 April | Buenos Aires - San Juan | 65-13 |
  
  2ª giornata :
  
  | 13 April | San Juan - Rosario | 20-23 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 13 April | Cuyo - Buenos Aires | 28-24 |
  | 13 April | Cordoba - Tucumàn | 21-16 |
  
  3ª giornata :
  
  | 20 April | Rosario - Cuyo | 41-34 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 20 April | Tucumàn - Buenos Aires | 15-16 |
  | 20 April | San Juan - Cordoba | 25-36 |
  
  4ª giornata :
  
  | 27 April | Cordoba - Cuyo | 59-24 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 27 April | Buenos Aires - Rosario | 39-29 |
  | 27 April | Tucumàn- San Juan | 64-11 |
  
  5ª giornata :
  
  | 1 May | Buenos Aires - Cordoba | 27-15 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 May | Rosario - Tucumàn | 29-30 |
  | 1 May | Cuyo - San Juan | 21-19 |
  | Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
  | 1 | Buenos Aires | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 100 | 71 | 8 |
  | 1 | Cordoba | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 110 | 45 | 8 |
  | 3 | Tucumàn | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 110 | 54 | 6 |
  | 4 | Cuyo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 182 | -42 | 4 |
  | 4 | Rosario | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 147 | -7 | 4 |
  | 6 | San Juan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 209 | -121 | 0 |
  
  Relegated: San Juan
  
  ## Zone "Ascenso"
  
  * Results
  
  | | MdP | E-R | NOE | SFE | SAL | SUR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mar del Plata | –––– | 18-17 | 29-30 | 47-27 | 20-17 | 36-9 |
  | Entre Rios | 17-18 | –––– | 17-15 | 30-22 | 33-31 | 32-17 |
  | Noroeste | 30-29 | 15-17 | –––– | 26-33 | 27-27 | 14-11 |
  | Santa Fè | 27-47 | 22-30 | 33-26 | –––– | 18-19 | 45-28 |
  | Salta | 17-20 | 31-33 | 27-27 | 19-18 | –––– | 47-48 |
  | Sur | 9-36 | 17-32 | 11-14 | 28-45 | 48-47 | –––– |
  
  * Ranking Final
  * Promoted
  * Relegated
  
  | Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
  | 1 | Mar del Plata | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 100 | 50 | 8 |
  | 2 | Entre Rios | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 103 | 26 | 8 |
  | 3 | Noroeste | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 117 | -5 | 5 |
  | 4 | Santa Fè | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 150 | -5 | 4 |
  | 5 | Salta | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 146 | -5 | 3 |
  | 6 | Sur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 174 | -61 | 2 |
  
  Promoted: Mar del Plata Relegated: Sur
  
  ## Zone "Promocional"
  
  ### Pool A
  
  | | A V | AUS | CHU | CEN |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alto Valle | –––– | 35-8 | 40-23 | 118-0 |
  | Austral | 8-35 | –––– | 32-17 | 20-24 |
  | Chubut | 23-40 | 17-32 | –––– | 45-31 |
  | Centro | 0-118 | 24-20 | 31-45 | –––– |
  
  * Promoted
  
  | Place | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Place | Team | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
  | 1 | Alto Valle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 31 | 162 | 6 |
  | 2 | Austral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 76 | -16 | 2 |
  | 3 | Chubut | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 103 | -18 | 2 |
  | 4 | Centro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 183 | -128 | 2 |
  
  ### Pool B
  
  The Pool B was not completed
  
  