Campeonato Argentino
The Campeonato Argentino de Mayores (also known as Campeonato Argentino) was an annual rugby union competition held in Argentina for provincial teams. The Campeonato Argentino was strictly amateur, and only players from local clubs were allowed ...
de Rugby was won by the selection of Unione of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
The 22 teams participating were divided on three levels: "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Promocional".
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1998
National
* The "Campeonato Argentino Menores de 21" (Under 21 championship) was won by
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
Jockey Club de Rosario
Jockey Club de Rosario is an Argentine sports and social club from Rosario, Santa Fe.
One of the richest clubs in the country, Jockey Club possesses its own racetrack, hara, golf course, tennis courts and swimming pools.
Counting more than 1,500 ...
* The first edition of
Torneo del Interior
The Torneo del Interior A is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from all provincial unions outside Buenos Aires. Teams qualify from different tournaments along the provinces of Argentina, such as Litora ...
(tournament with club outside Buenos Aires) was won by
Jockey Club Córdoba
Jockey Club Córdoba is an Argentine sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. One of the wealthiest clubs in Argentina, Jockey Club counts more than 1,500 members, possessing its own horse racetrack and golf course in the Barrio Jardín district. ...
Pan American Championship A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
, the "Pumas" conquest the qualification for
1999 Rugby World Cup
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* In June
France
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visit Argentina, and won both test with "Pumas" (35-18 and 37-12)
* In August, is
Romania
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to visit Argentina, for a five match tour, The test is won by Pumas 68-22
* Argentina national team, in September visit Japan for a short tour (two matches). With an experimental team. lost the test match against Japan national team (29-44). In November,
The Pumas
The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: ''Selección de rugby de Argentina'') represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union ( es, Unión Argentina de Rugby). Nicknamed the Pumas ...
visit Europe. Played six match, with three losses with Italy, France and Wales in the test match.
* In October, Argentina, won as usual the
1998 South American Rugby Championship
The 1998 South American Rugby Championship was the 21st edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The tournament was not played in a host country, but in different venues in each countrie participatin ...
"Campeonato"
"Ascenso"
Promossa:
Mar del Plata
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, Retrocede:
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
Promocional
Pool A
Pool B
Final
*
Sur
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* Sur or Shur (Bible), the wilderness of Sur/Shur from the Book of Exodus
* Sur (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany
* Súr, a village in Hungary
* Sur, a district of the city of ...
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...