The Torneo Patagónico, commonly known as the Torneo Regional Patagonico de Rugby, is a regional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
competition in
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 ...
.
The competition started in 2008 and involves clubs from the unions of
Alto Valle,
Austral,
Lagos del Sur and
Chubut.
This annual tournament has traditionally been dominated by
Neuquén
Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén river ...
clubs. As in other inter-provincial tournaments, such as the
Torneo del Litoral
The Torneo Regional del Litoral – Primera División is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament is contested by clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, and is one of several regional competitions held in ...
or
Torneo del Noroeste
The Torneo Regional del NOA (NorOeste Argentino – Argentine North-West), also known as Torneo del Noroeste, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.
Originally, only clubs from the Tucumán RU took part. In successive editions the c ...
, the best clubs from the Torneo Patagónico qualify for the national level
Torneo del Interior B.
Championships
The Torneo Patagónico includes 6 teams competing for the provincial title. All the champions are listed below:
Titles
Titles by club
References
External links
Unión de Rugby del Alto ValleUnión de Rugby Austral
Rugby union leagues in Argentina
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