The 1998 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Unione of Buenos Aires
The 22 teams participating were divided on three levels: "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Promocional".
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1998 [ edit ] Winning the third edition of Pan American Championship , the "Pumas" conquest the qualification for 1999 Rugby World Cup In JuneFrance visit Argentina, and won both test with "Pumas" (35-18 and 37-12) In August, is Romania 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 visit Europe. Played six match, with three losses with Italy, France and Wales in the test match.
Champion Relegated to "Ascenso"
Place Team Games Points Table points played won drawn lost for against diff. 1 Buenos Aires 5 5 0 0 313 85 228 10 2 Cordoba 5 4 0 1 189 142 47 8 3 Rosario 5 3 0 2 211 154 57 6 4 Tucumàn 5 2 0 3 190 132 58 4 5 Cuyo 5 1 0 4 73 194 -121 2 6 Noroeste 5 0 0 5 55 324 -269 0
Promoted to "Campeonato" Relegated to "Promocional"
Place Team Games Points Table points played won drawn lost for against diff. 1 Mar del Plata 5 4 0 1 166 113 53 8 2 Entre Rios 5 3 0 2 125 113 12 6 3 Santa Fè 5 3 0 2 157 124 33 6 4 Alto Valle 5 2 0 3 112 174 -62 4 5 San Juan 5 2 0 3 146 168 -22 4 6 Salta 5 1 0 4 115 129 -14 2
Promossa: Mar del Plata , Retrocede: Salta
Place Team Games Points Table points played won drawn lost for against diff. 1 Sur 4 4 0 0 193 34 159 8 2 Chubut 3 2 0 1 73 60 13 4 3 Austral 3 2 0 1 67 77 -10 4 4 Oeste 4 1 0 3 67 123 -56 4 5 Centro 4 1 0 3 35 141 -106 4
Place Team Games Points Table points played won drawn lost for against diff. 1 Misiones 4 4 0 0 116 72 44 8 2 La Rioja 4 3 0 1 90 52 38 6 3 Santiago 4 2 0 2 101 96 5 4 4 Jujuy 4 1 0 3 59 91 -32 2 5 Formosa 4 0 0 4 50 105 -55 0
Sur promoted to "Ascenso" (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1998 (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000 , GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)
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