Nacional de Clubes

Torneo Nacional de Clubes
Current season, competition or edition:
2025
SportRugby union
Founded1993
First season1993 (1993)
No. of teams2
Country Argentina
ConfederationUAR
Most recent
champion		Newman
(2025)
Most titlesHindú (11 titles)
BroadcastersESPN
DirecTV
Level on pyramid1
Related
competitions
Official websiteuar.com.ar/nacionaldeclubes

The Torneo Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The Nacional de Clubes is the main club competition in Argentine rugby, being contested by the winners of Torneo de la URBA (Buenos Aires Province) and Torneo del Interior (rest of provinces of Argentina), which play a single match final to define the national champion.[1]

In its inaugural season, the tournament was contested by 16 teams, 8 from Buenos Aires and 8 from the rest of the provinces of Argentina. The competition has suffered several changes of rules and number of participants until present days. There was also a second division, "Nacional de Clubes B", with a similar format.[2], held from 1993 to 2018, when the UAR reorganised all its tournaments.[3]

With 11 titles (five of them won consecutively), Hindú is the Nacional de Clubes' most successful team.

History

From 1993 to 2008, the competition involved 16 clubs, which were divided into four zones. The top two clubs of each zone qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition. The 16 best placed clubs in their respective regional championships were eligible to play the Nacional de Clubes. The number of teams were determined were: eight from Buenos Aires, two each from the Noroeste, Litoral and Córdoba and one from both Cuyo and Mar del Plata.

Due to scheduling problems, in 2009 the UAR re-launched the Torneo del Interior, a competition that involved clubs from all provincial unions outside Buenos Aires. The new formula of this tournament coincided with a complete overhaul of the Nacional de Clubes system, so the competition was contested by only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from URBA.

That format remained until 2013, when the UAR announced that after a three-year hiatus, the Nacional de Clubes would return with the original 16 team format since the 2014 edition,[4][5] with 9 qualifying from the Torneo del Interior and 7 from the Buenos Aires Union.[4][6][7]

The UAR changed the tournament's format in 2019, with Torneo del Interior as a qualifier and the expansion from 16 to 24 participant clubs.[3][8]

Despite the changes introduced, the UAR modified the system in 2020[9], reducing the number of participants from 24 to only 4 so it would be contested by the finalists of URBA and Torneo del Interior A, which played two semifinals and one final, similar to 2009–2011 seasons format.[10] Those changes were implemented due to the high number of matches in Argentine rugby and the creation of Super Rugby Americas ("Súperliga Americana de Rugby" by then)[11] Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina forced the UAR to suspend all its competitions and Nacional de Clubes was not held during 2020 and 2021.

Starting from the 2022 season[12], the tournament was modified again, reducing the number of clubs to only two teams (champions of URBA and Torneo del Interior A), which play a single superfinal match.[1]

Champions

Below are detailed all the final results:

Ed. Season Champion Score Runner-up Venue City Ref.
1
1993
 San Isidro Club (1) 27–19 Tucumán R.C. Estadio GEBA Buenos Aires [13]
2
1994
 San Isidro Club (2) 28–12 La Tablada Estadio BACRC Villa de Mayo [n 1] [13]
3
1995
 CA San Isidro (1) 19–06 La Plata Estadio BACRC Villa de Mayo [n 1] [13]
4
1996
 Hindú (1) 21–11 Alumni Estadio BACRC Villa de Mayo [n 1] [15]
5
1997
 Jockey Club (R) (1) 24–14 Hindú Estadio BACRC Los Polvorines [n 2] [13][17]
6
1998
 San Cirano (1) [n 3] 22–22 (none) [n 3] Estadio del CASI San Isidro [13]
San Luis (1) [n 3]
7
1999
 La Tablada (1) 23–22 Duendes Estadio La Tablada Córdoba [18][13]
–
2000
(Not held)
8
2001
 Hindú (2) 27–14 Alumni Estadio BACRC Los Polvorines [19]
9
2002
 Alumni (1) 23–21 Jockey Club (Rosario) Estadio Alumni Tortuguitas [20]
10
2003
 Hindú (3) 31–27 Duendes Estadio Hindú Don Torcuato [21]
11
2004
 Duendes (1) 32–21 Los Tarcos Estadio Duendes RC Rosario [22]
12
2005
 Hindú (4) 17–13 San Luis Arelauquen C&GC [n 4] Bariloche [23]
13
2006
 San Isidro Club (3) 17–13 Tala Estadio del SIC Boulogne [24]
14
2007
 La Plata (1) 32–13 Tucumán Estadio La Plata RC Gonnet [25]
15
2008
 San Isidro Club (4) 33–8 La Plata Estadio del SIC Boulogne [26]
16
2009
 Duendes (2) 28–18 Hindú Estadio Duendes RC Rosario [27]
17
2010
 Hindú (5) 25–22 La Tablada Estadio Hindú Don Torcuato [28]
18
2011
 Duendes (3) 26–23 La Tablada Estadio Duendes RC Rosario [29]
–
2012–13
(Not held)
19
2014
 Universitario (BA) (1) 21–20 Duendes Estadio CUBA Villa de Mayo [30]
20
2015
 Hindú (6) 27–25 Newman Estadio Timothy O'Brien Benavídez [31]
21
2016
 Hindú (7) 38–23 Belgrano A.C. Estadio Belgrano Athletic Buenos Aires [32]
22
2017
 Hindú (8) 20–10 Tala Estadio del CASI San Isidro [33]
23
2018
 Hindú (9) 25–0 Newman José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires [34]
24
2019
 Hindú (10) 18–13 Jockey Club (Rosario) Estadio Hindú Don Torcuato [35]
–
2020–21
(Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic)
25
2022
 Hindú (11) 34–16 Duendes Estadio Hindú Don Torcuato [36]
26
2023
 San Isidro Club (5) 25–18 Universitario (Tucumán) Estadio del SIC Boulogne [37]
27
2024
 Tucumán LT (1) 22–17 Alumni La Caldera del Parque Tucumán [38]
28
2025
 Newman (1) 38–15 Marista Estadio Timothy O'Brien Benavídez [39]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c The club had moved to Victoria in 1987. The first year there, the team played their home venues at Hindú Stadium. In 1988, they moved to a field in Villa de Mayo next to Route 202.[14]
  2. ^ BACRC's inaugurated a rugby-specific stadium in 1997 (the first in Argentina)[14], which operated until 2005.[16]
  3. ^ a b c Both teams were declared champions after the match finished in a tie.
  4. ^ Complete name, Arelauquen Country & Golf Club.

Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Hindú 11 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
San Isidro Club 5 1993, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2023
Duendes 3 2004, 2009, 2011
CA San Isidro 1 1995
Jockey Club (Rosario) 1 1997
San Cirano 1 1998
San Luis 1 1998
La Tablada 1 1999
Alumni 1 2002
La Plata 1 2007
Universitario (BA) 1 2014
Tucumán Lawn Tennis 1 2024
Newman 1 2025

References

  1. ^ a b «Nacional de Clubes: SIC vs. Universitario, de Tucumán, una superfinal entre el campeón de Buenos Aires y el del resto del país para consagrar al mejor de la Argentina» at La Nación. 18 Nov 2023
  2. ^ Histórico: Clubes uruguayos tendrán cuatro plazas en el rugby argentino at referi.uy
  3. ^ a b Habrá cambios en las competencias para 2019 on diariouno.com.ar
  4. ^ a b "Nuevo Torneo Nacional de Clubes a partir del 2014" Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. uar.com.ar. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ "La UAR anunció el nuevo formato para el Torneo Nacional de Clubes", La Voz, 14 Jun 2013
  6. ^ ""La UAR y la URBA acordaron el nuevo formato del Nacional de Clubes", Los Andes, 30 May 2013". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. ^ Reglamento Nacional de Clubes 2018 on UAR website
  8. ^ Así serán las competencias de la temporada 2019 by Juan Pablo Garcia at rugby.com.ar. Oct 25, 2018
  9. ^ Se presentó el calendario de competencias UAR 2020 at UAR. 7 Jan 2020
  10. ^ La UAR modifica el formato del Nacional de Clubes en 2020 at espn.com.ar, 7 Jan 2020
  11. ^ "TV, contratos, jugadores: los siguientes pasos de la Liga profesional de rugby". El Observador. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ^ La vuelta del Nacional De Clubes at uar.com.ar, 14 Nov 2022
  13. ^ a b c d e f Todas las finales y campeones del Nacional de Clubes at espn.com.ar. 14 Nov 2023
  14. ^ a b Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, el pionero de una cultura que atravesó dos guerras mundiales y hoy es uno de los que presenta más equipos en torneo de la URBA by Jorge Búsico at La Nación. 21 Mar 2024
  15. ^ Definen Hindú y Alumni. 2 Nov 1996
  16. ^ Giras históricas at bacrc.com
  17. ^ "Hicimos todo para llegar a esta final" at La Capital. 12 Nov 2019
  18. ^ La Tablada, campeón del Nacional de Clubes 1999 at canalshowsport.com.ar (archived))
  19. ^ Hindú celebró por segunda vez at El Litoral
  20. ^ Alumni se consagró campeón del Torneo Nacional de Clubes de rugby at infobae.com
  21. ^ Nacional de Clubes: Hindú y Duendes en un duelo con historia at espn.com.ar
  22. ^ Rugby: Duendes gritó campeón 6 Dec 2004 at cordobaxv.com.ar
  23. ^ Hindú se consagró campeón del Torneo Nacional de Clubes at ambito.com
  24. ^ SIC es el flamante campeón del Nacional de Clubes
  25. ^ La Plata es nuevo campeón del Nacional de Clubes at cordobaxv.com.ar
  26. ^ El SIC fue contundente y se consagró campeón del Nacional de Clubes at infobae.com
  27. ^ Duendes R.C. campeón del Nacional de Clubes 2009 at norterugby.com.ar
  28. ^ Hindú es el más Nacional at aplenorugby, 28 Nov 2010
  29. ^ Duendes campeón del Nacional de Clubes 2011. 29 Nov 2011
  30. ^ CUBA es Campeón del Nacional de Clubes por primera vez en su historia at cuba.org.ar
  31. ^ Hindu campeon del Nacional de Clubes at urba.org.ar
  32. ^ Hindu bicampeon del Nacional de Clubes
  33. ^ Tricampeón: Hindú le ganó a Tala y se consagró otra vez on La Nación. 29 Jul 2017
  34. ^ HINDU TETRACAMPEON del Nacional de Clubes
  35. ^ Hindú ganó y es el pentacampeón del Nacional de Clubes by Hernando De Cillia at infobae.com
  36. ^ El gran 2022 de Hindú: campeón del URBA Top 13 Copa Star+ y Nacional de Clubes at espn, 23 Dec 2022
  37. ^ Nacional de Clubes: SIC venció a Universitario de Tucumán y se consagró campeón, 18 Nov 2023
  38. ^ Tucumán LT se coronó como el mejor equipo de rugby del país at El Tribuno. 17 Nov 2024
  39. ^ Newman se consagró campeón del Nacional de Clubes por primera vez en su historia at UAR. 15 Nov 2025
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