Torneo Patagónico

Torneo Patagónico
Organising body
  • Alto Valle
  • Austral
  • Valle de Chubut
  • Lagos del Sur
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Number of teams6
Related competitionsTorneo del Noroeste
Current championsBigornia (2023)
Most successful club(s)Neuquén RC
(7 titles)

The Torneo Patagónico, commonly known as the Torneo Regional Patagónico de Rugby, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.

The competition started in 2008 and involves clubs from the unions of Alto Valle, Austral, Valle del Chubut,[1] and Lagos del Sur.[2]

This annual tournament has traditionally been dominated by clubs from Neuquén Province. As in other inter-provincial tournaments, such as the Torneo del Litoral or Torneo del Noroeste, the best clubs from the Torneo Patagónico qualify for the national level Torneo del Interior B.

Unions and regions

Union Estab. Provinces Headquarters
Alto Valle
1959
Neuquén, Río Negro Neuquén
Austral
1965
Chubut, Santa Cruz Comodoro Rivadavia
Valle de Chubut
1971
Chubut Trelew
Lagos del Sur
2001
Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro Bariloche

List of champions

Ed. Year Champion(s) Score Runner-up
1
2008 Neuquén RC (1)
21–14
Marabunta
2
2009 Marabunta (1)
[n 1]
Neuquén RC
3
2010 Neuquén RC (2)
[n 1]
Marabunta
4
2011 Neuquén RC (3)
[n 1]
Bigornia
5
2012 Neuquén RC (4)
[n 1]
Marabunta
6
2013 Neuquén RC (5)
[n 1]
Marabunta
7
2014 Neuquén RC (6)
25–23
Marabunta
8
2015 Neuquén RC (7)
32–9
Bigornia
9
2016 Bigornia (1)
21–18
Catriel
10
2017 Roca RC (1)
30–19
Bigornia
11
2018 Roca RC (2)
28–10
Jabalíes
12
2019 Roca RC (3)
17–15
Jabalíes
2020
(not held) [n 2]
2021
(not held)
13
2022 Dep. Portugués (1)
[n 1]
Jabalíes RC
14
2023 Bigornia (2)
[n 1]
Roca RC
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Round-robin tournament format.
  2. ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.

Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Neuquén RC
7
2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Roca RC
3
2017, 2018, 2019
Bigornia
2
2016, 2023
Marabunta
1
2009
Dep. Portugués
1
2022

References