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Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina. Originally, the competition involved 16 teams from most provincial unions. From 2009, the competition was reduced to only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from the Buenos Aires tournament.
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Formula
1993 to 2008
From 1993 to 2008, the competition involved 16 clubs, which were divided into four different zones. The top two clubs of each zone proceeded to the quarter-finals of the competition. The 16 clubs were chosen from their own championships; eight from Buenos Aires, two each from the Northeast, Litoral and Córdoba and one from both Cuyo and Mar del Plata.
2009 onwards
In 2009 the Torneo del Interior was re-launched for clubs outside of URBA. The new formula of this tournament coincided with a complete overhaul of the Nacional de Clubes system.
From 2009, only 4 clubs qualify to the Nacional de Clubes, two from Interior and two from URBA. The competition starts directly at the semi-final level as follows:
Semi-final 1: Winners Interior vs Runners-up URBA
Semi-final 2: Winners URBA vs Runners-up Interior
The inaugural season of the new formula saw Duendes take on CASI and Hindú take on Uni Tucumán, with Duendes beating Hindú in the final.
Results
Finals
Season Winner Score Runner-up 1993 San Isidro Club 
27-19 
Tucumán Rugby Club1994 San Isidro Club 28-12 
Club La Tablada1995 Club Atlético San Isidro 
19-06 
La Plata Rugby Club1996 Hindú Club 
21-11 
Asociación Alumni1997 Jockey Club de Rosario 
24-14 Hindú Club1998 Club San Cirano 
22-22 
Club San Luis1999 Club La Tablada 23-22 Duendes Rugby Club2000 Not held that season 2001 Hindú Club 27-14 Asociación Alumni2002 Asociación Alumni 23-21 Jockey Club de Rosario2003 Hindú Club 31-27 Duendes Rugby Club2004 Duendes Rugby Club 32-21 
Los Tarcos Rugby Club2005 Hindú Club 17-13 Club San Luis2006 San Isidro Club 17-13 Tala Rugby Club2007 La Plata Rugby Club 32-13 Tucumán Rugby Club2008 San Isidro Club 33-8 La Plata Rugby Club2009 Duendes Rugby Club 28-18 Hindú Club2010 Hindú Club 25-22 Club La TabladaChampions
- 5 titles
- Hindú Club: 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010
- 4 titles
- San Isidro Club: 1993, 1994, 2006, 2008
- 2 titles
- Duendes Rugby Club: 2004, 2009
- 1 title
- Club Atlético San Isidro: 1995
- Jockey Club de Rosario: 1997
- Club San Cirano: 1998 (shared)
- Club San Luis: 1998 (shared)
- Club La Tablada: 1999
- Asociación Alumni: 2002
- La Plata Rugby Club: 2007
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Rugby union in Argentina Governing body Regional governing bodies Buenos Aires • Córdoba • Rosario • Santa Fe • TucumánNational teams 1st Tier Competitions Campeonato Argentino • Nacional de Clubes • Torneo de la URBA • Torneo del Interior2nd Tier Competitions Litoral • Noroeste • Centro • Oeste • Pampeano • Nordeste • Patagónico •Related articles International players • Eminent players • List of tours • Puma Trophy • Argentina at the Rugby World CupRunners-up Tucumán RC · Los Tarcos · TalaTop-level rugby union club competitions Continental - Transnational Super Rugby · Pacific Rugby Cup · Americas Rugby Championship · Anglo-Welsh Cup · British and Irish Cup · European Challenge Cup · Heineken Cup · Rugby Nordic Cup · Regional Rugby Championship · RaboDirect Pro12First tier leagues (Europe) First tier leagues (outside Europe) Argentina (Nacional de Clubes · Campeonato Argentino) · Australia · Brazil · Canada · Japan · New Zealand · South Africa · United States · UruguayThis article about a rugby union competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - 5 titles
