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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 1998; 28 years ago (1998) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Confederation | UAR |
| Most recent champion | Marista (1st title)[1] (2025) |
| Most titles | Duendes (5 titles) |
| Broadcaster | ESPN |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Related competitions | URBA Top 12 Nacional de Clubes |
| Official website | uar.com.ar/torneodelinterior |
TheTorneo del Interior A is an annualrugby union competition inArgentina. The competition involves clubs from all provincial unions outsideBuenos Aires. Teams qualify from different tournaments along theprovinces of Argentina, such asLitoral,Noroeste,Córdoba,Nordeste,Pampeano,Oeste andPatagónico.
There are also two lower divisions of Torneo del Interior, "Interior B" and "Interior C", with a similar format.
The original tournament was held from 1998 to 2004, being re-launched in 2009, in an effort to bring provincial clubs to the same level as the teams from Buenos Aires.[2]
Buenos Aires clubs do not participate in this competition so they take part in theTop 12 organised by theURBA. From 2013 on, the top nine teams from the Torneo del Interior qualify for theNacional de Clubes, where they compete with the top seven teams from the Torneo de la URBA.[3]
The "Torneo del Interior A" is contested by 16 clubs from the best placed teams of predetermined seven regional tournaments. Teams are divided into four zones, playing each other in a doubleround-robin tournament. Teams with the most points in each zone advance to quarter finals, concluding with semi-finals and a final.[4]
In 2018, Uruguayan clubMontevideo Cricket took part of the tournament by invitation.[5]
Below is the list of finals contested from 1998 to date:[6][7]
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1998 | Jockey Club (C)(1) | 25–13 | Marista | La Tablada | Córdoba | [9][7] |
2 | 1999 | Jockey Club (C)(2) | 26–13 | Duendes | Jockey Club | Rosario | [10][7][11] |
3 | 2000 | Jockey Club (R)(1) | 26–22 | Tala | Estadio Mario Kempes[n 1] | Córdoba | [7][12] |
4 | 2001 | La Tablada(1) | 21–16 | Cardenales | Natación y Gimnasia | Tucumán | [13][7] |
5 | 2002 | Jockey Club (R)(2) | 32–28 | Universitario (T) | Jockey Club | Rosario | [14][7] |
6 | 2003 | Duendes(1) | 22–20 | Cardenales | Duendes RC | Rosario | [7][15] |
7 | 2004 | Tala(1) | 35–26 | Los Tarcos | Tala RC | Córdoba | [7][8][16] |
– | 2005–2008 | (Not held) | |||||
8 | 2009 | Duendes(2) | 35–21 | Universitario (T) | Duendes RC | Rosario | [7][17] |
9 | 2010 | La Tablada(2) | 25–18 | Cardenales | Cardenales RC | Tucumán | [7][18] |
10 | 2011 | La Tablada(3) | 37–27 | Duendes | Duendes RC | Rosario | [7][19] |
11 | 2012 | Duendes(3) | 40–21 | Cardenales | Tala RC | Tucumán | [7][20] |
12 | 2013 | Duendes(4) | 36–6 | Tala | Duendes RC | Rosario | [7][21] |
13 | 2014 | Urú Curé(1) | 25–11 | Los Tordos | Urú Curé RC | Río Cuarto | [7][22] |
14 | 2015 | Cardenales(1) | 26–16 | Los Tordos | Cardenales RC | Tucumán | [7][23] |
15 | 2016 | Los Tarcos(1) | 25–20 | Jockey Club (R) | Los Tarcos RC | Tucumán | [7][24] |
16 | 2017 | La Tablada(4) | 25–22 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | Club La Tablada | Córdoba | [7][25] |
17 | 2018 | CURNE[n 2](1) | 20–14 | Huirapuca | Club CURNE | Resistencia | [7][26] |
18 | 2019 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)(1) | 30–20 | Marista | Club GER | Rosario | [7][27] |
– | 2020–21 | (Not held due toCOVID-19 pandemic) | |||||
19 | 2022 | Duendes(5) | 38–12 | Huirapuca | Duendes RC | Rosario | [7][28] |
20 | 2023 | Universitario (T)(1) | 25-21 | Córdoba AC | Universitario RC | Tucumán | [7][29] |
21 | 2024 | Tucumán Lawn Tennis(1) | 30–24 | Jockey Club (C) | Jockey Club | Córdoba | [7][30] |
22 | 2025 | Marista(1) | 27–7 | Jockey Club (C) | Marista RC | Luján de Cuyo | [7][31] |
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Duendes | 5 | 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2022 |
| La Tablada | 4 | 2001, 2010, 2011, 2017 |
| Jockey Club Córdoba | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| Jockey Club Rosario | 2 | 2000, 2002 |
| Tala | 1 | 2004 |
| Urú Curé | 1 | 2014 |
| Cardenales | 1 | 2015 |
| Los Tarcos | 1 | 2016 |
| CURNE | 1 | 2018 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (R) | 1 | 2019 |
| Universitario (T) | 1 | 2023 |
| Tucumán Lawn Tennis | 1 | 2024 |
| Marista | 1 | 2025 |
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