Torneo del Oeste

The Torneo Regional del Oeste, commonly known as the Top 8, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition was first held in 2000 and involves 8 clubs from the unions of Cuyo (Mendoza), San Luis, and San Juan provinces).

Torneo del Oeste – Top 8
Organising bodyURC
Founded2000 (2000)
RegionCuyo
Number of teams8 [1]
Qualifier forTorneo del Interior
Related competitionsTop 12
Current championsTeqüe (2022)
Most successful club(s)Los Tordos (10 titles)
Websiteurc.com.ar/top8

This annual tournament has traditionally been dominated by Mendocino clubs. As in other inter-provincial tournaments, such as the Torneo del Litoral or Torneo del Noroeste, the best placed clubs in the Torneo del Oeste qualify for the Torneo del Interior.

History

The Unión de Rugby de Cuyo was founded on 22 September 1945, for clubs from the provinces of Mendoza and in western Argentina.

The competition started in 1946 and has taken part every year since. San Juan clubs seceded in 1952, and founded the Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby, but still took part in the tournament. The last union to take part in the competition, Unión de Rugby de San Luis, was founded much later, in 1977.

Traditionally, the Torneo del Oeste has been dominated by clubs from Mendoza.

Formula

The tournament, named "Top 8" is contested by eight teams which compete in different levels, from the top division ("Primera") to lower levels.[1]

List of champions

All the champions are listed below:

Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up
1
2000Marista (1)
38–16
Chile Universidad Católica
2
2001Los Tordos (1)
20–5
Marista
3
2002Los Tordos (2)
20–17
Marista
4
2003Los Tordos (3)
35–28
Mendoza R.C.
5
2004Los Tordos (4)
25–19
Mendoza R.C.
6
2005Mendoza R.C. (1)
35–18
Marista
7
2006Marista (2)
26–3
Teqüe
8
2007Mendoza R.C. (2)
25–22
Los Tordos
9
2008Los Tordos (5)
14–6
Teqüe
10
2009Liceo (1)
28–14
Marista
11
2010Liceo (2)
11–8
Marista
12
2011Marista (3)
22–21
Liceo
13
2012Liceo (3)
34–27
Marista
14
2013Los Tordos (6)
26–23
Liceo
15
2014Los Tordos (7)
34–33
Marista
16
2015Marista (4)
20–13
Mendoza R.C.
17
2016Liceo (4)
28–25
Marista
18
2017Los Tordos (8)
32–20
Liceo
19
2018Los Tordos (9)
22–20
Marista
20
2019Marista (5)
20–12
Los Tordos
–
2020
(not held) [n1 1]
21
2021 Ap. [n1 2]Liceo (5)
–[n1 3]
Marista
2021 Prov. [n1 4]Los Tordos (10)
–[n1 3]
Liceo
2021Marista (6)
20–17
Los Tordos
22
2022Teqüe (1)
26–24
Marista
Notes
  1. Tournament cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic in Argentina.
  2. "Torneo Apertura" (taking the term from football terminology to refer to split tournaments) organised after the delay caused by the covid pandemic in Argentina.
  3. Round-robin tournament format.
  4. Provincial tournament

Titles by club
Club Titles Years won
Los Tordos
10
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 Prov.
Marista
6
2000, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021
Liceo
5
2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2021 Ap.
Mendoza R.C.
2
2005, 2007
Teqüe
1
2022

References
  1. Resultados at Rugby Champagne
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