The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2000 was won by the selection Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Tucumàn The 21 teams participating were divided on three levels: "Campeonato", "Ascenso", "Promocional".
Rugby Union in Argentina in 2000 National The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Atlético del Rosario The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC
International In June Argentina beat Ireland in a test played in Buenos Aires.
After, always in June, "the Pumas", visit for a four match tour. The lost both test matches (6-53 e 25–32). In November they played two matches in England, with a heavy loss against England
Before the tour in England, Argentina hosted South Africa, losing the match 33–37.
An "Argentina Development XV" won the South American Championship played in Montevideo
"Campeonato" Two pools of 4 teams. The top two to the semi-finals, third and fourth to the relegation play-out.
Pool A 1. Round7 OctoberBuenos Aires70–7Santa FeBuenos Aires7 OctoberRosario30–11San JuanRosario
2. Round14 OctoberRosario49–28Santa FeRosario14 OctoberSan Juan18–49Buenos AiresSan Juan
3. Round21 OctoberBuenos Aires76–20RosarioBuenos Aires21 OctoberSanta Fe9–20San JuanBuenos Aires
Standings
to semi-finalsto play-out Place Team Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.1Buenos Aires33001954515062Rosario320199115−1643San Juan31024988−3924Santa Fè300344139−950
Pool B 1. Round7 OctoberTucumán43–23Mar del PlataTucumán7 OctoberCórdoba44–10CuyoCórdoba
2. Round14 OctoberCórdoba33–38Mar del PlataCórdoba14 OctoberCuyo25–32TucumánSan Juan
3. Round21 OctoberTucumán32–21CórdobaTucumán21 OctoberMar del Plata6–16CuyoMar del Plata
Standings
to semi-finalsto play-out Place Team Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.1Tucumàn330096692762Cordoba310298801823Mar del Plata31026781−1424Cuyo31025182−312
Semi-finals Semi-finals28 OctoberTucumán38–35RosarioTucumán28 OctoberBuenos Aires43–21CórdobaBuenos Aires
Final Final4 NovemberTucumán16–35Buenos AiresTucumán
Play-out Play-out28 OctoberSan Juan24–27CuyoSan Juan28 OctoberMar del Plata44–12Santa FeMar del Plata Relegated: Santa Fè and San Juan
"Ascenso" 1. Round Alto Valle9–19ChubutNeuquen30 September Sur6–41NoresteBahía Blanca30 September Entre Rios5–26SaltaParaná
2. Round7 OctoberChubut21–18Sur7 OctoberAlto Valle 36–16Entre RiosNeuquen7 OctoberSalta25–6NoresteSalta
3. Round14 OctoberChubut34–27Entre Rios14 OctoberSur29–24SaltaBahía Blanca14 OctoberNoreste28–20Alto Valle
4. Round21 OctoberEntre Rios31–31NoresteParaná21 OctoberSur36–33Alto ValleBahía Blanca21 OctoberSalta67–8ChubutSalta
5. Round28 OctoberAlto Valle17–18SaltaNeuquen28 OctoberNoreste5–12Chubut28 OctoberEntre Rios48–35SurCórdoba
Standings
Promoted to "Campeonato" Place Team Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.1Salta54101605510592Chubut531194126−3273Sur52031341221244Entre Rios5212114175−6155Noreste521279101−2256Alto Valle 5104115117−22
"Promocional" Pool A 1. Round7 OctoberAustral32–0OesteComodoro Rivadavia7 OctoberCentro23–27La Rioja
2. Round14 OctoberCentro6–19Oeste14 OctoberLa Rioja16–10AustralLa Rioja
3. Round21 OctoberAustral17–10CentroComodoro Rivadavia21 OctoberOeste11–7La Rioja
Promoted to "Ascenso"to play-out Place Team Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.1Austral320159263342Oeste32013045−1543La Rioja32014744344Centro30033960−210
Pool B 1. Round7 OctoberMisiones20–35Santiago del EsteroMisiones7 OctoberFormosa57–7Jujuy
2. Round14 OctoberFormosa3–35Santiago del Estero14 OctoberJujuy10–15MisionesJujuy
3. Round21 OctoberMisiones40–30FormosaMisiones21 OctoberSantiago del Estero107–7JujuySantiago del Estero
Standings
Promoted to "Ascenso"to play-out Place Team Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff.1Santiago del Estero32011743014442Misiones32017575043Formosa32019082844Jujuy300324176−1520
External links Memorias de la UAR 2000 Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2001, GTE Gruppo Editorale (2000)