Uruguay XV Fixtures for Campeonato Argentino

The national ‘A’ side of Uruguay, the Uruguay XV will again play in the Campeonato Argentino. This year the Uruguay XV will play in the Ascenso A Zone, the second division of Argentine provincial rugby.

The 2017 edition of the Campeonato Argentino will be played in November and December. The Uruguay XV will be up against Argentine provincial unions Entrerriana, Mar del Plata, Nordeste, Santa Fé and Sur.

The divisions are to be divided as follows: Firstly the Championship Zone will be composed of Buenos Aires, Cuyo, Salta, Cordobesa, Rosario and Tucumán. Secondly the Ascenso A will consist of Nordeste, Entrerriana, Santafesina, Mar del Plata, Sur and Uruguay XV. Lastly the Ascenso B will have Alto Valle, Santiagueña, Sanjuanina, Chubut, Oeste and Austral.

The opening round will take place on Saturday November 04. The following are the fixtures to be played on week one:
CAMPEONATO: Buenos Aires v Tucumán; Cuyo v Cordobesa; Salta v Rosario.
ASCENSO A: Nordeste v Uruguay XV; Entrerriana v Mar del Plata; Santafesina v Sur.
ASCENSO B: Alto Valle v Austral; Santiagueña v Chubut; Sanjuanina v Oeste.

Week 2, 11/11
CAMPEONATO: Cuyo v Salta; Rosario v Buenos Aires; Tucumán v Cordobesa.
ASCENSO A: Entrerriana v Santafesina; Sur v Nordeste; Uruguay v Mar del Plata.
ASCENSO B: Santiagueña v Sanjuanina; Oeste v Alto Valle; Austral v Chubut.

Week 3, 11/18
CAMPEONATO: Tucumán v Cuyo; Cordobesa v Rosario; Buenos Aires v Salta.
ASCENSO A: Uruguay XV v Entrerriana; Mar del Plata v Sur; Nordeste v Santafesina.
ASCENSO B: Austral v Santiagueña; Chubut v Oeste; Alto Valle v Sanjuanina.

Week 4, 11/25
CAMPEONATO: Cuyo v Rosario; Salta v Tucumán; Cordobesa v Buenos Aires.
ASCENSO A: Entrerriana v Sur; Santafesina v Uruguay XV; Mar del Plata v Nordeste.
ASCENSO B: Santiagueña v Oeste; Sanjuanina v Austral; Chubut v Alto Valle.

Week 5, 12/02
CAMPEONATO: Buenos Aires v Cuyo; Salta v Cordobesa; Rosario v Tucumán.
ASCENSO A: Nordeste v Entrerriana; Santafesina v Mar del Plata; Sur v Uruguay XV.
ASCENSO B: Alto Valle v Santiagueña; Sanjuanina v Chubut; Oeste v Austral.

Promotion and relegation matches will take place on December 16. The 6th placed side from the Zona Campeonato will take-on the winner of the Ascenso A. Similarly the bottom-placed side from the Ascenso A will face the winner of the Ascenso B. Home advantage will be determined via a random draw.

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