2025 ends as Newman’s most important year in sports. Just in time for the club’s 50th anniversary season, which will be celebrated in early December, Cardinal Rugby closed the trophy gap with a dominant performance. Two weeks ago, they defeated San Isidro Club 15-3 in the final to be crowned Buenos Aires’ top 12 rugby team. A week ago, their Intermediate and Pre-Intermediate A were crowned champions in their respective finals in Cuba. And this Saturday, joy spread with another conquest. Nacional de Clubs achieved this with a 38-15 victory over Marista from Mendoza in Benavidez.
After years of development as a long tournament, the Nacional now has a very short format of single matches. The champions of the Buenos Aires Rugby Association (URBA) will face the champions of the Interior Tournament, which brings together the other regional federations that make up the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The Maristas were the best of all clubs in the country except for Buenos Aires, and arrived at Newman Field to compete with local teams for the national trophy.
He remained competitive in the first half. They gained the advantage and finished the first 40 minutes 10-10 with the definition wide open. There were moments when they led 15-10 at the start of the second half, but the Cardinal dominated the ball, territory, and scoring from that point on, winning by 23 points.
Gonzalo Gutiérrez Taboada’s tears during his final round celebration showed the importance the No. 10 gave this, becoming the second such feat in the 38-year-old’s career. And the emotions were doubled when teammates lifted Marcelo Brandi, who retired in this definition, in principle. Hooker became undisputed when he scored his first try in the Top 12 final against SIC, just as it seemed to be the end of a transcendent career.
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Newman and Marist formation
- Newman: Juan Bautista Dairou; Santiago Marolda, Benjamin Lanfranco, Tomás Quina, Geronimo Ulloa. Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada and Lucas Margulies (captains). Joaquín de la Vega, Rodrigo Díaz de Vibal, Faustino Santarelli. Alejandro Urtubey and Paul Cardinal. Bautista Bosch, Marcelo Brandi, Miguel Prince.
- Substitutes: Cruz Ulloa, Florencio Llerena, Lucas Nava, Geronimo Ureta, Francisco Lascombes, Fermín Perkins, James Wright, Bertrand Sasse.
- Director: Santiago Picaruga.
- Marist: Matias Colomer; Genaro Podesta, Alejo Videla, Julián Hernández, Lucas Bartolini. Bautista Filizzola and Lucca Fizzola. Agustín Gomez (captain), Agustín Saleri, Tomás Gomez. Valentin Gozalves and Fausto Fernández. Jesus Polo, Alejandro Pronce, Maximiliano Montilla.
- Substitutes: Julián Guevara, Lisandro Sosa Jiranek, Tobias Filizzola, Jerónimo Tejada, Juan de la Cruz Cal, Marcos Polo, Tomas Bekelman, Gabriel Ponce.
- Coach: Daniel Roccuzzo.
- referee: Thomas Ningsi.
- Basketball court: Newman.
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