2024 Nacional de Clubes
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| Event | Nacional de Clubes | ||||||
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| Date | 16 November 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Héctor Cabrera, Tucumán, Argentina | ||||||
| Referee | Juan M. López (Córdoba) | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||
The 2024 Torneo Nacional de Clubes (named "Nacional de Clubes Copa Visa Macro" for sponsorship reasons)[1] the 27th. edition of Nacional de Clubes, a rugby union competition in Argentina organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The final was held in Estadio Héctor Cabrera (mostly known as La Caldera del Parque)[2], home venue of Tucumán LT, located in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, on 16 November 2024.[3]
Just as it has been every year since 2022,[4], the competition is contested by two teams (champions of URBA Top 12 and Torneo del Interior), which play a single superfinal match.[5]
The match was contested by Tucumán Lawn Tennis (champion of 2024 Torneo del Interior,[6] which played their first final) and Alumni (champions of 2024 URBA Top 12, which played their 4th. final).
Tucumán LT, with fly-half Nicolás Sánchez (who had returned to the club in June that year) won the match 22–17, achieving their first national championship.[7][8] With Sánchez leading the team, Tucumán LT set a 14-consecutive win record in both competitions.[9]
| Team | Qualification | Union | Previous final app. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucumán Lawn Tennis | 2025 Torneo del Interior champion | URT | (none) |
| Alumni | 2024 URBA Top 12 champion | URBA | 1996, 2001, 2002 |
- Note
- Bold indicates winning years
Venue
The final was held in Estadio Héctor Cabrera (mostly known as La Caldera del Parque)[10][2], home venue of Tucumán LT, located in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán[11]. The stadium, with capacity for 10,000 spectators[12], was named after number 8 Héctor Gallo Cabrera (died at 54 in 2007), regarded not only as one of the most notable players in the history of the club but of Tucumán's rugby.[13][14]
Gallo –who had arrived to the club in 1972– had been a football player so he was good at kicking and used to take the penalty kicks. He also captained the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán (URT) team from 1976 to 1985, and was coach of both, Tucumán LT and the URT team. Gallo died from cancer in 2007.[14]
