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The '''2024 Torneo Nacional de Clubes''' (named "Nacional de Clubes Copa Zurich" for sponsorship reasons) the 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 del San Isidro Club in the Boulogne Sur Mer district of San Isidro Partido on 18 November 2023.

Just as it has been every year since 2022,[https://www.uar.com.ar/la-vuelta-del-na ... de-clubes/ La vuelta del Nacional De Clubes] at uar.com.ar, 14 Nov 2022, the competition is contested by two teams (champions of Torneo de la URBA|URBA Top 12 and Torneo del Interior), which play a single ''superfinal'' match.[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/ru ... d18112023/ «Nacional de Clubes: SIC vs. Universitario, de Tucumán, una superfinal entre el campeón de Buenos Aires y el del resto del país para consagrar al mejor de la Argentina»] at ''La Nación''. 18 Nov 2023

The match was contested by San Isidro Club (mostly known for its acronym "SIC", champion of 2023 URBA Top 12), which contested their 5th. final, and Universitario Rugby Club de Tucumán (champion of 2023 Torneo del Interior), finalists for their first time.[https://www.espn.co.cr/rugby/nota/_/id/ ... -de-clubes Todas las finales y campeones del Nacional de Clubes] at ESPN Costa Rica. 14 Nov 2023

== Qualified teams ==
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=== Background ===
SIC qualified as URBA champions after defeating Asociación Alumni|Alumni 15–12 in the 203 URBA Top 12 final[https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2023/1 ... e-la-urba/ SIC derrotó a Alumni en la final y se consagró campeón del torneo de la URBA] at infobae.com

On the other hand, Universitario de Tucumán qualified as champions of Torneo del Interior, where they defeated Córdoba Athletic Club 25–21 in the final, being their first regional title[https://espndeportes.espn.com/rugby/not ... or-a-rugby Universitario de Tucumán superó 25-21 a Córdoba Athletic y es campeón del Torneo del Interior A] at espndeportes.com. Universitario has finished 4th in the 2023 Torneo del Noroeste earning their place in the Interior championship.[http://www.norterugby.com.ar/2023/03/fi ... -2023.html Fixture del Súper 10 del Regional del NOA 2023] at norterugby.com

It was the fifth final contested by SIC, which had won all of them (their rivals had been Tucumán Rugby Club|Tucumán R.C., Club La Tablada|La Tablada, Tala Rugby Club|Tala, and La Plata Rugby Club|La Plata)[https://www.espn.cl/rugby/nota/_/id/128 ... -de-clubes Todas las finales y campeones del Nacional de Clubes] at espn.cl, 14 Nov 2023

Universitario played their first final so they have never won the Interior Tournament before.[http://www.norterugby.com.ar/2023/11/se ... -el-nuevo- monarca.html Se define quién será el nuevo monarca nacional] at norterugby.com. 17 Nov 2023

== Match ==
As expected, the Buenos Aires team had to fight to be able to carry out a complicated match against a rival that never gave up and who was encouraged to play and look for it throughout the 80 minutes. The first stage was marked by the rhythm and intensity that both teams showed, something that was seen from the beginning with Jacinto Campbell's electrifying run from midfield and passing through the visiting defense to score the first try in just 2 minutes. Universitario's response was immediate and came through Agustín López Ríos, the rugby union positions|scrum half, who quickly got up from a ruck and scored. But again the local backs made the difference and, after a good combination from midfield, Marcos Borghi scored again. With a penalty in time by Joaquín Lamas, it was 15–5 in favor of SIC going into the break.

In the second half, the ''Serpents'' had a better start, dominating the game and marking time in the first minutes, even having some approaches by Lisandro Ahualli. Nevertheless, it was SIC that increased the score after a counter-attack led by Lamas. Sin embargo Universitario no se resignó y encontró una rápida respuesta de Martín Pintado, quien a sus 41 años hizo su ingreso desde el banco de suplentes y tuvo impacto inmediato para volver a acortar distancias. En el 55', el marcador era 22-12 para el equipo de Boulogne.

A partir de ahí, Universitario creció y se acercó al arco rival. Con dos penales de Marcos Villagra el marcador quedó 22-18. Pero la templanza de los jugadores del SIC volvió a marcar la diferencia asegurando lo que sería el marcador final de 25-18 para ayudar a los Zanjeros a ganar un campeonato nacional después de 15 años, logrando su quinto. Título de Nacional de Clubes.[https://www.removepaywall.com/search?ur ... d18112023/ Nacional de Clubes: SIC venció a Universitario, de Tucumán, y cerró un año redondo] de Nicolás Casanova en ''La Nación''. 18 de noviembre de 2023

En resumen, fue un partido muy igualado, con ambos equipos atacando más que defendiendo. Hubo menos patadas que en la final que el SIC le había ganado a Alumni unos días antes. El SIC pudo haber aumentado el marcador en el primer tiempo, pero desperdició varias oportunidades. Por otro lado, Universitario presionó a su rival hasta el final, manteniendo el resultado del juego vigente hasta el último pitido.

=== Detalles ===

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More details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nacional_de_Clubes