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Old Christians Club have been crowned Uruguayan Club Champions. The Montevideo club won the 2017 Uruguayo de Clubes Final, downing Old Boys 23-11 this afternoon. In winning the title, Old Christians Club made it three national titles in as many years.
In front of a healthy crowd at the Parque Rivera, the teams both got on the scoreboard early. Andrés De León and Juan Manuel Cat exchanged penalties to make it a 3-3 scoreline.
In the 31st minute discipline cost Old Boys. With Francisco López yellow carded De Léon gave Old Christians Club a 6-3 lead. The club would add again to the scoring before halftime, this time scoring the game’s first try. Los Teros flier Federico Favaro ran over to ensure a ten point lead for Old Christians at the interval.
Old Boys opened the second half scoring with a penalty. Cat was again the scorer, his strike making it a 13-6 game. De León, though, canceled it out shortly thereafter.
With the game into its final stages Old Christians maintained focus. Jorge Zerbino went over for a well taken try. It was converted by De León. With it the match sealed with Old Christians leading 23-6..
Old Boys did manage to fight back. It was too late though. A late converted try from Cat meant that the difference between the sides was 12 points and with it Old Christians were crowned Uruguayan Club Champions for 2017.
SCORERS
OLD CHRISTIANS
Try – Favaro, Zerbino
Conversion – De León (2)
Penalty – De Léon (2)
OLD BOYS
Try – Cat
Conversion – Cat
Penalty – Cat (2)
Yellow Card – Francisco López
OLD CHRISTIANS
1 Ignacio Buquet, 2 Martín Espiga, 3 Juan Echeverría, 4 Jorge Zerbino, 5 Fernando Pazos, 6 Santiago Azambuja, 7 Leandro Segredo, 8 Manuel Diana, 9 Santiago Arata, 10 Andrés De León (Capt.), 11 Rodrigo Bocking, 12 Paul Johnson, 13 Andrés Larrosa, 14 Leandro Leivas, 15 Federico Favaro
OLD BOYS
1 Marcelo Lacava, 2 Carlos Pombo, 3 Joaquín González Lerena, 4 Francisco Vilaseca, 5 Eugenio Corallo, 6 Sebastián Salveraglio, 7 Guillermo Strauch, 8 Juan Manuel Gaminara, 9 Martín Stefani, 10 Germán Albanell, 11 Francisco López, 12 Andrés Vilaseca, 13 Juan Manuel Cat, 14 Gastón Gibernau, 15 Santiago Gortari
