Hindú Win Nacional de Clubes Four Years Running

Hindú won the Nacional de Clubes Final today, making it four years running in which the Don Torcuato club is the national club champion of Argentina. Today’s victory was a one-sided affair with Hindú outclassing Newman 25-0.

The match was played at Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires and followed the Super Rugby match between Los Jaguares and the Stormers. The unique setting made for a first match of its kind and saw Hindú supporters given double reason to celebrate.

Overall it was Hindú’s 9th Nacional de Clubes title. This is five more than the next best club with 4 titles – SIC. Rosario club Duendes has 3 titles while 8 others have won once each since competition was established in 1993.

RWC 2011 fly half Santiago Fernández directed play well for Hindú in the opening half. His vision created opportunities which he would convert into the opening points with a 17th minute penalty. Five minutes later he would convert the game’s opening try, scored by Martín Cancelliere and would land a 39th minute penalty.

Hindú half time lead was 13-0. The substantial lead would grow after the break through fullback Francisco Mateu. His try was converted by Fernández and there was another to follow. Replacement Luca Iachetti rounded off the impressive performance from Hindú to see the club continue its national club dominance.

SCORING

NEWMAN
nil

HINDÚ
Try: Cancelliere, Mateu, Iachetti
Conversion: Fernández (2)
Penalty: Fernández (2)

TEAMS

NEWMAN
1 Alberto Porolli, 2 Marcelo Brandi, 3 Luciano Borio, 4 Jerónimo Ureta, 5 Tomás Ureta, 6 Marco Mazuchelli, 7 Miguel Urtubey, 8 Benjamín Bonasso, 9 Félix Branca, 10 Gonzalo Gutiérrez Taboada, 11 Agustín Gosio, 12 Felipe Freyre, 13 Tomás Keena, 14 Germán Mignone, 15 Juan Daireaux

Replacements: 16 Manuel Lozano, 17 Rodrigo Pueyrredón, 18 Mariano Urtubey, 19 Thibaud Flament, 20 Alejandro Urtubey, 21 Felipe Louzao, 22 Florencio Llerena, 23 Francisco Montoya

HINDÚ
1 Isaías Quiroga, 2 Agustín Capurro, 3 Mariano Viano, 4 Nicolás Guisasola, 5 Carlos Repetto, 6 Augusto Bavaro, 7 Lautaro Bavaro, 8 Gonzalo Delguy (capt.), 9 Felipe Ezcurra, 10 Santiago Fernández, 11 Martín Cancelliere, 12 Hernán Senillosa, 13 Belisario Agulla, 14 Federico Graglia, 15 Francisco Mateu

Replacements: 16 Augusto Faraone, 17 Juan Ignacio Martínez Sosa, 18 Nicolás Leiva, 19 Luca Iachetti, 20 Tomás Resnick, 21 Lucas Camacho, 22 Joaquín de la Vega Mendía, 23 Horacio Agulla