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After an eight year wait SIC were victorious today to win the URBA Top 12 Final. The title win came in overtime with Joaquín Lamas landing a drop goal to give SIC a dramatic 22-19 win over Belgrano.
The match was a tightly-fought contest in which either side crossed for one try each. In the first half it was a tension-filled match with defense dominating as the teams were locked into a 6-6 half-time scoreline.
In the second half there were two further penalties as well as the tries. Joaquín Lamas provided an assist score with a kick though which was gathered by Carlos Pirán who off-loaded to Gastón Arias to dive over under the posts for SIC.
Belgian hit-back with a try warded following consultation with the TMO. The pick-and-go score saw the teams dar level at 19-19 with time running out.
To determine the URBA Top 12 champion for 2019 the match went into overtime. The title was secured by SIC with Joaquín Lamas slotting a difficult opportunity which saw the players erupting with delight.
On a day in which Argentina crashed to a hammering defeat in the Rugby World Cup there was happiness for SIC players and supporters.
TEAMS
SIC
1 Marcos Piccinini, 2 Lucas Rocha, 3 Santiago Aguilar, 4 Marcos Borghi (capt.) 5 Lucas Rlizzato, 6 Andrea Panzarini, 7 Alejandro Daireaux, 8 Tomás Comissati, 9 Juan Soares Gache, 10 Tomás Granella, 11 Mateo Madero, 12 Santos Rubio, 13 Carlos Pirán, 14 Thiago Romero Basco, 15 Gastón Arias
BELGRANO
1 Francisco Ferronato (capt.), 2 Agustín Gómez di Nardo, 3 Justo Durañona, 4 Rodrigo Fernández Criado, 5 Leandro Magneres, 6 Joaquín de la Serna, 7 Julián Rebussone, 8 Francisco Gorrissen, 9 Ignacio Marino, 10 Tomás Rosati, 11 Tobías Bernabé, 12 Fermín Martínez, 13 Matías Masera, 14 Juan Landó, 15 Martín Arana
