Chelcos beat Teros and Social defeated Catamarca RC
Within the framework of the day of duels between teams from La Rioja and Catamarca, the historic clubs of the capital of Rioja obtained two victories, both playing at home, for the sixth date of the Andean Region in the Central Regional Tournament.
Chelcos defeated Teros by 35 to 22 and left them undefeated, while Social won against Catamarca Rugby Club by 25 to 20 and added a second consecutive victory that allows them to continue holding on to the main positions in the standings. In the remaining match, CRAR/Naranjos lost as a visitor against Hurones de Valle Viejo, who beat them 58 to 27.
Chelcos triumph
In a very even and entertaining duel, Chelcos took a well-deserved victory against Teros, by 35 to 22, because they made the difference at the start of the second and then had the solidity to manage the match and not suffer any upsets.
After a balanced first half in which they dominated the actions, the Green was the protagonist in the first minutes of the complement, when they exercised territorial supremacy and reflected it in the score, achieving the tries that allowed them to gain a twelve-point lead. Afterwards he took care of that advantage and suffered almost no surprises against a rival who had no arguments to put the victory at risk.
Green’s victory was achieved through tries by Benjamín Reynoso, Enzo Castro, Lautaro de la Fuente, Martín Hunicken and Ignacio Lencina Giménez, who also contributed two penalties and two conversions, being the figure of the afternoon.
Social is still on
In another fairly balanced match, Social also achieved an important victory against Catamarca RC, whom it defeated by 25 to 20. In this way, Rojo added its second victory in a row and remains in third place in the standings.
El Rojo took the lead one minute into the game with Martín Guitán’s try and then expanded with two penalties from Agustín Juárez and another try from Juan Cruz Palacio (converted by Juárez) before the end of the initial stage.
Already in the second half, when 6 minutes were up, Juan Luna scored the third try for the Rioja team, which allowed them to win this important victory.
Fusion Defeat
The remaining match of the day took place in the Catamarca city of Valle Viejo, where CRAR/Naranjos suffered a tough defeat against the local Hurones, who won 58 to 27 and also obtained a bonus point, because they scored eleven tries against four from the Riojan cast.
Precisely in relation to the points achieved by the Fusion, they came through two tries from Mauro Villalba and the rest from Lucas Oroná and Mateo Vera, plus two conversions and a penalty from Agustín Carcelero.
They complete
The sixth date of this first phase of the Tournament will be completed this Sunday in the Catamarca town of Belén, where El Olivo/Wiracochas will receive Matacos/Takú, in the match that will be refereed by Pedro Córdoba. From 3:00 p.m. they will play in Intermedia and from 4:30 p.m. it will be the First Division match.
