URBA Top 14 Macro Cup: all the results and summaries of the second date

This Saturday March 21 was disputed second date of the URBA Top 14 Macro Cup presenttada by Zurich.

In one of the notable meetings Newman defeated Belgrano in Pinazo. Meanwhile, Hindu surpassed the ALMOST in Don Torcuato, although The Academy acted as a venue, and The Linden trees he stayed with the classic before The Silver in Barrio Obrero.

Besides, SIC became strong in Boulogne and beat The Matreroswhile Champagnat did the same in front of CUBA in Villa de Mayo. While Regattas defeated Atlético del Rosario in Jewell Square and Good Aires defeated Alumni in Victoria.

ALMOST 12-15 Hindu

With the wind as the protagonist, Hindú began with the gale in its favor in Don Torcuato, although the local team was the San Isidro team. Elefante dominated for much of the initial forty minutes, but could not echo that possession or take advantage of the numerical advantage on the scoreboard, which at the end of the first half ended with an 8-3 advantage for the team that was the visitor on its own court. Already in the complement, more of the same, but with The Academy making use of the weather, which due to the effectiveness of Akemeier, managed to advance 12-8. However, at 78, Ramón Fernández Miranda broke through and sealed Hindú’s 15-12 victory.

Belgrano 25-33 Newman

Newman turned the game around in the second half and took a great victory from Pinazo by defeating Belgrano Athletic. From the first moment, the locals came out to impose conditions. A drop from Theo Blaksley and tries from Franco Vega and Pedro Arana gave them a good advantage. On the other side, Gonzalo Gutiérrez Taboada added with his foot and Beltrán Salese supporting in the ingoal. However, before the break and with one less, Martín Arana increased the score. The game seemed to have an owner, but in the second half everything changed. The champion tightened the screws and little by little turned it around. Francisco Lascombes scored first, and near the end, Justo Ortíz Basualdo sealed the victory to continue reaping joy in Benavídez.

CUBA 25-29 Champagnat

In a match marked by parity, in both halves it was Champagnat who started better and cornered his opponent. However, as the minutes passed, the infractions evened out the match and even tipped the balance in favor of El Universitario, in a match that remained open until the final moments. Thus, Santiago Escuti, Matías Alonso, Boto and Alberto Adissi were cautioned on the visit, while Felipe De la Vega, Tomás Passaro and Lucas Campion received yellow in CUBA. As for the tries, for the host they supported Santiago Landó, converted by Valentín Mastroizzi, who also scored a penalty, Tomás Anderlic (x2) and a penalty along with validation from Rafael Benedit. Meanwhile, for the winners, Bautista Rodriguez Navarro, Facundo Rufino, Matías Alonso Boto and Gonzalo Costaguta supported, the latter also contributing three conversions and a penalty.

Buenos Aires 20-15 Alumni

In a frictional match, full of inaccuracies and conditioned by the wind, Buenos Aires defeated Alumni 20-15 and achieved its first victory in the tournament. The start was even, with both teams prioritizing the aerial game and committing several infractions. In this context, the local team received a yellow card from Renzo Zanella. The tie was broken thanks to a great individual action by Juan Patricio Anderson, which ended in Ramón Fuentes’ try. But Alumni reacted immediately: Ignacio Bensadon blocked a kick and Matías Espina supported to score a goal. From there, the visit gained momentum and took the lead 14-5 with a try from Bautista Saint Bonnet, although before the break Fuentes reappeared with a great run down the right to score his double. In the second half, a kick from Bautista Canzani put the Tortuguitas team ahead, but the development became complicated again with the warnings: Tomás Herrador and Tomás Ruiz left the local team with two men less. Alumni did not know how to take advantage of that superiority and also suffered sanctions, with cards for Francisco Bottoni and Ignacio Cubilla. In that scenario, Tomás Bunge was key with his foot: first to advance Buenos Aires 17-15 and then to extend the advantage. The visitor had their chance to regain the lead, but Canzani missed a shot from the right point, and in the last one, another Bunge penalty sealed the final 20-15.

SIC 25-20 Los Matreros

On the cloudy and windy afternoon in Boulogne, San Isidro Club started more precisely and built the lead in the first half with two tries by back Carlos Pirán, both converted by Agustín Sascaro, the second after a long run by center Nicanor Acosta to break the visiting defense. Matreros, who played a stretch with a man less and then scored through his captain and scrum half Marcos Amorisa, went to half-time trailing 17-7 in a difficult, physical development conditioned by the wind for the kickers. In the second half, the visiting team reacted and, with two tries in the first passages and greater control of the ball, turned the score around and took the lead 17-20 after a penalty from García Michero. However, in the final minutes and with one more man due to Martín Romanato’s yellow, SIC struck again with a try from Andrea Panzarini after a line-maul close to the goal to go back up on the scoreboard and then secured the victory with a penalty from Sascaro to win 25-20 in a match that was defined by details and allowed the local team to add its second victory in the Top 14.

Atlético del Rosario 12-20 Regattas

The first half had a clear protagonist: Beltrán Landívar. The hooker scored three tries, all coming from line mauls, and was decisive in his team going into the break with an advantage. His performance made him the great figure of the match, although he would later see the yellow card. In the complement, Regatas hit again with the same formula. This time it was the substitute hooker, Torres Agüero, who supported after a new line maul, confirming the dominance of the forward pack. As for the Rosario team, Manuel Noegués was infallible in his kicks, with 100% effectiveness: he added three penalties and a drop, contributing key points to maintain the difference. On the other hand, the rival failed to convert any of its conquests.

Los Tilos 17-13 La Plata

Barrio Obrero dressed up for a new edition of the La Plata classic. In a highly contested match, with constant physical rigor and few spaces, the local team was behind in the score for much of the 80 minutes, but reacted and took better advantage of its moment in the final stretch to seal a more than important victory. The wind in favor of the visit in the first half was a determining factor in determining its superiority. Despite this, the process was even and intense, with both defenses being protagonists. In this framework, the only victory was for the Canario, who, led by Tomás Bernasconi, went into the break with a 13-3 lead. Everything was radically modified during the complement. There was a complete change of direction, where the hosts slowly took over the actions to reduce the distance, thanks to the aim of fullback Bautista Santamarina, and then turned the result around 10 minutes from the end with Gastón Martínez’s great try, which ended up defining the match.