Which team reached the semifinals of the URBA Top 12 the most times since the format was established in 1998?

ByDavid Mitchell
Which team reached the semifinals of the URBA Top 12 the most times since the format was established in 1998?

Although the tournament began in 1899he playoff format was established in 1998 and since then, SIC and Hindú are the two clubs that reached the stage the most times since the semifinals. All rugby, on Disney+ Premium Plan.

Since 1998 to the semifinals that will be played on Friday, October 24 (Belgrano vs. Newman) and Saturday the 25th (CASI vs. SIC), a total of 25 playoff instancesto exception of 2001when it was played in the old league format, and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although CASI is the winningest club in history with 33 titles, from 1998 to date, Hindú dominates the record with 10 titles, followed by SIC, which has 8 championships in the modern wing and 27 in total in its history. The Academy, for its part, won only one edition since the new format.

All the teams that reached the URBA semifinals since the format was established in 1998

Hindu: 22 times

  • Champion: 10 times – 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022

  • Runner-up: 3 times – 2013, 2016, 2018

  • Lost semi-finals: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2023

SIC: 19 times – the 2025 edition is counted

  • Champion: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2023

  • Runner-up: 1998, 2005, 2021, 2022

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024

Alumni: 11 times

  • Champion: 2018, 2024

  • Runner-up: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2023

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2003, 2005

Newman: 11 times – the 2025 edition is taken into account

  • Champion:-

  • Runner-up: 2008

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

CUBA: 9 times

  • Champion: 2013, 2021

  • Runner-up: 2014, 2015

  • Lost in the semifinals: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2022

Belgrano: 8 times – the 2025 edition is taken into account

  • Champion: 2016

  • Runner-up: 2019, 2024

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018

La Plata: 6 times

  • Champion:-

  • Runner-up: 2010, 2012

  • Lost in the semifinals: 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014

ALMOST: 6 times – the 2025 edition is taken into account

  • Champion: 2005

  • Runner-up: 2000, 2003, 2009

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2008

Saint Louis: 4 times

  • Champion:

  • Runner-up:

  • Lost in the semifinals: 2000, 2011, 2016, 2018

Atlético del Rosario: 3 times

Pucará: 3 times

Regattas: 1 time

Los Tilos: 1 time

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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