1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
17° Campeonato Argentino | |
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Champions | Mar del Plata (1st title) |
The 1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by Mar del Plata who defeated Rosario in the final. There were several changes in this tournament:
- The selection of Provincia and Capital merged in the selection of Buenos Aires
- The teams were divided in four zones with a round-robin pool.
- For the first time success went to a team outside the direct control of the U.A.R.
- For the second time a foreigner was called to referee some matches of the championship: James Taylor of Scotland, who was also invited for a one-month educational visit for Argentine referees.[1]
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1961
- Argentina won the third edition of South American Rugby Championship.
- The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
- The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario and La Tablada.
- The North-East Championship was won by Nat. y Gimnasia and Tucumán RC.
Preliminaries
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- Ranking: 1. Rosario, 2. Buenos Aires, 3. Santa Fe
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- Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata, 2. Sur, 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén
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- Ranking: 1. Norte, 2. Valle del Lerma 3. Cordoba
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((Rio Cuarto withdrew))
Final Phase
Semifinals
24 September 1961 |
Mar del Plata | 14-11 | San Juan |
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Parque Calmet, Mar del Plata Referee: Carlos Seminario (Argentina) |
Final
30 September 1961 |
Mar del Plata | 16-6 | Rosario |
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Try: Ferrari , Prieto, Larosa, Con: Boublath, Tiribelli , Pen: Boublath |
Pen: Caballero, Drop: Orengo |
Mar del Plata: Sastre O., Beverino G., Prieto L., Mollo A., Marenco C., Tiribelli H., Meyer R., Larosa R., Ferrari E., Ferrari L., Olivera C., Boublath R., Arroyo O., Esnaola M. (cap.), Vial S.
Rosario:: Caballero J., Mauro R., Puccio A., Dimaje J., Abalos R., Orengo J., Conti R., Villar W., Cerfoglio R. (cap.), Paillole C., Paquez E., Ferraro M., Esmendi R., Carosini A., Gómez Kenney J.
Notes
Bibliography
- (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1961
- (in Spanish) XVII Campeonato Argentino
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