1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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17° Campeonato Argentino
Countries Argentina
ChampionsMar del Plata (1st title)
← 1960
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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.
Further information: 1961 South American Rugby Championship

Preliminaries[]

ZONE A
20 July Rosario - Santa Fe 17 - 12 Rosario
18 August Buenos Aires - Rosario 3 - 11 Buenos Aires
11 September Buenos Aires - Santa Fe 3 - 0 (withdraw)
  • Ranking: 1. Rosario, 2. Buenos Aires, 3. Santa Fe


ZONE B
17 July - Mar del Plata 6 - 22
17 August - 0 - 14
18 July Mar del Plata - 22 - 6 Mar del Plata
  • Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata, 2. Sur, 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén


ZONE C
18 July Córdoba - 33 - 6 Córdoba
28 July Córdoba - UR del Norte 0 - 3 Córdoba
28 July - UR del Norte 0 - 11 Salta
  • Ranking: 1. Norte, 2. Valle del Lerma 3. Cordoba


ZONE D
11 September - Cuyo 9 - 6 San Juan


( withdrew)

Final Phase[]

Semifinals[]

24 September 1961
Mar del Plata 14-11
Parque Calmet, Mar del Plata
Referee: Carlos Seminario (Argentina)
24 September 1961
Rosario 9-3 UR del Norte
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Alberto Camardón (Argentina)

Final[]

30 September 1961
Mar del Plata 16-6 Rosario
Try: Ferrari , Prieto, Larosa,
Con: Boublath, Tiribelli ,
Pen: Boublath
 Pen: Caballero,
Drop: Orengo
C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

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[]

  1. ^ Memorias de la UAR 1961 pag. 6[permanent dead link]

Bibliography[]

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