1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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]
17° Campeonato Argentino
Countries Argentina
ChampionsMar del Plata (1st title)
← 1960
1962 →

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1961

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  • Argentina won the third edition of South American Rugby Championship.

Preliminaries

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


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


ZONE D
11 September San Juan - Cuyo 9 - 6 San Juan


(Rio Cuarto withdrew)

Final Phase

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Semifinals

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24 September 1961
Mar del Plata14-11San Juan
Parque Calmet, Mar del Plata
Referee: Carlos Seminario (Argentina)
24 September 1961
Rosario9-3UR del Norte
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Alberto Camardón (Argentina)

Final

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30 September 1961
Mar del Plata16-6Rosario
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

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Bibliography

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