1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

Spanish; Castilian: 12° Campeonato Argentino
Anno:	1956
Countries:	Argentina
Champions:	Provincia
Runnersup:	La Plata
Count:	9
Prevseason:	1955
Nextseason:	1957

The 1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of La Plata.

Twelve team participated, because the club of Santa Fè Province left the Unión de Rugby del Río Paranà founding the Unión santafesina de rugby.Cause the contemporary Oxford-Cambridge combined tour, "Provincia" and "Capital" selection were directly admitted to semifinals

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1956

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario Cordoba and Jockey Club Córdoba
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC
• A mixed selection, formed also of many international player of British national team, student at Oxford and Cambridge universities visit Argentina, for the second historical tour, the second after the tours in 1948- The visitors won \0 match on 11, and 2 test on 2 againsta Argentina.

Knock out stages

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1st PRELIMINARY width=90 22 July width=170 UR del centro del Pais width=20 - width=170 Río Paranà width=50 3 - 11 width=200 Córdoba width=90 22 July width=170 Rio Cuarto width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 5 - 3 width=200 Rio Cuarto

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2nd PRELIMINARY width=90 29 July width=170 Río Paranà width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 6 - 10 width=200 Paraná width=90 29 July width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 UR del Norte width=50 9 - 3 width=200 San Juan width=90 29 July width=170 Rio Cuarto width=20 - width=170 La Plata width=50 9 - 14 width=200 Rio Cuarto width=90 29 July width=170 Cuyo width=20 - width=170 Mar del Plata width=50 6 - 3 width=200 Mendoza

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3° PRELIMINARY width=90 19 August width=170 Rosario width=20 - width=170 San Juan width=50 22 - 12 width=200 Rosario width=90 26 August width=170 La Plata width=20 - width=170 Cuyo width=50 27 - 6 width=200 Buenos Aires

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SEMIFINALS width=90 23 sept. width=170 Provincia width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 27 - 3 width=200 San Isidro, Buenos Aires width=90 23 sept. width=170 Capital width=20 - width=170 La Plata width=50 3 - 6 width=200 San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Bibliography

• Memorias de la UAR 1956
• XII Campeonato Argentino