1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

See main article: Campeonato Argentino.

Spanish; Castilian: 17° Campeonato Argentino
Countries:	Argentina
Champions:	Mar del Plata
Count:	1

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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ZONE A width=90 20 July width=170 Rosario width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 17 - 12 width=200 Rosario width=90 18 August width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 3 - 11 width=200 Buenos Aires width=90 width=170 Buenos Aires width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 3 - 0 width=200 (withdraw)

• Ranking: 1. Rosario, 2. Buenos Aires, 3. Santa Fe

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ZONE B width=90 17 July width=170 Rio Negro y Neuquén width=20 - width=170 Mar del Plata width=50 6 - 22 width=200 width=90 17 August width=170 Rio Negro y Neuquén width=20 - width=170 Sur width=50 0 - 14 width=200 width=90 18 July width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Sur width=50 22 - 6 width=200 Mar del Plata

• Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata, 2. Sur, 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén

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ZONE C width=90 18 July width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 Valle de Lerma width=50 33 - 6 width=200 Córdoba width=90 28 July width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 UR del Norte width=50 0 - 3 width=200 Córdoba width=90 28 July width=170 Valle de Lerma width=20 - width=170 UR del Norte width=50 0 - 11 width=200 Salta

• Ranking: 1. Norte, 2. Valle del Lerma 3. Cordoba

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ZONE D width=90 width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 Cuyo width=50 9 - 6 width=200 San Juan

(Rio Cuarto withdrew)

Final Phase

Final

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

• Rugby Archive

Bibliography

• Memorias de la UAR 1961
• XVII Campeonato Argentino

Notes and References

1. http://www.uar.com.ar/archivos/1961.doc Memorias de la UAR 1961 pag. 6