1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

See main article: Campeonato Argentino.

Spanish; Castilian: 24° Campeonato Argentino
Anno:	1968
Countries:	Argentina
Champions:	Buenos Aires
Runnersup:	Rosario
Count:	6
Teams:	13
Prevseason:	1967
Nextseason:	1969

The 1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Rosario

That year in Argentina rugby union

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Belgrano AC and C.U.B.A. 16
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Córdoba Athletic
• The North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucumán
• The Argentine national team, beat for the first time the Wales. A victory and a draw per the "Pumas"

• In 12 December, death at only 51 years the president of U.A.R., Juan C: Wells, that was in charge a president in 1961-62, 1962–63 and from 1965 to his death.

Knock on stages

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PRELIMINARY width=90 4 August width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 Cuyo width=50 11 - 0 width=200 San Juan width=90 4 August width=170 Tucumán width=20 - width=170 Jujuy width=50 11 - 5 width=200 Tucumán width=90 4 August width=170 Rio Negro y Neuquén width=20 - width=170 Sur width=50 3 - 12 width=200 Neuquén width=90 4 August width=170 Rosario width=20 - width=170 Mar del Plata width=50 29 - 3 width=200 Rosario width=90 4 August width=170 Santa Fe width=20 - width=170 Noreste width=50 28 - 5 width=200 Santa Fe

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QUARTERS OF FINALS width=90 11 August width=170 Cuyo width=20 - width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 13 - 25 width=200 Mendoza width=90 11 August width=170 Valle de Lerma width=20 - width=170 Tucumán width=50 11 - 3 width=200 Salta width=90 11 August width=170 Sur width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 3 - 25 width=200 Bahía Blanca width=90 11 August width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 Santa Fe width=50 8 - 16 width=200 Córdoba

Semifinals

Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, M. Pascual, C. Martínez, M. Lalanne, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, J. O'Reilly, E. Elowson, L. Loyola, R. Sellarés, A. Anthony, L. García Yáñez, C. Massabó, R. Casabal.
Valle de Lerma: = J. García Bes, R. Raccioppi, S. Pintos, E. Escribano, O. Dell'Acqua, H. Cornejo, A. Alderete, H. Flores, G. Smtih, M. Clement, F. Dacal, E. Clement, P. Ivona, E. Tangona, O. Giménez.

---- Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, N. Ferrazza, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Landó, R. Seaton, F. Tricerri.
Cordoba: |Formazione 2= L. Capell, H. Espinoza, M. Capell, E. Meta, R. Mulle, J. Vera, J. Del Valle, J. Baldaserre, R. Campra, P. Demo, J. Saine, M. Enríquez, C. Abud, J. Paz, G. Ribeca.

Final

Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, M. Queirolo, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, L. Loyola, H. Silva (cap.), J. O'Reilly, A. Anthony, R. Sellarés, R. Casabal, C. Massabó, L. García Yañéz.
Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap.), J. L. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Tricerri, R. Seaton, F. Landó.

Bibliography

• Memorias de la UAR 1968
• XXIV Campeonato Argentino