1972 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby explained

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28° Campeonato Argentino
Anno:	1972
Countries:	Argentina
Champions:	Buenos Aires
Count:	10
Teams:	15
Runnersup:	Rosario
Prevseason:	1971
Nextseason:	1973

The 1972 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Rosario

That year in Argentine rugby

• Nel 1972 was played the first "South American Under-19 championship" ("Sudamericano Juvenil"), won by Argentina, and also the first Argentinian Under-19 Championship-won by the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario.
• The selection South African "Gazelles" (Under-23) visit Argentina in Tour, playing against the selection of Sur, Córdoba, Tucumán, Salta, Santa Fe and Rosario, and the Argentine national team.
• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucuman

Knock out stages

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1st PRELIMINARY width=90 2 July width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 Tucumán width=50 22 - 16 width=200 Córdoba width=90 2 July width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Sur width=50 28 - 19 width=200 Mar del Plata width=90 2 July width=170 Chubut width=20 - width=170 Austral width=50 4 - 0 width=200 Rawson width=90 2 July width=170 Rio Negro y Neuquén width=20 - width=170 Cuyo width=50 6 - 32 width=200 Neuquén

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2nd PRELIMINARY width=90 16 July width=170 Noreste width=20 - width=170 Córdoba width=50 15 - 17 width=200 Resistencia width=90 16 July width=170 San Juan width=20 - width=170 Salta width=50 13 - 9 width=200 San Juan width=90 16 July width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Chubut width=50 84 - 0 width=200 Mar del Plata width=90 16 July width=170 Rosario width=20 - width=170 Cuyo width=50 15 - 12 width=200 Plaza Jewell, Rosario

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QUARTERS OF FINALS width=90 20 June width=170 Jujuy width=20 - width=170 Buenos Aires width=50 3 - 101 width=200 San Salvador de Jujuy width=90 30 July width=170 Córdoba width=20 - width=170 Salta width=50 27 - 0 width=200 Córdoba width=90 30 July width=170 Mar del Plata width=20 - width=170 Rosario width=50 13 - 20 width=200 Mar del Plata

Semifinals

Score system: try = 3 points, conversion=2 point, penalty kick, and kick from mark=3 points. Drop = 3 points. Buenos Aires: 15.Dudley Morgan, 14.Mario Walter, 13.Raúl Matarazzo, 12.Tomás Harris Smith 11.Alejandro Albertg, 10.Hugo Porta 9.Adolfo Etchegaray, 8.Jorge Cariacedo 7.Jorge Wittman 6.Hugo Miguens, 5.F.Virasoro 4.José J.Fernández, 3.Mario Carluccio, 2.Ricardo Handley 1.Oscar Carbone.Cordoba: 15. F. Mesquida, 14.H. Espinosa 13.J. Martínez, 12.R. Resella 11.C. Antoraz, 10.R Agüero, 9.J. Peralta, 8.C. Barbosa, 7.J. Aguad, 6.J. Larson, 5.R. Pesagli 4.R. Gómez, 3.G. Ribeca, 2.H. Bianchi 1.Carlos Dunn---- Santa Fè: 15.Eduardo Tenka, 14.Alberto Caino, 13.Jorge Rapella, 12.Julián Quevedo, 11.Eduardo Sales, 10.Jorge Cresmann, 9.Julián Legna, 8.Eduardo Ferrari, 7.A. Campanella, 6.Manuel Calentano, 5.Pascual Giardini, 4.Julián Angeletti, 3.Carlos Abut, 2.Jorge Tejerina, 1.Carlos ColomboRosario : 15.Lisandro Huljich, 14.Guillermo Blanco, 13.Cesar Blanco, 12.Alfredo Fasse, 11.Carlos García, 10.Martín Escalante, 9.Joaquín Scilabria, 8.Sabino Furno, 7.Jorge Fradua, 6.José Constante, 5.Mario Bouza, 4.Rubén Suárez 3.Ricardo Imhoff 2.Miguel Chesta, 2.Eduardo Manini.

Final

Buenos Aires: 15. D. Morgan, 14. A. Altberg, 13. A. Brown, 12. R. Matarazzo, 11. M. Walter, 10H.Porta, 9. A. Etchegaray, 8. H. Miguens, 7. J. Wittman, 6. J. Cariacedo, 5. A. Anthony, 4. J. J. Fernández, 3.O. Carbone, 2.R. Handley, 1.M. Carluccio. Rosario: 15. J. Seaton, 14. C. García, 13. C. Blanco, 12. A. Fasce, 11.G. Blanco, 10.J. Scilabra, 9. M. Escalante, 8. J.C. Imhoff, 7. M. Chesta, 6. E. Manini, 5. R. Suárez, 4. M. Bouza, 3.S. Furno, 2. J. Fradua, 1.J. Constante.

Bibliography

• Memorias de la UAR 1972
• XXVIII Campeonato Argentino