17° Campeonato Argentino
Countries Argentina
ChampionsMar del Plata (1st title)

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.

Preliminaries

ZONE A
20 JulyRosario-Santa Fe17 - 12Rosario
18 AugustBuenos Aires-Rosario3 - 11Buenos Aires
11 SeptemberBuenos Aires-Santa Fe3 - 0(withdraw)
  • Ranking: 1. Rosario, 2. Buenos Aires, 3. Santa Fe


ZONE B
17 JulyRio Negro y Neuquén-Mar del Plata6 - 22
17 AugustRio Negro y Neuquén-Sur0 - 14
18 JulyMar del Plata-Sur22 - 6Mar del Plata
  • Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata, 2. Sur, 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén


ZONE C
18 JulyCórdoba-Valle de Lerma33 - 6Córdoba
28 JulyCórdoba-UR del Norte0 - 3Córdoba
28 JulyValle de Lerma-UR del Norte0 - 11Salta
  • Ranking: 1. Norte, 2. Valle del Lerma 3. Cordoba


ZONE D
11 SeptemberSan Juan-Cuyo9 - 6San Juan


(Rio Cuarto withdrew)

Final Phase

Semifinals

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

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.

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