| 35° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores | |
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| Countries |  Argentina |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Champions | Buenos Aires (16th title) |
| Runners-up | Unión de Rugby de Rosario |
The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1979 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1979
- 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 Lawn Tennis
- The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)
International
- In 1979 the Argentine national team went to New Zealand. The tours was scheduled in the same period of this championship. That meant the absence of better players in the championship.
- In October-November, Australia toured Argentina. Argentina won the first test-match 24-13, the Wallabies the second 17-12-
Preliminaries
Zone 1
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Zone 2
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Zone 3
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Zone 4
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Interzone
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Semifinals
Third place final
Final
| 16 September 1979 |
| Rosario | 8-47 | Buenos Aires |
| Try: Nogués 2 | Try: Negri 2; Minguez 2; , Glastra, Ventura, García Terán Con: Beccar Varela 3, Sanguinetti 2 Drop: Sanguinetti |
| Parque de Mayo, Bahía Blanca Referee: Manuel Peralta Ramírez (Cordoba) |
Rosario: 15.Baetti, 14.Nogués, 13.Trini, 12.Escalante (cap.), 11.Basilico, 10.Dip, 9.Niccia, 8.Marengo, 7.Imhoff, 6.Poet, 5.Milano, 4.Mangiamelli, 3.Sandionigi, 2.Cristini, 2.Fernández.
Buenos Aires: 15.Argerich, 14. Ramallo, 13.Beccar Varela, 12.Jacobi, 11.Puccio, 10. Sanguinetti, 9. Nicholson, 8. García Terán, 7.Negri, 6. Glastra, 5.Minguez, 4.Bottarini, 3.Devoto, 2.Sartori, 1.Ventura (cap.)
External links
- Memorias de la UAR 1979
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)
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