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The 1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of Capital
| 7° Campeonato Argentino | |
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| Countries |  Argentina |
| Champions | Provincia (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Capital |
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1951 edit
National edit
- The "Championship of Buenos Aires" was shared by Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
- The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Jockey Club Córdoba
- The North-East Championship was shared by Universitario and Tucumán Rugby Club
International edit
- In November the Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata (as was called before) change their name in "Unión Argentina de Rugby", as requested by the Argentina Olympic Committee .
- In September, was played the "Torneo Internacional ABCU", originally think as part of 1951 Pan American Games, played in February. But was no possible to arrange a tournament of rugby for those games, so it was arranged in September.[1] The name "ABCU" was formed by the initial of nations participating.[2] After the 1958 edition, this tournament was recognized as the first edition of the competition.[3]
Tabellone edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| Provincia | 9 | |||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| UR Centro | 6 | |||||||||
| Litoral | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| UR Centro | 22 | |||||||||
| Provincia | 14 | |||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| Capital | 5 | |||||||||
| Río Paranà | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 August | ||||||||||
| La Plata | 22 | |||||||||
| La Plata | 3 | |||||||||
| Capital | 8 | |||||||||
Knock out stages edit
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Final edit
Provincia : H. Solveyra, E. Caffarone, A. Palma, J. L. Guidi, C. Arana, R. Giles, G. Ehrman, L. Allen, M. Sarandón, R. Ochoa, J. S. Morganti (Cap.), E. Domínguez, R. Follet, C. Swain, C. Travaglini.
Capital: M. A. Miguel Villar, D. Evans, E. Fernández del Casal, R. Bazán, K. Green, I. Comas, P. Felisari, C. Bertolotto, H. Fiorioli, J. O'Farrell, J. Piccardo, C. Morea, M. Lanusse, F. Erazun, R. Pont Lezica.
Notes edit
- ^ Memorias 1951[permanent dead link]
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine URU - Teros / Historia
- ^ [2] Clarín - Argentina, campeón sudamericano
Bibliography edit
- (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1951[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) VII Campeonato Argentino