1971 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The 1971 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario

27° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	14
Champions	Buenos Aires (9th title)

History

THere were two tours in 1971: Argentina visited South Africa in tour, playing against the "Gazelles", the South African Under-23. (see 1971 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa).

1971 saw the selection of Oxford & Cambridge visited Argentina (1971 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina). As usual, Argentina won South American Rugby Championship (1971 South American Rugby Championship). The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club, the Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala, and the North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucuman.

Preliminaries

1st PRELIMINARY 3 September Córdoba - Buenos Aires 0 - 27 Córdoba 19 September Noreste - Santa Fe 22 - 14 Universitario, Corrientes

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2nd PRELIMINARY 26 September Salta - Tucumán 9 - 22 Salta 26 September Noreste - Rosario 3 - 19 Hogar-Escuela 26 September Sur - Mar del Plata 3 - 12 Bahía Blanca 26 September Córdoba - San Juan 53 - 9 Athletic Club, Córdoba 26 September Austral - Rio Negro y Neuquén 9 - 15 Pico Truncado

QUARTERS OF FINALS 3 October Rio Negro y Neuquén - Buenos Aires 0 - 64 Neuquén 3 October Tucumán - Rosario 6 - 9 Lawn Tennis Club, Tucumán 3 October Córdoba - Mar del Plata 3 - 9 Universitario, Córdoba

Semifinals

Scory system: try = 3 points, conversion=2 point, penalty kick, and kick from mark=3 points. Drop = 3 points.

10 October 1971

Mar del Plata	0-33	Buenos Aires
		Try: Silva 2, Wittman, Otaño, Travaglini, Pérez , trasf.: Travaglini 3, c.p.: Silva 2 Travaglini

Mendoza Referee: César de Elizalde (Buenos Aires)

Mar del Plata: L. Rodríguez, D. Filippa, F. Uriaguereca, C. Sosa (cap), G. Severino, R. Lerario, R. Caparelli, E. Feullasier, M. Riego, C. Etchegaray, W. Heath, D. Cordasco, R. Sepe, F. Rossi, R. Bonomo.
Buenos Aires:' M. Alonso, N. Pérez, M. Pascual, A. Travaglini, M. Walther, A. Etchegaray, R. Matarazzo, N. Carbone, J. Wittman, H. Silva, A. Otaño, A. Anthony, O. Carbone, J. Dumas, L. García Yáñez

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10 October 1971

Cuyo	13-15	Rosario
Try: Brandi, Nasazzi, Chacón , Con: Gandía 2		Try: Imhoff, Pen: Seaton 3, Drop: Scilabra

Mendoza Referee: Julio César Rico (Santa Fe)

Mendoza: J. Castro, M. Brandi, R. Tarquini, O. Terranova, E. Candia, C. Navesi, L. Chacón, J. Navesi, E. Casale, J. Nasazzi, A. Cataneo, E. Sánchez, C. González, l. Ramos, R. Irañeta.
Rosario :'J. Seaton, G. Blanco, A. Fosse, C. Blanco, C. García, J. Scilabra, S. Furno, M. Bouza, J. Fradua, R. Fariello

Third place final

12 October 1971

Cuyo	21-14	Mar del Plata
Pen: Gandía 4 Drop: Dora, Gandía, C. Navesi		Try: Uriaguereca, Feullasier Con: Viders Pen: Viders 2

Mendoza Referee: César de Elizalde (Buenos Aires)

Cuyo: E. Naviera, M. Brandi, E. Gandía, D. Muñiz, C. Dora, C. Navesi (cap), L. Chacón, R. Irañeta, L. Ramos, C. González, C. Schmidt, E. Sánchez, A. Granata, J. Nasazzi, J. Navesi Mar del Plata: J. Viders, L. Rodríguez, C. Sosa (cap), F. Uriaguereca, G. Severino, R. Lerario, R. Caparelli, E. Feullasier, M. Riego, C. Etchegaray, W. Heath, D. Cordasco, R. Bonomo, F. Rossi, R. Sepe.

Final

12 October 1971

Buenos Aires	14-8	Rosario
Try: Otaño, Pérez Con: Silva Pen: Travaglini 2		Try: García , Con: Seaton Pen: Seaton

Mendoza Referee: Eduardo Niño (Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires: M. Alonso, N. Pérez, A. Travaglini, M. Pascual, M. Walther, R. Matarazzo, A. Etchegaray, N. Carbone, J. Wittman, H. Silva (cap), A. Otaño, A. Anthony, O. Carbone, J. Dumas, L. García Yáñez
Rosario:'J. Seaton, C. García, A. Fasce, C. Blanco, G. Blanco, J. Scilabra, M. Escalante, J. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap), V. Macat, M. Senatore, R. Suárez, S. Furno, J. Fradua, R. Fariello

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1971
• (in Spanish) XXVII Campeonato Argentino