1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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
Countries Argentina
ChampionsProvincia (6th title)
Runners-upCapital
← 1950
1952 →

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1951

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National

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International

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  • 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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
26 August
 
 
Provincia9
 
19 August
 
UR Centro6
 
Litoral3
 
26 August
 
UR Centro22
 
Provincia14
 
19 August
 
Capital5
 
Río Paranà3
 
26 August
 
La Plata22
 
La Plata3
 
 
Capital8
 
 
 
 

Knock out stages

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QUARTERS OF FINALS
19 August Litoral - UR del centro del Pais 3 - 22 Rosario
19 August Río Paranà - La Plata 3 - 22 Paranà


SEMIFINALS
26 August Capital - La Plata 8 - 3 Gim.y Esg., Buenos Aires
26 August Provincia - UR del centro del Pais 9 - 6 Gim.y Esg., Buenos Aires

Final

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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

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  1. ^ Memorias 1951[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine URU - Teros / Historia
  3. ^ [2] Clarín - Argentina, campeón sudamericano

Bibliography

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