1962 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

18° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Buenos Aires (1st title)
Runners-up	Rosario

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1962 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario. For the first time the final was played outside of Buenos Aires in Rosario.

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1962

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario and Córdoba Athletic
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC

Preliminary

ZONE A 30 September Santa Fe - Rosario 3 - 42 Santa Fe

• Ranking: 1. Rosario 2. Santa Fè

ZONE B 18 August Sur - Mar del Plata 3 - 17 Bahía Blanca 2 September Mar del Plata - Rio Negro y Neuquén 63 - 3 Mar del Plata 30 September Rio Negro y Neuquén - Sur 3 - 19 Neuquen

• Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata 2. Sur 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén

ZONE C 18 August UR del Norte - Valle de Lerma 15 - 0 Tucumán 2 September Valle de Lerma - Córdoba 5 - 35 Salta 30 September Córdoba - UR del Norte 17 - 9 Córdoba

• Ranking 1. Cordoba 2. Norte 3. Valle De Lerma

ZONE D 15 August Buenos Aires - Cuyo 49 - 6 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 2 September Cuyo - San Juan 6 - 6 Mendoza 30 September San Juan - Buenos Aires 3 - 75 San Juan

• Ranking: 1. Buenos Aires 2. Cuyo 3. San Juan

Semifinals

7 October 1962

Rosario	18-6	Mar del Plata
Try: Gómez, Orengo, Pavan , Con: Robson 2, Seaton , Pen: Robson		Try: Verde Pen: Casanegra

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires: E. García, E. España, J. Orengo, J. Seaton, R. Abalos, A. Robson, 0. Aletta, W. Villar, J. Imhoff, A. Paván, M. Bouza, H. Ferraro, J. Gómez Kenny, J. Fernández Bussy, R. Esmondi.
Mar del Plata  : O. Sastre, G. Beverino, E. Corbacho, L. Prieto, A. Verde, C. Alonso, R. Meyes, L. Ferrari, A. Salinas, E. Ferrari, C. Olivera, J. Biffaretti, 0. Arroyo, J. Casanegra, S. Vial.

7 October 1962

Buenos Aires	23-5	Cordoba
Try: Goti 3, Blaksley 2, Lavayén, Villamil , Con: Queirolo		Try: Carballo, Con: Feretti

Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño (Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires: F. Villamil, H. Goti, J. Queirolo, M. Molina, C. Blaksley, J. Lavayén, A. Etchegaray, D. Hogg, G. Montes de Oca, C. Álvarez, R. Schmidt, L. Varela, M. López Marti, H. Vidou, F. Álvarez.
Cordoba  : H. Garutti, L. Rodríguez, E. Quetglas, J. Ramírez, J. Astrada, C. Feretti, J. Riciardello, R. Carballo, R. Loyola, E. Freguglia, J. Imas, A. González, R. Larrinaga, A. Gener, J. Cocco.

Final

12 October 1962

Rosario	11-18	Buenos Aires
Try: Aletta Con: Robson , Pen: Robson 2		Try: Queirolo 2, Hogg Con: Molina Berro 2, Queirolo Pen: Queirolo

Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Eduardo Niño (Buenos Aires)

Rosario: E. García, R. Abalos, J. Orengo, J. Seaton, E. España, A. Robson (capt.), 0. Aletta, W. Villar, M. Paván, J. Imhoff, H. Ferraro, M. Bouza, R. Esmendi, F. Alonso, J. Gómez Kenny.
Buenos Aires : F. Villamil, H. Goti, M. Molina Berro, J. Queirolo, C. Blaksley, J. Lavayén, E. González del Solar, C. Álvarez, R. Hogg (capt.), G. Montes de Oca, R. Schmidt, L. Varela, F. Álvarez, H. Vidou, M. López Martí.

External links

• Memorias de la UAR 1962
• Rugby Archive