1971 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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27° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Buenos Aires (9th title)
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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

That year in Argentine rugby

• Were two tours in 1971: Argentina visited South Africa in tour, playing against the "Gazelles", the South African Under-23.ù

• The selection of Oxford & Cambridge visited Argentina.

• As usual, Argentina won South American Rugby Championship

• The Buenos Aires Champsionship was won by San Isidro Club
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucuman

Preliminaries

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

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

QUARTERS OF FINALS 3 oct. Rio Negro y Neuquén - Buenos Aires 0 - 64 Neuquén 3 oct. Tucumán - Rosario 6 - 9 Lawn Tennis Club, Tucumán 3 oct. 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

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