# 1976 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 1976 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Cuyo.

## Rugby union in Argentina in 1976
### National

* The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
* The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario
* The North-East Championship was won by Los Tarcos and Natación y Gimnasia

### International

* All Blacks visit for the first time Argentina. They won both test against Argentina
* In 1976, Argentina, visited Wales in the same period of the finals of championship. Is a greta tour with a sefetat at last minute with Wales

## Preliminaries
### Zone 1

1st round :
| 4 September | Mar del Plata | - | Jujuy | 60 - 3 | Jockey Club, Córdoba |
| 4 September | Córdoba | - | Rio Negro y Neuquén | 28 - 6 | Jockey Club, Córdoba |
2nd round :
| 5 September | Córdoba | - | Mar del Plata | 3 - 9 | Jockey Club, Córdoba |

### Zone 2

1st round :
| 18 September | Buenos Aires | - | Noreste | 49 - 4 | Jockey Club, Limache |
2nd round :
| 19 September | Salta | - | Buenos Aires | 6 - 24 | Jockey Club, Limache |

### Zone 3

1st round :
| 11 September | Rosario | - | San Juan | 69 - 3 | Duendes, Rosario |
| 11 September | Tucumán | - | Sur | 14 - 4 | Duendes, Rosario |
2nd round :
| 12 September | Rosario | - | Tucumán | 18 - 9 | Duendes, Rosario |

### Zone 4

1st round :
| 4 September | Cuyo | - | Austral | 69 - 3 | Mendoza RC, Bernejo |
| 4 September | Santa Fe | - | Tandil | 14 - 4 | Mendoza RC, Bernejo |
2nd round :
| 5 September | Cuyo | - | Santa Fe | 19 - 14 | Mendoza RC, Bernejo |

## Interzone

Interzone :
| 26 September | Mar del Plata | - | Buenos Aires | 10 - 25 | Parque Camet, Mar del Plata |

## Semifinals

Score system: Try= 4 points, Conversion=2 points .Penalty and kick from mark= 3 points. Drop= 3 points.
* 9 October 1976
| Buenos Aires | 25-9 | Rosario |
| Try: Ventura, Balfour, Sansot Con: Capalbo 2, Pen: Capalbo 2, Drop: Sansot | | Try: Romero Acuña Con: Baetti , Pen: Baetti |
* Trelew Referee: Alberto Roldán ( Mar del Plata)
Buenos Aires:S. Gutiérrez, O'Farrell, Benyon, Sansot, Balfour, U. O'Farrell, Capalbo, Devoto, Lucke, De Vedia, M. García Haymes, Casaba, J. Rodríguez jurado, Suárez, Correa, Ventura. Rosario:' B. Blanco, Giner, C. Blanco, Escalante, Romero Acuña, Scilabra, Baetti, Pavani, Senatore, Pecce, Mangiamelli, Svetez, Imhoff, Macat, Todeschini.
* 9 October 1976
| Chubut | 3-34 | Cuyo |
| Pen: Vidal | | Try: Terranova 2, Tarquin, Morgan, Campoy , Con: Guarrochena 3, Gancia , Pen: Guarrochena 2 , |
* Trelew Referee: Ricardo J. Colombo (Buenos Aires)
Chubut: Ojeda, Vidal, Van Gelderen, Amorós, Maldonádo, Rivas, Clarke, Vernetti, R. Domínguez, Iliana, Paits, Sansinena, Aguirre, Fernández, Couderc (Schmidt). Cuyo:' Stahringher, Massera, Morgan, Tarquini, Terarnova, Guarrochena, Gancia, Crivelli, Campoy, Antonini, Viaso, Ituarte, Carro, Cichitti, Scaiola.

## Final

* 10 October 1976
| Buenos Aires | 19-9 | Cuyo |
| Try: Sansot, Benyon Con: Igarzábal , Pen: Igarzábal 2, Drop: Igarzábal | | Pen: Terranova |
* Trelew Referee: Alberto Roldán ( Mar del Plata)
Buenos Aires: S. Gutiérrez O'Farrell, Benyon, Balfour (U. O'Farrell), I. Gutiérrez O'Farrell, Sansot, Igarzábal, Landajo (cap), García Haymes, Lucke, Casaba, Green, J. Rodríguez jurado, Ventura, Vila, Cerioni. Cuyo:' Muñiz, Massera, Morgan, Tarquini, Terranova, Guarrochena, Chacón, Nasazzi, Naves¡, Antonini, Serpa, Ituarte, Cruz, Crivelli, Micheli.