# 1971 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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

## 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 |
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
* 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