# 1962 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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.