# 1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Rosario

## That year in Argentina rugby union

* The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Belgrano AC and C.U.B.A. 16
* The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Córdoba Athletic
* The North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucumán
* The Argentine national team, beat for the first time the Wales. A victory and a draw per the "Pumas"
* In 12 December, death at only 51 years the president of U.A.R., Juan C: Wells, that was in charge a president in 1961-62, 1962–63 and from 1965 to his death.

## Knock on stages

PRELIMINARY :
| 4 August | San Juan | - | Cuyo | 11 - 0 | San Juan |
| 4 August | Tucumán | - | Jujuy | 11 - 5 | Tucumán |
| 4 August | Rio Negro y Neuquén | - | Sur | 3 - 12 | Neuquén |
| 4 August | Rosario | - | Mar del Plata | 29 - 3 | Rosario |
| 4 August | Santa Fe | - | Noreste | 28 - 5 | Santa Fe |
QUARTERS OF FINALS :
| 11 August | Cuyo | - | Buenos Aires | 13 - 25 | Mendoza |
| 11 August | Valle de Lerma | - | Tucumán | 11 - 3 | Salta |
| 11 August | Sur | - | Rosario | 3 - 25 | Bahía Blanca |
| 11 August | Córdoba | - | Santa Fe | 8 - 16 | Córdoba |

## Semifinals

* 15 August 1968
| Buenos Aires | 62-0 | Valle de Lerma |
| Try: Martínez 4, Pascual 2, Loyola 2, O'Reilly 2, Walther, Elowson, Etchegaray, Anthony, Sellarés , Con: O'Reilly 6, Sellarés Pen: O'Reilly | | |
* Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Casimiro Gutiérrez (Buenos Aires)
Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, M. Pascual, C. Martínez, M. Lalanne, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, J. O'Reilly, E. Elowson, L. Loyola, R. Sellarés, A. Anthony, L. García Yáñez, C. Massabó, R. Casabal. Valle de Lerma: = J. García Bes, R. Raccioppi, S. Pintos, E. Escribano, O. Dell'Acqua, H. Cornejo, A. Alderete, H. Flores, G. Smtih, M. Clement, F. Dacal, E. Clement, P. Ivona, E. Tangona, O. Giménez.
* 15 August 1968
| Rosario | 14-3 | Cordoba |
| Try: Benzi 2, Villavicencio Con: Ferrazza Pen: J. Seaton | | Try: Capell |
* Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Benítez Cruz (Buenos Aires)
Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, N. Ferrazza, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Landó, R. Seaton, F. Tricerri.
Cordoba: |Formazione 2= L. Capell, H. Espinoza, M. Capell, E. Meta, R. Mulle, J. Vera, J. Del Valle, J. Baldaserre, R. Campra, P. Demo, J. Saine, M. Enríquez, C. Abud, J. Paz, G. Ribeca.

## Third Place final

* 18 August 1968
| Cordoba | 21-0 | Valle de Lerma |
* Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Lucas Glastra (Buenos Aires)

## Final

* 18 August 1968
| Buenos Aires | 18-3 | Rosario |
| Try: Rodríguez Jurado, Pascual García Yáñez Con: O'Reilly 3 Pen: O'Reilly | | Pen: Scilabra |
* Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Jorge E. Bordabehere (Rosario)
Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, M. Queirolo, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, L. Loyola, H. Silva (cap.), J. O'Reilly, A. Anthony, R. Sellarés, R. Casabal, C. Massabó, L. García Yañéz.
Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap.), J. L. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Tricerri, R. Seaton, F. Landó.