1966 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
# 1966 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Il 1966 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by selection of Buenos Aires beating in the final the selection of Tucumán

## That year in Argentina rugby union

* The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Belgrano AC
* The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
* The North-East Championship was won by Los Tarcos
* The "Unión de Rugby del Norte" take definitely the name of Unión de Rugby de Tucumán
* The "Gazelles", Under-23 South African selection visit Argentina

## Knock out stages

PRELIMINARY :

| 20 June | Noreste | - | Valle de Lerma | 6-15 (extra time) | Salta |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 June | Rosario | - | - | 3 - 0 | San Juan (forfeited) |
| 19 June | Córdoba | - | Cuyo | 22 - 6 | Córdoba |
| 25 May | Rio Negro y Neuquén | - | Buenos Aires | 3 - 48 | General Roca |

QUARTER FINALS :

| 17 July | Tucumán | - | Valle de Lerma | 17 - 8 | Tucumán |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 July | Sur | - | Rosario | 0 - 26 | Bahia Blanca |
| 17 July | Mar del Plata | - | Córdoba | 0 - 5 | Mar del Plata |
| 17 July | Santa Fe | - | Buenos Aires | 6 - 36 | Santa Fe |

## Semifinals

* 13 August 1966

| Tucumàn | 0-0 | Rosario |
| - | - | - |

* Tucumán Referee: Jorge Comotto (Buenos Aires).

Tucuman: C. Ponce, G. Casanova, H. Barbero, A. Alonso, N. Antoni, W. Rumboll, J. Frías Silva, J. Paz, J. Ghirin¬ghelli, J. C. Ghiringhelli, J. Lomáscolo, S. Bellomio, S. Poujade, R. Roldán, M. Gasparre.

Rosario J. Seaton, E. España, G. Escobar, J. Scilabra, J. Bresciaroli, J. Caballero, C. Cristi, M. Chesta, R. Seaton, R. Esmendi, M. Bouza, L. Belizan, M. Pavón, J. Costante, J. Imhoff.

* 14 August 1966

| Cordoba | 6-17 | Buenos Aires |
| - | - | - |
| Pen: Mezquida 2 | | Try: Pascual, Pagano, Cornille, Loyola Con: Casenave Pen: Casenave |

* Tucuman Referee: Jorge Bordabehere

Cordoba D. Morgán, C. Cornille, A. Pagano, M. Pascual, E. Neri, R. Cazenave, A. Etchegaray, R. Loyola, E. Elowson, G. Plesky, B. Otaño, L. García Yáñez, G. Me Cormick, R. Handley, R. Foster.

Buenos Aires F. Mezquida, R. Mule, J. Mancini, E. Quetglas, L. Rodríguez, C. Feretti, J. Del Valle, P. Demo, J. Masjoan, J. Ramírez, E. Cornella, J. Imasi, J. Coceo, C. Félix, G. Ribeca.

## Final

* 17 August 1966

| Tucumàn | 3-38 | Buenos Aires |
| - | - | - |
| Pen: Ponce | | Try: Cornille 2 Cazenave, Morgan, Otaño Con: Cazenave 4 Pen: Cazenave 6 |

* Tucumàn Referee: Jorge Bordabehere

Tucumàn: C. Ponce, G. Casanova, R. Cuello, A. Alonso, N. Antoni, F. Burgos, J. Frías Silva, J. Paz, J. Ghiringhelli, J. C. Ghiringhelli, E. Bellomio, H. Roldán, S. Poujade, R. Roldán, F. Bach. Buenos Aires : D. Morgan, E. Neri, M. Pascual, A Pagano, C. Cornille, R. Cazenave, L. Gradín, L. García Yáñez, N. González del Solar, G. Me Cormick, B. Otaño, A. Anthony, A. Dunn, G. Plesky, R. Loyola.

