1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
# 1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of La Plata.

Twelve team participated, because the club of Santa Fè Province left the Unión de Rugby del Río Paranà founding the Unión santafesina de rugby. Cause the contemporary Oxford-Cambridge combined tour, "Provincia" and "Capital" selection were directly admitted to semifinals

## Rugby Union in Argentina in 1956

* The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
* The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario Cordoba and Jockey Club Córdoba
* The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC
* A mixed selection, formed also of many international player of British national team, student at Oxford and Cambridge universities visit Argentina, for the second historical tour, the second after the tours in 1948- The visitors won \0 match on 11, and 2 test on 2 againsta Argentina.

## Knock out stages

1st PRELIMINARY :

| 22 July | UR del centro del Pais | - | Río Paranà | 3 - 11 | Córdoba |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 July | Rio Cuarto | - | Santa Fe | 5 - 3 | Rio Cuarto |

2nd PRELIMINARY :

| 29 July | Río Paranà | - | Rosario | 6 - 10 | Paraná |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 July | San Juan | - | UR del Norte | 9 - 3 | San Juan |
| 29 July | Rio Cuarto | - | La Plata | 9 - 14 | Rio Cuarto |
| 29 July | Cuyo | - | Mar del Plata | 6 - 3 | Mendoza |

3° PRELIMINARY :

| 19 August | Rosario | - | San Juan | 22 - 12 | Rosario |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 August | La Plata | - | Cuyo | 27 - 6 | Buenos Aires |

SEMIFINALS :

| 23 sept. | Provincia | - | Rosario | 27 - 3 | San Isidro, Buenos Aires |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 sept. | Capital | - | La Plata | 3 - 6 | San Isidro, Buenos Aires |

## Final

* 16 October 1956

| Provincia | 13-9 | La Plata |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Mitchelstein, Bernacchi, Caffarone, Con: Bernacchi , Comas, | | Try: Dupeyron, Suárez Pen: = Gorostiaga |

* San Isidro Club, Buenos Aires Referee: Eric Kember
