1965 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
# 1965 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The 1965 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by then selection of the Unión de Rugby de Rosario that beat in the final the selection of URBA (Buenos Aires)

After some years the tournament returned to a knock-out format.

## That year in Argentina rugby union

### National

* The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.U.B.A.
* The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
* The North-East Championship was won by Uni Tucuman

### International

* It was the year of historical tour in South Africa and Rhodesia with the historical victory against Junior Springboks, of the Tests against Section Paloise and the Oxford e Cambridge selection tour.

## Knock Out Phases

Preliminary :

| 1 August | Sur | - | Rio Negro y Neuquén | 3 - 11 | Bahía Blanca |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 August | San Juan | - | Cuyo | 3 - 15 | San Juan |
| 1 August | Noreste | - | Santa Fe | 3 - 17 | Resistencia |
| 1 August | Valle de Lerma | - | UR del Norte | 0 - 28 | Salta |

Quarter Finals :

| 17 August | Rio Negro y Neuquén | - | Mar del Plata | 6 - 9 | General Roca |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 August | Cuyo | - | Buenos Aires | 8 - 34 | Mendoza |
| 17 August | Santa Fe | - | Rosario | 0 - 11 | Rosario |
| 17 August | UR del Norte | - | Córdoba | 0 - 6 | Tucumán |

### Semifinals

* 5 September 1965

| Mar del Plata | 11-21 | Buenos Aires |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Arroyo Con: Casanelli Pen: Casanelli 2 | | Try: Poggi, McCormick Gradín, Neri Con: Poggi 2, Cazenave Pen: Cazenave |

* Mar del Plata Referee: Enzo Bordabehere (Rosario)

Mar del Plata:M. Casanelli, G. Beverino, A. Omaña, E. Corbacho, R. Fruzcaldo, C. Alonso, H. Tiribelli, E. Ferrari (cap.), J. De la Garma, J. Cabarcos, C. Olivera, N. Cerviño, 0. Arroyo, C. Losada, J. Casanegra.

Buenos Aires; L. Cazenave, M. Pascual, E. Poggi, A. Rodríguez Jurado, C. Cornille, M. Beccar Varela, L. Gradín, L. García Yáñez, H. Silva, E. Neri, G. Illía, B. Otaño (cap.), G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster.

* 19 September 1965

| Rosario | 22-11 | Cordoba |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Benzi, Ferraza Quetglas Con: J. Seaton 2 Pen: J. Seaton 2 Drop: J. Seaton | | Try: Ramírez Con: Paz Pen: Paz |

* Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Blas Cosentino (Tucuman)

Rosario J. Seaton, E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas, J. Caballero, O. Aletta de Sylva, J. Cortante, J. Imhoff, M Pavan, M. Bouza, M. Chesta, R. Esmendi, R. Seaton, J. Gómez Kenny Cordoba: E. Rodríguez, A. Quetglas, E. Meta, J. Ramírez, R. Faya, G. Piuma, J. Del Valle, R. Loyola, J. Masjoán, P. Demo, J. Taleb, J. Imas (capitán), G. Ribera, A. Paz, J. Coceo.

## Final

* 3 October 1965

| Buenos Aires | 6-8 | Rosario |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Cazenave, Pascual | | Try: Quetglas,. España Con: J. Seaton |

* San Isidro Club, Buenos Aires Referee: Manuel Peralta Ramírez (Cordoba)

Buenos Aires : B. Morgan, C. Cornille, A. Pagano, M. Pascual, R. Trotta, R. Cazenave, A. Etchegaray, E. Scharenberg, L. García Yáñez, L. Gradín, B. Otaño (capitán), A. Anthony, G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster.

Rosario: J. Seaton, E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas, J. Scilabra, C. Cristie, J. Imhoff, L. Robin, M. Paván, M. Chesta, M. Bouza, J. Gómez Kenny, R. Seaton. R. Esmendi.

