1969 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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25° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	11
Champions	Buenos Aires (7th title)

The 1969 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Cordoba.

That year in Argentine rugby

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.U.B.A.
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Córdoba Athletic
• The North-East Championship was won by Los Tarcos
• During the year the Scottish team visit Argentina in a tour.

Results

Change the format: the selection of the union that host the "final four" was admitted directly to semifinals.

PRELIMINARY 20 June Cuyo - San Juan 28 - 0 Mendoza 22 June Sur - Rio Negro y Neuquén 17 - 6 Bahia Blana

Second Round 6 July Jujuy - Tucumán 3 - 35 Palpalá 13 June Cuyo - Valle de Lerma 21 - 20 Mendoza 9 July Mar del Plata - Sur 17 - 11 Mar del Plata 9 July Rosario - Santa Fe 13 - 12 Rosario

QUARTERS OF FINALS 27 July Buenos Aires - Tucumán 49 - 0 Buenos Aires 27 July Cuyo - Mar del Plata 17 - 14 Mendoza 26 July Rosario - Noreste 25 - 8 Resistencia

Semifinals

15 August 1969

Buenos Aires	53-9	Cuyo
Try: Travaglini 2,Walther 2, Pascual 2,Rodríguez Jurado, Anthony,Martínez, Silva , Con: Gradin 7 Pen: Gradin 2, Morgan		Pen: Gandía 3

Jockey Club, Cordoba Referee: Jorge E. Bordabehere (Rosario)

Buenos Aires: D. Morgan, M. Walther, A. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Travaglini, M. Pascual, C. Martínez, L. Gradin, H. Silva (cap.), H. Miguens, R. Loyola, A. Anthony, A. Otaño, M. Farina, R. Handley, L. García Yáñez.
Cuyo: J. Castro, J. Villanueva, R: Tarquini, E. Gandía, C. Magnani, C. Navessi, l. Chacón, R. Portabella, E. Casale, E. Martínez, H. Martín, C. González, O. Bempo, L. Ramos, R. Fariello (cap.)

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15 August 1969

Cordoba	16-20	Rosario
Try: Vaca Narvaja, Pasaglia, Espinosa , Con: Mezquida 2, Pen: Mezquida		Try: Benzi 2, R. Seaton, España Con: J.Seaton , Pen: J.Seaton 2

Jockey Club, Cordoba Referee: Fernando Malmierca (Tucumàn)

Cordoba: F. Mezquida, J. Faya, E. Meta, H. Espinosa, P. Barrios, J. Ulla, J. Vera, E. Vaca Narvaja, A. Resella, R. Byleveld, R. Campra (cap.), R. Pasaglia, C. Abud, H. Bianchia, G. Ribeca.
Rosario= Seaton, A. Quetglas, C. Blanco, J. Benzi, E. España (cap.), E. Ferraza, O. Aletta de Sylva, J. Imhoff, J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta, R. Suárez, H. Suárez, S. Furno, R. Seaton, F. Lando

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Third place final

16 August 1969

Cordoba	22-6	Cuyo
Try: Vera 2, Pasaglia, Vaca Narvaja , trasf.: Cappel 2, c.p.: Vera 2		Try: Chacón , , , c.p.: Gandia

Jockey Club, Cordoba Referee: Fernando Malmierca (Tucumàn)

Cordoba: F. Mezquida, L. Capell, E: Mato, M. Cappel, H. Espinosa, J. Tejo, J. Vera, R. Byleveld, J. Aguirre, E. Vaca Narvaja, R. Campra (cap.), R: Pasaglia, G. Ribecca, H. Bianchi, C. Abud.
Cuyo: Gandía, C. Magnani, R. Villanueva, R. Fernández, J. Villanueva, C. Navessi, L. Chacón, E. Martínez, A. Granata, E. Casale, H. Martín, C. González, R. Fariello (cap.), L. Ramos, O. Bempo.

Final

17 August 1969

Buenos Aires	22-3	Rosario
Try: Pascual 2, Miguens, Harris Smith, Silva , Con: Casabal 2, , Drop: Harris Smith		Pen: J. Seaton

Jockey Club, Cordoba Referee: Manuel Peralta Ramírez (Cordoba)

Buonos Aires : D. Morgan, M. Walther, A. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Travaglini, M. Pascual, T. Harris Smith, A. Etchegaray, H. Silva (cap.), H. Miguens, R. Loyola, A. Anthony, A. Otaño, R. Casabal, R. Handley, L. García Yáñez.
Rosario J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, C. Blanco, J. Benzi, E. España (cap.), E. Ferraza, O. Aletta de Sylva, J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Imhoff, R. Suárez, H. Suárez, S. Furno, R: Seaton, F. Lando.

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Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1969
• (in Spanish) XXV Campeonato Argentino