1972 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

28° Campeonato Argentino
Countries Argentina
Number of teams15
ChampionsBuenos Aires (10th title)
Runners-upRosario
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The 1972 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Rosario

That year in Argentine rugby

Knock out stages

1st PRELIMINARY
2 July Córdoba - Tucumán 22 - 16 Córdoba
2 July Mar del Plata - Sur 28 - 19 Mar del Plata
2 July Chubut - Austral 4 - 0 Rawson
2 July Rio Negro y Neuquén - Cuyo 6 - 32 Neuquén
2nd PRELIMINARY
16 July Noreste - Córdoba 15 - 17 Resistencia
16 July San Juan - Salta 13 - 9 San Juan
16 July Mar del Plata - Chubut 84 - 0 Mar del Plata
16 July Rosario - Cuyo 15 - 12 Plaza Jewell, Rosario
QUARTERS OF FINALS
20 June Jujuy - Buenos Aires 3 - 101 San Salvador de Jujuy
30 July Córdoba - Salta 27 - 0 Córdoba
30 July Mar del Plata - Rosario 13 - 20 Mar del Plata

Semifinals

Score system: try = 3 points, conversion=2 point, penalty kick, and kick from mark=3 points. Drop = 3 points.

17 August 1972
Buenos Aires48-3Córdoba
Try: Matarazzo 3, Witman 2, Walter 2, Altberg
Con: Harris Smith 4, Porta
Pen: Harris Smith
Drop: Porta
Pen: Mesquida
Santa Fe
Referee: Fernando Malmierca (Rosario)

Buenos Aires: 15.Dudley Morgan, 14.Mario Walter, 13.Raúl Matarazzo, 12.Tomás Harris Smith 11.Alejandro Albertg, 10.Hugo Porta 9.Adolfo Etchegaray, 8.Jorge Cariacedo 7.Jorge Wittman 6.Hugo Miguens, 5.F.Virasoro 4.José J.Fernández, 3.Mario Carluccio, 2.Ricardo Handley 1.Oscar Carbone. Cordoba: 15. F. Mesquida, 14.H. Espinosa 13.J. Martínez, 12.R. Resella 11.C. Antoraz, 10.R Agüero, 9.J. Peralta, 8.C. Barbosa, 7.J. Aguad, 6.J. Larson, 5.R. Pesagli 4.R. Gómez, 3.G. Ribeca, 2.H. Bianchi 1.Carlos Dunn


17 August 1972
Santa Fe3-12Rosario
Pen: CresmannTry: Blanco
Con: Scilabria
Pen: Escalante
Drop: Escalante
Santa Fe
Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Buenos Aires)

Santa Fè: 15.Eduardo Tenka, 14.Alberto Caino, 13.Jorge Rapella, 12.Julián Quevedo, 11.Eduardo Sales, 10.Jorge Cresmann, 9.Julián Legna, 8.Eduardo Ferrari, 7.A. Campanella, 6.Manuel Calentano, 5.Pascual Giardini, 4.Julián Angeletti, 3.Carlos Abut, 2.Jorge Tejerina, 1.Carlos Colombo Rosario : 15.Lisandro Huljich, 14.Guillermo Blanco, 13.Cesar Blanco, 12.Alfredo Fasse, 11.Carlos García, 10.Martín Escalante, 9.Joaquín Scilabria, 8.Sabino Furno, 7.Jorge Fradua, 6.José Constante, 5.Mario Bouza, 4.Rubén Suárez 3.Ricardo Imhoff 2.Miguel Chesta, 2.Eduardo Manini.

Final

19 August 1972
Buenos Aires33-2Rosario
Try: Walter 3, Altberg, Wittman, Porta, trasf.: Brown 3, c.p.:BrownPen: Scilabra
Santa Fe
Referee: Fernando Malmierca (Rosario)

Buenos Aires: 15. D. Morgan, 14. A. Altberg, 13. A. Brown, 12. R. Matarazzo, 11. M. Walter, 10H.Porta, 9. A. Etchegaray, 8. H. Miguens, 7. J. Wittman, 6. J. Cariacedo, 5. A. Anthony, 4. J. J. Fernández, 3.O. Carbone, 2.R. Handley, 1.M. Carluccio. Rosario: 15. J. Seaton, 14. C. García, 13. C. Blanco, 12. A. Fasce, 11.G. Blanco, 10.J. Scilabra, 9. M. Escalante, 8. J.C. Imhoff, 7. M. Chesta, 6. E. Manini, 5. R. Suárez, 4. M. Bouza, 3.S. Furno, 2. J. Fradua, 1.J. Constante.

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