The 1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship ("Campionato Italiano di Rugby") was the first edition of the tournament.
Six clubs contested the tiles, won by Ambrosiana that became famous after as Amatori Rugby Milano . At those time it was the rugby section of Ambrosiana-Inter F.C.
The opening match should be between Michelin - Ambrosiana on February 12, 1929, at the Velodrome Humbert I, in Turin, but was delayed for bad weather conditions,.
The finals matches were played between Ambrosiana and Lazio: in the first match at Stadio Nazionale PNF, Lazio won 5–0, but in the return match won the "Ambrosiana" 10–3.
In the tie-break match on neutral ground of Bologna, Ambrosiana won 3–0.
Team participating
Girone A Ambrosiana Leonessa Brescia Michelin Torino
Girone B Bologna Lazio (Rome) Leoni San Marco (Padua)
Formula The six teams were divided in two pool of three. The winner of each pool qualified to finals
Results
+ Pool A19-0Ambrosiana - Michelin Torino 24–00-0Michelin Torino - XV Leonessa 0–317-0Ambrosiana - XV Leonessa 6-0forfait. Leonessa penalized 1 point in the ranking.
+ Pool B6-0Lazio - Leoni San Marco 20–69-3Lazio - Bologna 6-0forfait. Bologna penalized 1 point in the ranking.6-6Leoni San Marco - Bologna 0–3
Ranking
Pool A
Pool B
Finals
Barrage
Verditcs Ambrosiana champion of Italy (1st title)
Notes
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