The 1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by Mar del Plata who defeated Rosario in the final. There were several changes in this tournament: The selection of Provincia and Capital merged in the selection of Buenos Aires The teams were divided in four zones with a round-robin pool. For the first time success went to a team outside the direct control of the U.A.R. For the second time a foreigner was called to referee some matches of the championship: James Taylor of Scotland, who was also invited for a one-month educational visit for Argentine referees.Memorias de la UAR 1961 pag. 6
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1961 Argentina won the third edition of South American Rugby Championship.
The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I. The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario and La Tablada. The North-East Championship was won by Nat. y Gimnasia and Tucumán RC.
Preliminaries ZONE A20 JulyRosario-Santa Fe17 - 12Rosario18 AugustBuenos Aires-Rosario3 - 11Buenos Aires Buenos Aires-Santa Fe3 - 0(withdraw) Ranking: 1. Rosario, 2. Buenos Aires, 3. Santa Fe
ZONE B17 JulyRio Negro y Neuquén-Mar del Plata6 - 2217 AugustRio Negro y Neuquén-Sur0 - 1418 JulyMar del Plata-Sur22 - 6Mar del Plata Ranking: 1. Mar del Plata, 2. Sur, 3. Rio Negro y Neuquén
ZONE C18 JulyCórdoba-Valle de Lerma33 - 6Córdoba28 JulyCórdoba-UR del Norte0 - 3Córdoba28 JulyValle de Lerma-UR del Norte0 - 11Salta Ranking: 1. Norte, 2. Valle del Lerma 3. Cordoba
ZONE D San Juan-Cuyo9 - 6San Juan
(Rio Cuarto withdrew)
Final Phase
Semifinals
Final
Mar del Plata: Sastre O., Beverino G., Prieto L., Mollo A., Marenco C., Tiribelli H., Meyer R., Larosa R., Ferrari E., Ferrari L., Olivera C., Boublath R., Arroyo O., Esnaola M. (cap.), Vial S. Rosario:: Caballero J., Mauro R., Puccio A., Dimaje J., Abalos R., Orengo J., Conti R., Villar W., Cerfoglio R. (cap.), Paillole C., Paquez E., Ferraro M., Esmendi R., Carosini A., Gómez Kenney J.
Notes
Rugby Archive
Bibliography Memorias de la UAR 1961 XVII Campeonato Argentino