1961 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Countries

ChampionsMar del Plata (1st title)

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.^[1]

Mar del Plata	16-6	Rosario
Try: Ferrari, Prieto, Larosa, Con: Boublath, Tiribelli, Pen: Boublath		Pen: Caballero, Drop: Orengo

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Provincial sides	Buenos Aires Córdoba Cuyo Entre Rios Mar del Plata Rosario Santa Fe Tucuman
Guest teams	Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay B
Seasons	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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