Countries Italy Runners-up Lazio | Champions Ambrosiana | |
The 1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship ("Campionato Italiano di Rugby") was the first edition of the tournament.
Contents
Six clubs contested the tiles, won by Ambtodsiana 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.
Formula
The six teams were divided in two pool of three. The winner of each pool qualified to finals