Countries Argentina Runners-up Capital | Champions Provincia (10th title) | |
The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1959 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of Capital.
Contents
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1959
Knock out stages
("Provincia" and "Capital" directly admitted to quarter of finals)
Semifinals
Provincia: H. Rosenblat, E. Bianchetti, J. Guidi, A. Salinas, O. Bernacchi, J. Sascaro, E. Holmgreen, J. Pulido, F. Varela, A. Moreno, R. Schimdt, B. Otaño, J. Lucas, J. Casanegra, O. Martínez.
La Plata: J. Manes, P. Grossi, R. La Rosa, R. Wilt, R. Posadas, E. Cáceres, J. Buriñigo, E. Foulkes, H. Carnicero, A. Nogueira, A. Cervini, L. Nápoli, R. Goso, A. Dentone, R. Gorostiaga.
Capital: R. Raimundez, C. Raimundez, E. Karplus, L. Mendez, C. Giuliano, A Guastella, V. Mayol, S. Hogg, M. Azpiroz, J. La¬fleur, J. Trebotich, R. Rumboll, E. Gaviña, H. Vidou, E. Verardo
Norte: Nougués, J. Terán, C. Valdez, A. Peiró, J. Esteban, J. Nucci, A. Frías Silva, O. Paz, L. Nieva Moreno, J. Paz, C. Diam¬bra, J. Carlino, J. Ritorto, J. Centurión, R. Terán Vega
Final
Provincia : R. Raimundez, C. Giuliano, E. Karplus, L. Mendez, C. Raimundez, A. Guastella, V. Mayol, J. Lafleur, M. Azpiroz, S. Hogg, R. Hogg, J. Trebotich, E. Verardo, H. Vidou, E. Gaviña.
Capital: H. Rosenblat, E. Bianchetti, J. Álvarez, J. Guidi, O. Bernacchi, J. Sascaro, E. Holmgreen, A. Moreno, F. Varela, J. Pulido, R. Schmidt, B. Otaño, O. Martínez, J. Casanegra, J. Lucas
The referee of the match was the South African Ackermann, that was following the South African selection of Junior Springboks, that ended his tour in South America. The selection of "Capital" and Provincia, was without with the national team against South Africa. In the same day, was arranged a match between two mixed teams of Southafrican and Argentine and players.