1945 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The 1945 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Provincia (Buenos Aires Province) that beat in the final the selection of Capital (Buenos Aires city). Thi first edition was arranged by River Plate Rugby Union with the goal to develop and improve the rugby outside Buenos Aires territory. Were invited to participate:

• the selection of Capital, ossia di Buenos Aires
• the selection of Provincia
• the selection of Unión de Rugby del Norte (Tucumán),
• The San Martín Rugby Club de Villa María from Cordoba Province
• The Litoral (Combinado de Rosario y Santa Fe)
• Montevideo Cricket Club, (club from Uruguay, traditionally connected with Argentine rugby since 1875)
• C. A. Estudiantes de Paraná
• Unión Cordobesa de Rugby.

1° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Provincia
Runners-up	Capital

The tournament were played with knock-out formula

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1945

• The "Buenos Aires Championship" was won by Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
• The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Universitario Córdoba
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán Rugby Club

Results

Quarterfinals 9 September UR del Norte - Capital 3 - 53 Tucumán 9 September Córdoba - Provincia 0 - 36 Córdoba 9 September San Martin RC - Litoral 0 - 5 Villa María 9 September Montevideo Cricket Club - Estudiantes de Paraná 5 - 19 Montevideo

Semi-finals 23 September Capital - Litoral 4 - 3 Maldonado, Buenos Aires 23 September Provincia - Estudiantes de Paraná 29 - 6 Maldonado, Buenos Aires

Final 23 September Provincia - Capital 5 - 4 Maldonado, Buenos Aires

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1945
• (in Spanish) I Campeonato Argentino