1965 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Campeonato Argentino 1965
Campeonato Argentino 1965
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	12
Champions	Rosario (1st title)
Runners-up	Buenos Aires
	← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by then selection of the Unión de Rugby de Rosario that beat in the final the selection of URBA (Buenos Aires)

After some years the tournament returned to a knock-out format.

That year in Argentina rugby union

National

The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.U.B.A.
The Cordoba Province Championship was won by La Tablada
The North-East Championship was won by Uni Tucuman

International

It was the year of historical tour in South Africa and Rhodesia with the historical victory against Junior Springboks, of the Tests against Section Paloise and the Oxford e Cambridge selection tour.

Knock Out Phases

Preliminary
1 August	Sur	-	Rio Negro y Neuquén	3 - 11	Bahía Blanca
1 August	San Juan	-	Cuyo	3 - 15	San Juan
1 August	Noreste	-	Santa Fe	3 - 17	Resistencia
1 August	Valle de Lerma	-	UR del Norte	0 - 28	Salta

Quarter Finals
17 August	Rio Negro y Neuquén	-	Mar del Plata	6 - 9	General Roca
17 August	Cuyo	-	Buenos Aires	8 - 34	Mendoza
17 August	Santa Fe	-	Rosario	0 - 11	Rosario
17 August	UR del Norte	-	Córdoba	0 - 6	Tucumán

Semifinals

5 September 1965

Mar del Plata	11-21	Buenos Aires
Try: Arroyo Con: Casanelli Pen: Casanelli 2		Try: Poggi, McCormick Gradín, Neri Con: Poggi 2, Cazenave Pen: Cazenave

Mar del Plata
Referee: Enzo Bordabehere (Rosario)

Mar del Plata:M. Casanelli, G. Beverino, A. Omaña, E. Corbacho, R. Fruzcaldo, C. Alonso, H. Tiribelli, E. Ferrari (cap.), J. De la Garma, J. Cabarcos, C. Olivera, N. Cerviño, 0. Arroyo, C. Losada, J. Casanegra.
Buenos Aires; L. Cazenave, M. Pascual, E. Poggi, A. Rodríguez Jurado, C. Cornille, M. Beccar Varela, L. Gradín, L. García Yáñez, H. Silva, E. Neri, G. Illía, B. Otaño (cap.), G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster.

19 September 1965

Rosario	22-11	Cordoba
Try: Benzi, Ferraza Quetglas Con: J. Seaton 2 Pen: J. Seaton 2 Drop: J. Seaton		Try: Ramírez Con: Paz Pen: Paz

Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Blas Cosentino (Tucuman)

Rosario J. Seaton, E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas, J. Caballero, O. Aletta de Sylva, J. Cortante, J. Imhoff, M Pavan, M. Bouza, M. Chesta, R. Esmendi, R. Seaton, J. Gómez Kenny
Cordoba: E. Rodríguez, A. Quetglas, E. Meta, J. Ramírez, R. Faya, G. Piuma, J. Del Valle, R. Loyola, J. Masjoán, P. Demo, J. Taleb, J. Imas (capitán), G. Ribera, A. Paz, J. Coceo.

Final

3 October 1965

Buenos Aires	6-8	Rosario
Try: Cazenave, Pascual		Try: Quetglas,. España Con: J. Seaton

San Isidro Club, Buenos Aires
Referee: Manuel Peralta Ramírez (Cordoba)

Buenos Aires : B. Morgan, C. Cornille, A. Pagano, M. Pascual, R. Trotta, R. Cazenave, A. Etchegaray, E. Scharenberg, L. García Yáñez, L. Gradín, B. Otaño (capitán), A. Anthony, G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster.
Rosario: J. Seaton, E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas, J. Scilabra, C. Cristie, J. Imhoff, L. Robin, M. Paván, M. Chesta, M. Bouza, J. Gómez Kenny, R. Seaton. R. Esmendi.