1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

12° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Provincia (9th title)
Runners-up	La Plata
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Main article: Campeonato Argentino

The 1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of La Plata.

Twelve team participated, because the club of Santa Fè Province left the Unión de Rugby del Río Paranà founding the Unión santafesina de rugby. Cause the contemporary Oxford-Cambridge combined tour, "Provincia" and "Capital" selection were directly admitted to semifinals

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1956

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by C.A.S.I.
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario Cordoba and Jockey Club Córdoba
• The North-East Championship was won by Tucumán RC
• A mixed selection, formed also of many international player of British national team, student at Oxford and Cambridge universities visit Argentina, for the second historical tour, the second after the tours in 1948- The visitors won \0 match on 11, and 2 test on 2 against Argentina.

Further information: 1956 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina

Knock out stages

1st PRELIMINARY 22 July UR del centro del Pais - Río Paranà 3 - 11 Córdoba 22 July Rio Cuarto - Santa Fe 5 - 3 Rio Cuarto

2nd PRELIMINARY 29 July Río Paranà - Rosario 6 - 10 Paraná 29 July San Juan - UR del Norte 9 - 3 San Juan 29 July Rio Cuarto - La Plata 9 - 14 Rio Cuarto 29 July Cuyo - Mar del Plata 6 - 3 Mendoza

3° PRELIMINARY 19 August Rosario - San Juan 22 - 12 Rosario 26 August La Plata - Cuyo 27 - 6 Buenos Aires

SEMIFINALS 23 sept. Provincia - Rosario 27 - 3 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 23 sept. Capital - La Plata 3 - 6 San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Final

16 October 1956

Provincia	13-9	La Plata
Try: Mitchelstein, Bernacchi, Caffarone, Con: Bernacchi, Comas,		Try: Dupeyron, Suárez Pen: = Gorostiaga

San Isidro Club, Buenos Aires Referee: Eric Kember

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1956
• (in Spanish) XII Campeonato Argentino