1955 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

11° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Capital (3rd title)
Runners-up	Provincia

The 1955 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Capital that beat in the final the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia").

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1955

• The "Buenos Aires Championship" was won by Club Atlético San Isidro
• The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Córdoba Athletic Club
• The "North-East Championship" was won by Natación y Gimnasia

Knock out stages

The championship suffer a lot of trouble due to the political situazion in the country with the deposing of Juan Domingo Perón during the Revolución Libertadora.

The selection of Río Paranà didn't participate and the selection of San Juan withdraws from Quarters of finals after the delay of the match scheduled for 19 September, refusing to play on 2 October.

PRELIMINARY 11 September Mar del Plata - Rio Cuarto 9 - 6 Mar del Plata 11 September Cuyo - Rosario 6 - 21 Rosario

QUARTERS OF FINALS 2 October Mar del Plata - Provincia 0 - 50 Mar del Plata 2 October UR del Norte - San Juan 3 - 0 (withdraw) 2 October Rosario - Capital 6 - 23 Rosario 2 October La Plata - UR del centro del Pais 14 - 3 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires

SEMIFINALS 9 October Capital - UR del Norte 11 - 3 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires 9 October Provincia - La Plata 31 - 11 Gymn. y Esgr., Buenos Aires

Final

16 October 1955

Capital	6-3	Provincia

CASI, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos M. Seminario

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1955
• (in Spanish) XI Campeonato Argentino