1949 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

5° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Champions	Provincia (4th title)
Runners-up	Capital
← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection della Buenos Aires Province, ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of Capital.

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1949

• The France XV visited Argentina playing ad winning nine match, two of them against the Argentina national team.

For more details on this topic, see 1949 France rugby union tour of Argentina.

• The "Championship of Buenos Aires" was shared by Club Atlético San Isidro and Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
• The "Cordoba Province Championship was won by Jockey Club Córdoba
• The North-East Championship was won by Natación y Gimnasia

Results

The tournament was played in July, with all the matches played in Buenos Aires, to permit to the selection committee of national team to have an easy look at all the players in order to form the team to play against France in the incoming tour

Quarters OF FINALS				Semifinals				Final
17 July				24 July				31 July
Capital	22
Norte	3
				Capital	12
				Litoral	3
								Provincia	16
								Capital	12
Provincia	49
Cuyo	6
				Provincia	14
				Estudiantes Paranà	6

Knock out stages

QUARTERS OF FINALS 17 July Provincia - Cuyo 49 - 6 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires 17 July Capital - UR del Norte 22 - 3 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires

SEMIFINALS 24 July Capital - Litoral 12 - 3 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires 24 July Provincia - Estudiantes Paranà 14 - 6 C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires

Final

31 July 1949

Provincia	16-12	Capital

Club Atletico San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Bibliography

• (Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1949
• (Spanish) V Campeonato Argentino