1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

24° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	13
Champions	Buenos Aires (6th title)
Runners-up	Rosario

The 1968 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Rosario

That year in Argentina rugby union

• The Buenos Aires Champsionship was won by Belgrano AC and C.U.B.A. 16
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Córdoba Athletic
• The North-East Championship was won by Universitario Tucumán
• The Argentine national team, beat for the first time the Wales. A victory and a draw per the "Pumas"

Further information: 1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

• In December 12, death at only 51 years the president of U.A.R., Juan C: Wells, that was in charge a president in 1961-62, 1962–63 and from 1965 to his death.

Knock on stages

PRELIMINARY 4 August San Juan - Cuyo 11 - 0 San Juan 4 August Tucumán - Jujuy 11 - 5 Tucumán 4 August Rio Negro y Neuquén - Sur 3 - 12 Neuquén 4 August Rosario - Mar del Plata 29 - 3 Rosario 4 August Santa Fe - Noreste 28 - 5 Santa Fe

QUARTERS OF FINALS 11 August Cuyo - Buenos Aires 13 - 25 Mendoza 11 August Valle de Lerma - Tucumán 11 - 3 Salta 11 August Sur - Rosario 3 - 25 Bahía Blanca 11 August Córdoba - Santa Fe 8 - 16 Córdoba

Semifinals

15 August 1968

Buenos Aires	62-0	Valle de Lerma
Try: Martínez 4, Pascual 2, Loyola 2, O´Reilly 2, Walther, Elowson, Etchegaray, Anthony, Sellarés , Con: O´Reilly 6, Sellarés Pen: O´Reilly

Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Casimiro Gutiérrez (Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, M. Pascual, C. Martínez, M. Lalanne, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, J. O´Reilly, E. Elowson, L. Loyola, R. Sellarés, A. Anthony, L. García Yáñez, C. Massabó, R. Casabal.
Valle de Lerma: = J. García Bes, R. Raccioppi, S. Pintos, E. Escribano, O. Dell´Acqua, H. Cornejo, A. Alderete, H. Flores, G. Smtih, M. Clement, F. Dacal, E. Clement, P. Ivona, E. Tangona, O. Giménez.

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15 August 1968

Rosario	14-3	Cordoba
Try: Benzi 2, Villavicencio Pen: J. Seaton		Try: Capell

Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Benítez Cruz (Buenos Aires)

Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, N. Ferrazza, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Landó, R. Seaton, F. Tricerri.
Cordoba: |Formazione 2= L. Capell, H. Espinoza, M. Capell, E. Meta, R. Mulle, J. Vera, J. Del Valle, J. Baldaserre, R. Campra, P. Demo, J. Saine, M. Enríquez, C. Abud, J. Paz, G. Ribeca.

Third Place final

18 August 1968

Cordoba	21-0	Valle de Lerma

Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Lucas Glastra (Buenos Aires)

Final

18 August 1968

Buenos Aires	18-3	Rosario
Try: Rodríguez Jurado, Pascual García Yáñez trasf.: O´Reilly 3 c.p.: O´Reilly

Belgrano A.C., Buenos Aires Referee: Jorge E. Bordabehere (Rosario)

Buenos Aires: A. Pagano, M. Walther, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, M. Queirolo, J. Dartilongue, A. Etchegaray, L. Loyola, H. Silva (cap.), J. O´Reilly, A. Anthony, R. Sellarés, R. Casabal, C. Massabó, L. García Yañéz.
Rosario: J. Seaton, A. Quetglas, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, R. Villavicencio, J. Scilabra, O. Aletta, J. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap.), J. L. Imhoff, M. Senatore, H. Suárez, F. Tricerri, R. Seaton, F. Landó.

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1968
• (in Spanish) XXIV Campeonato Argentino