title: 1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
text: # 1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
  
  The 1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of Capital
  
  ## Rugby Union in Argentina in 1951
  
  ### National
  
  * The "Championship of Buenos Aires" was shared by Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
  * The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by Jockey Club Córdoba
  * The North-East Championship was shared by Universitario and Tucumán Rugby Club
  
  ### International
  
  * In November the Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata (as was called before) change their name in "Unión Argentina de Rugby", as requested by the Argentina Olympic Committee .
  * In September, was played the "Torneo Internacional ABCU", originally think as part of 1951 Pan American Games, played in February. But was no possible to arrange a tournament of rugby for those games, so it was arranged in September. The name "ABCU" was formed by the initial of nations participating. After the 1958 edition, this tournament was recognized as the first edition of the competition.
  
  ## Tabellone
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | 26 August | 26 August | | |
  | | | Provincia | 9 | |
  | 19 August | 19 August | | Provincia | 9 | |
  | 19 August | 19 August | UR Centro | 6 | |
  | Litoral | 3 | UR Centro | 6 | |
  | Litoral | 3 | | | | 26 August | 26 August |
  | UR Centro | 22 | | | | 26 August | 26 August |
  | UR Centro | 22 | | | | Provincia | 14 |
  | 19 August | 19 August | | | | | Provincia | 14 |
  | 19 August | 19 August | | | | Capital | 5 |
  | Río Paranà | 3 | | | | Capital | 5 |
  | Río Paranà | 3 | 26 August | 26 August | | | |
  | La Plata | 22 | 26 August | 26 August | | | |
  | La Plata | 22 | La Plata | 3 | | | |
  | | | Capital | 8 | |
  
  ## Knock out stages
  
  QUARTERS OF FINALS :
  
  | 19 August | Litoral | - | UR del centro del Pais | 3 - 22 | Rosario |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 19 August | Río Paranà | - | La Plata | 3 - 22 | Paranà |
  
  SEMIFINALS :
  
  | 26 August | Capital | - | La Plata | 8 - 3 | Gim.y Esg., Buenos Aires |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 August | Provincia | - | UR del centro del Pais | 9 - 6 | Gim.y Esg., Buenos Aires |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 2 September 1951
  
  | Provincia | 16-5 | Capital |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
  
  Provincia : H. Solveyra, E. Caffarone, A. Palma, J. L. Guidi, C. Arana, R. Giles, G. Ehrman, L. Allen, M. Sarandón, R. Ochoa, J. S. Morganti (Cap.), E. Domínguez, R. Follet, C. Swain, C. Travaglini. Capital: M. A. Miguel Villar, D. Evans, E. Fernández del Casal, R. Bazán, K. Green, I. Comas, P. Felisari, C. Bertolotto, H. Fiorioli, J. O'Farrell, J. Piccardo, C. Morea, M. Lanusse, F. Erazun, R. Pont Lezica.
  
  