1963 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1963 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Cordoba.

The teams were divided as in 1962, in four "zones" . The winners went to semifinals. For discipline reason were excluded the selection of Mar del Plata and Valle de Lerma (Salta).

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1963

The Buenos Aires Championship was won by Belgrano AC
The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Universitario and La Tablada
The North-East Championship was won by Uni Tucuman

Preliminaries

Ranking: 1. Buenos Aires 2. Rio Negro y NeuquÃÂ©n 3. Sur

Semifinals

Buenos Aires : 15.J.Lassalle, 14.H.Goti, 13.J.C.Queirolo,12.M.Molina Berro, 11.E.Neri, 10.J.Haack, 9.L.GradÃÂn, 8.D.Churchill-Browne,7.E.Scharenberg, 6.C.ÃÂlvarez, 5.C.Iribarren, 4.B.OtaÃÂ±o (cap.), 3.G.McCormick, 2.M.Odriozola,1.E.Verardo. Rosario: 15.C.Quijano, 14.E.EspaÃÂ±a, 13.J.Benzi, 12.J.Orengo, 11.R.Mauro, 10.J.Ruiz, 9.O.Aletta de Sylvas (cap.), 8.W.Villar, 7.J.Imhoff, 6.M.PavÃÂ¡n, 5.H.Ferraro, 4.M.Bouza, 3.R.Esmendi, 2.J.Benvenuto, 1.J.GÃÂ³mez Kenny.

San Juan: 15.E.Salas, 14.R.Posleman, 13.E.Vaca, 12.H.Spollansky, 11.E.SÃÂ¡nchez, 10.A.Basualdo (cap.), 9.D.Bustos, 8.M.Miguel, 7.H.Cipoletto, 6.R.RodrÃÂguez, 5.A.Echegaray, 4.F.Ferreyra, 3.N.Tula, 2.R.Oliver, 1.G.Noris Cordoba: 15.H.Garutti, 14.J.Astrada, 13.E.Quetglas, 12.A.Verde, 11.A.Quetglas, 10.C.Ferretti, 9.J.Ricciardello (cap.), 8.J.RamÃÂrez Montrull, 7.J.Banus, 6.R.Loyola, 5.A.GonzÃÂ¡lez, 4.E.Trakal, 3.J.Cocco, 2.A.Gener, 1.H.PÃÂ©rez.

Final

Cordoba : 15.R.GonzÃÂ¡lez del Solar, 14.L.RodrÃÂguez, 13.J.Astrada, 12.E.Quetglas, 11.A Quetglas, 10.C.Feretti, 9.J.Ricciardello (cap.), 8.H.Banus, 7.J.RamÃÂrez, 6.L.Loyola, 5.A.GonzÃÂ¡lez, 4.E.Trakal, 3.H.PÃÂ©rez, 2.A.Gener, 1.H.Cocco. Buenos Aires: 15.J.Lasalle, 14.H.GotÃÂ, 13.J.Queirolo, 12.M.Molina-Berro, 11.E.Neri, 10.J.Haack, 9.L.GradÃÂn, 8.M.Puigdeval, 7.D.Churchill-Browne, 6.C.ÃÂlvarez, 5.B.OtaÃÂ±o (cap.), 4.C.Irribarren, 3.G.Mc Cormick, 2.M. Odriozola, 1.E.Verardo.

Special Events

Was played two special matches. The first between the "old" Buenos Aires selection of Capital and Provincia and one between a selection of Buenos Aires and another called "El resto" ("The rest")