1954 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

Main article: Campeonato Argentino

10° Campeonato Argentino
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	11
Champions	Provincia (8th title)

The 1954 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final la Ciudad Eva Peron, selezione della città omonima, secondo la denominazione in vigore tra il 1952 and il 1955 per la città di La Plata.

Per la prima volta una squadra diversa dalla solite Provincia and Capital, raggiunse la finale.

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1954

• The "Championship of Buenos Aires" was won by Club Atlético San Isidro
• The "Cordoba Province Championship" was won by the Jockey Club Córdoba.
• The "North-East Championship" was won for the first time by Cardenales
• France national rugby union team toured Argentina and Chile, playing 12 matches, all won, with two test won by 22-8 and 30-3

Further information: 1954 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Chile

Knock out stages

PRELIMINARY 8 August Rio Cuarto - Cuyo 3 - 0 Rio Cuarto 8 August Rosario - Mar del Plata 14 - 0 Rosario 8 August San Juan - Eva Peron 5 - 13 San Juan

QUARTERS OF FINALS 22 August Provincia - Rio Cuarto 22 - 8 G.E.B.A Buenos Aires 15 August UR del centro del Pais - Río Paranà 19 - 6 Córdoba 29 August UR del Norte - Rosario 11 - 0 Tucumán 15 August Capital - Eva Peron 3 - 13 G.E.B.A, Buenos Aires

SEMIFINALS 9 September Provincia - UR del centro del Pais 35 - 6 G.E.B.A, Buenos Aires 12 September UR del Norte - Eva Peron 6 - 9 G.E.B.A, Buenos Aires

Final

3 October 1954

Provincia	9-8	Eva Peron
Try: Caffarone, Palma Pen: Bernacchi		Try: ? Con: Gorostiaga Pen: Gorostiaga

C.A.S.I., Buenos Aires Referee: Aurelio Guglielmini

Provincia: R. Frigerio, E. Caffarone, A. Palma, A. Salinas, O. Bernacchi, C. Palacios, G. Ehrman (Cap.), J. Lourés, M. Sarandón, R. Grosse, O. Martínez, C. Brondstedt, C. Travaglini, V. Christianson, R. Follet.
Eva Peron: E. Massone, E. Vergara, D. Montes, C. La Rosa, A. De Cucco, E. Brea, J. Jáuregui, M. Morón, A. Fernández, H. Carnicero, L. Gitard, C. Olivera, R. Gorostiaga (Cap.), A. Dentone, R. Giner

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Memorias de la UAR 1954
• (in Spanish) X Campeonato Argentino