1986 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby

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The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1986 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn

42° Campeonato Argentino de Mayores
Countries	Argentina
Number of teams	18
Champions	Buenos Aires (23rd title)
Runners-up	Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn

Rugby Union in Argentina in 1986

National

• The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club and Banco Nacion
• The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala
• The North-East Championship was won by Los Tarcos
• The selection of Tucumàn won the "Campionato juvenil". It was a great moment for the rugby of Tucuman that ended the domination of Buenos Aires selection.

International

• The "Pumas" won against France in the First test in Buenos Aires, ma loss the second.

Further information: 1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand

• The Argentine national team go to Australia, were loss two test matches

Further information: 1986 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia

Preliminaries

Santa Fè Admitted directly to semifinals, as host of "final-four".

Zone 1

1st round 11 October Alto Valle - Mar del Plata 9 - 28 11 October Cuyo - Austral 3 - 0 (withdraw)

Final 12 October Mar del Plata - Cuyo 24 - 25

Zone B

1st round 11 October Córdoba - Chubut 102 - 3 11 October Buenos Airesa - Salta 84 - 13

Final 12 October Córdoba - Buenos Aires 6 - 43

Zone C

1st round 4 October Noroeste - Misiones 28 - 13 4 October Tucumán - Entre Rios 31 - 20

Final 5 October Tucumán - Noreste -

Zone D

PRELIMINARY 27 sept. Jujuy - Santiago del estero 32 - 18

1st round 4 October Rosario - Santiago del estero 37 - 30 4 October San Juan - Sur 15 - 31

Final 5 October Rosario - Sur 46 - 10

Interzone C-D

QUARTERS OF FINALS 12 October Tucumán - Rosario 32 - 12 Gymnasia y Esgrima,

Semifinals

18 October 1986

Santa Fè	13-20	Tucumàn

Gymnasia y Esgrima, Santa Fè Referee: Enrique Cazenave (B.Aires)

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18 October 1986

Cuyo	13-31	Buenos Aires

Gymnasia y Esgrima, Santa Fe Referee: Jose Pablo Giallongo (Mar del Plata)

Third place final

19 October 1986

Santa Fè	28-12	Cuyo

Gymnasia y Esgrima, Santa Fe Referee: Enrique Cazenave (B.Aires)

Final

19 October 1986

Buenos Aires	24-15	Tucumàn
Try: Annichini Con: Porta Pen: Porta 6		Pen: Sauze 5

Gymnasia y Esgrima, Santa Fe Referee: Jose Pablo Giallongo (Mar del Plata)

Buenos Aires: 15.Rafael Madero, 14.Ricardo Annichini, 13. Fabian Turners, 12.Diego Cuesta Silva, 11. Juan Lanza, 10.Hugo Porta (cap.), 9. Martín Yanguela, 8.Jorge Allen, 7.Alejandro Schiavio, 6.Pablo Franchi, 5.Eliseo Branca, 4.Sergio Carossio, 3.Eduardo Valesani, 2. Diego Cash, 1.Fernando Morel.
Tucuman: 15.Juan Soler, 14.Marcos Silvetti, 13.José Gianoti, 12.Julio Williams, 11.Gabriel Terán, 10.Ricardo Sauze, 9.Pedro Merlo, 8.Pablo Garretón, 7.Marcelo Ricci (cap.) 6.>Gabriel Palou, 5.Sergio Bunader, 4.Pablo Buabse, 3.Luis Molina, 2.Ricardo Le Fort, 1.Julio Coria.