The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1979 was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Rosario
Rugby Union in Argentina in 1979 The Buenos Aires Championship was won by San Isidro Club The Cordoba Province Championship was won by Tala The North-East Championship was won by Lawn Tennis The selection of Buenos Aires won also the "Campeonato Juvenil" (under-19)
International
In 1979 the Argentine national team went to New Zealand. The tours was scheduled in the same period of this championship. That meant the absence of better players in the championship.
In October–November, Australia toured Argentina. Argentina won the first test-match 24-13, the Wallabies the second 17-12-
Preliminaries
Zone 1 1st round Córdoba-San Juan33 - 19Athletic Club, Córdoba1 September Salta-Rio Negro y Neuquén7 - 21Athletic Club, Córdoba
2nd round Córdoba-Salta58 - 12Athletic Club, Córdoba
Zone 2 1st round Austral-Buenos Aires3 - 91Parque Camet, Cipolletti
2nd round20 AugustBuenos Aires-Mar del Plata18 - 3Parque Camet, Cipolletti
Zone 3 1st round Mar del Plata-Jujuy57 - 0Tennis Lwan, Tucumán
2nd round Cuyo-Mar del Plata28 - 9Tennis Lwan, Tucumán
Zone 4 1st round Santa Fe-Noreste23 - 12Club Nautico, Santa Fè1 September Rosario-Tandil53 - 0Club Nautico, Santa Fè
2nd round Santa Fe-Rosario9 - 22Club Nautico, Santa Fè
Interzone INTERZONE Córdoba-Buenos Aires14 - 23Athletic Club, Córdoba
Semifinals
Third place final
Final
Rosario: 15.Baetti, 14.Nogués, 13.Trini, 12.Escalante (cap.), 11.Basilico, 10.Dip, 9.Niccia, 8.Marengo, 7.Imhoff, 6.Poet, 5.Milano, 4.Mangiamelli, 3.Sandionigi, 2.Cristini, 2.Fernández. Buenos Aires: 15.Argerich, 14. Ramallo, 13.Beccar Varela, 12.Jacobi, 11.Puccio, 10. Sanguinetti, 9. Nicholson, 8. García Terán, 7.Negri, 6. Glastra, 5.Minguez, 4.Bottarini, 3.Devoto, 2.Sartori, 1.Ventura (cap.)
External links Memorias de la UAR 1979 Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999)