1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship

1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship
Countries	Italy
Champions	Ambrosiana
Runners-up	Lazio
1929–30 →

The 1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship ("Campionato Italiano di Rugby") was the first edition of the tournament.

Six clubs contested the tiles, won by Ambrosiana that became famous after as Amatori Rugby Milano . At those time it was the rugby section of Ambrosiana-Inter F.C.

The opening match should be between Michelin - Ambrosiana on February 12, 1929, at the Velodrome Humbert I, in Turin,^[1] but was delayed for bad weather conditions,.^[2]

The finals matches were played between Ambrosiana and Lazio: in the first match at Stadio Nazionale PNF, Lazio won 5-0,^[3] but in the return match won the "Ambrosiana" 10-3.^[4]

In the tie-break match on neutral ground of Bologna, Ambrosiana won 3-0.^[5]

Team participating

Girone A

Ambrosiana
Leonessa Brescia
Michelin Torino

Girone B

Bologna
Lazio (Rome)
Leoni San Marco (Padua)

Formula

The six teams were divided in two pool of three. The winner of each pool qualified to finals

Results

Pool A
19-0	Ambrosiana - Michelin Torino	24-0
0-0	Michelin Torino - XV Leonessa	0-3
17-0	Ambrosiana - XV Leonessa	6-0^[6]

Pool B
6-0	Lazio - Leoni San Marco	20-6
9-3	Lazio - Bologna	6-0^[7]
6-6	Leoni San Marco - Bologna	0-3

Ranking

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Ambrosiana	4	4	0	0	66	0	+66	8
2	Leonessa Brescia	4	1	1	2	3	23	−20	2
3	Michelin Turin	4	0	1	3	0	46	−46	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Lazio	4	4	0	0	41	9	+32	8
2	Bologna	4	1	1	2	12	21	−9	2
3	Leoni San Marco	4	0	1	3	12	35	−23	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finals

7 April 1929

Lazio	5-0	Ambrosiana
Try: 44' Vinci II Con: 44' Bigi

Stadio P.N.F., Rome

14 April 1929

Ambrosiana	10-3	Lazio
Try: 52' Vismara, 60' Bauman Con: 52' e 60' Maffioli		Try: 36' Vinci IV

Milan

Barrage

15 June 1929

Ambrosiana	3-0	Lazio
Try: 36' Caccianiga

Velodrome, Bologna
Referee: Lafitte (FRA)

Verditcs

Ambrosiana champion of Italy (1st title)

Notes

^ "Michelin - Ambrosiana oggi al Motovelodromo". La Stampa. 12 February 1929. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ "L'incontro Ambrosiana - Michelin rinviato". La Stampa. 13 February 1929.
^ "La finale del Campionato italiano : Lazio - Ambrosiana 5-0". La Stampa. 8 April 1929. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ "La finale del campionato di rugby : Ambrosiana - Lazio 10-3". La Stampa. 15 April 1929. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ "L'Ambrosiana vince il Campionato battendo la Lazio 3-0". La Stampa. 15 June 1929. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ forfait. Leonessa penalized 1 point in the ranking.
^ forfait. Bologna penalized 1 point in the ranking.

Bibliography

Volpe, Francesco; Pacitti, Paolo (2008). Rugby 2009. Roma: ZESI.

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