1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship


The 1929 Italian Rugby Union Championship 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, but was delayed for bad weather conditions,.
The finals matches were played between Ambrosiana and Lazio: in the first match at Stadio Nazionale PNF, Lazio won 5-0, but in the return match won the "Ambrosiana" 10-3.
In the tie-break match on neutral ground of Bologna, Ambrosiana won 3-0.

Team participating

Girone A

Girone B

Formula

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

Results

19-0Ambrosiana - Michelin Torino24-0
0-0Michelin Torino - XV Leonessa0-3
17-0Ambrosiana - XV Leonessa6-0

6-0Lazio - Leoni San Marco20-6
9-3Lazio - Bologna6-0
6-6Leoni San Marco - Bologna0-3

Finals

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Verditcs

Ambrosiana champion of Italy