1899 River Plate Rugby Union Championship
Date Home Res Away Venue
21 May Lomas w-l Belgrano Lomas
28 May Buenos Aires 24-0 Flores Flores
1 June Buenos Aires 3-5 Belgrano Belgrano
4 June Flores l-w Lomas Lomas
11 June Buenos Aires 24-3 Lomas Lomas
18 June Flores l-w Belgrano Belgrano
24 June Buenos Aires w-l Flores Lomas
25 June Belgrano 3-0 Lomas Belgrano
2 July Buenos Aires 3-0 Belgrano Lomas
9 July Flores l-w Lomas Flores
Results -- First round
Chronicle of the match Lomas ( 3 ) v Belgrano ( 0 ) on La Nación The trophy awarded to Lomas , first champion
The 1899 River Plate Rugby Union Championship was the inaugural season of the first rugby union club championship held in Argentina, organised by the River Plate Rugby Union (current Argentine Rugby Union). It was contested by the five founding members of the RPRU: Belgrano, Rosario, Lomas, Buenos Aires, and Flores. Uruguayan club Montevideo C.C. was invited to take part of the competition but they declined to participate due to the long travel time to Argentina by ship. In the inaugural game, Lomas defeated Buenos Aires by 11-4. Lomas would be the first Argentine champion, winning the title at the end of the season.