Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby

The Club Championship (Spanish: El Campeonato de Clubes), is the top level of rugby union in Uruguay.

History

Rugby was introduced to Uruguay as early as the late 19th century, but did not really take off in formal terms until the mid-20th. The spur for this was Carlos E. Cat,^[1] who helped establish the Club Championship in 1950, and would become the first president of the U.R.U. in January, 1951.^[1] The first Club Championship was contested by Old Boys, Colonia Rugby, and multisport clubs such as Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) and Carrasco Polo (which supplied two XVs).^[1] This was successful enough to lead to the establishment of the Uruguayan Rugby Union on 31 January 1951, with Cat as president.

Over the years, various other clubs would join the Championship, including Los Cuervos (the Crows) the end of the 50s, Old Christians at the beginning of the 60s, Champagnat, Trébol de Paysandú, and Pucaru, La Cachila, Trouville, Colonia Rowing (Colony Rowing), La Olla, and PSG would all come to join the Championship.

Over the years, various other clubs would join the Championship, including Los Cuervos (the Crows) the end of the 50s, Old Christians at the beginning of the 60s, as well as Champagnat & Trébol de Paysandú in the 70s, and Pucaru in the early 90s, as well as La Cachila, Trouville, and Colonia Rowing.

Titles

* shared title

Champions

• 24 titles
  • Carrasco Polo Club: 1952, 1961, 1966, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 ,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
• 16 titles
  • Old Christians Club: 1968, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2007
• 14 titles
  • Old Boys Club: 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 2010
• 5 titles
  • Club de Rugby La Cachila: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
• 3 titles
  • Montevideo Cricket Club: 1951, 1953, 1956
  • Club Trouville: 1954, 1956, 1958
• 2 titles
  • Colonia Rowing Club: 1955, 1958
• 1 title
  • Los Cuervos Rugby: 1960

Current Teams

• Old Boys Club
• Carrasco Polo
• Old Christians Club
• Montevideo Cricket Club
• PSG
• Trébol
• Champagnat
• Los Cuervos
• La Olla
• Círculo de Tenis

References

• Richards, Huw A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union (Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2007, ISBN 9781845962555)

1. ^ ^{a b c} Richards, p164, Chapter 9 From Muller to Mias

External links

• (Spanish) Uruguayan Rugby Union