Club Pucará
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| Full name | Club Pucará | ||
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| Union | Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rojo | ||
| Founded | 12 October 1943 | ||
| Location | Burzaco, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Ground(s) | Burzaco | ||
| President | Alejandro Cambón | ||
| Coach(es) |
Mauro Bai Juan Algañaraz | ||
| League(s) | Torneo de la URBA | ||
| 2012 | 9th of Top 14 [1] | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www.clubpucara.com | |||
Club Pucará is an Argentine rugby union and field hockey club based in the Burzaco district of Greater Buenos Aires.[2] Pucará is mostly known for its rugby union and women's field hockey teams. Other activities hosted by the club are gymnastics and tennis.
The rugby union team currently plays in the Torneo de la URBA Grupo I, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system.
History
Club Pucará was founded in 1943 by young players that had left Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) as a result of several disagreements with the of managers of that club. Pucará was founded in the Burzaco district of the Greater Buenos Aires.
Since then, many Pucará players have gone on to be selected for the Argentina national team. Originally just a rugby club, Club Pucará has developed a competitive field hockey section in recent years.
Honours
- Torneo de la URBA (2): 1946, 1950
References
- ↑ Posiciones URBA on APlenoRugby.com
- ↑ "URBA club sheet" (in Spanish). www.urba.org.ar. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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