Curupaytí

Curupaytí
Full name Club Curupaytí
Union URBA
Founded 30 July 1924 (1924-07-30) [1]
Region Hurlingham, Buenos Aires [1]
Ground(s) Hurlingham
President Alberto Laguna
Coach(es) Daniel Pérez
Juan Caviche
Captain(s) Ramiro Cerviño
League(s) Torneo de la URBA Grupo I
2016 2° of Reubicación A [2]
Team kit
Official website
curupayti.com.ar

Club Curupaytí is an Argentine rugby union club. The 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

The idea of forming a club dedicated exclusively to the practise of rugby union was originated in 1924, after the GEBA team arrived to play a match which had to be postponed due to a horse riding was being held on the rugby field.[3]

After some met were celebrated, twelve former GEBA players founded Club Curupaytí. The name was chosen honoring the Asalto de Curupaytí, an attack of Argentine troops over the Paraguayan fort of Curupaytí, during the Paraguayan War (also called "War of the Triple Alliance") [4] In 2011, Curupaytí was promoted to first division and stayed there for one year, being relegated to second division at the end of 2012.

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.