Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín
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Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín, or simply San Martín, is an Argentine
sports club
based in the Sáenz Peña
neighborhood, Greater Buenos Aires
. Although other sports (such as field hockey
, tennis
and football) are practised at the club, San Martín is mostly known for its rugby union
team, which is a member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
(URBA).
founded the Pacific Railway Athletic Club and chose the Pacific Railway's green, white and blue as the club's colours.
At first only involved in athletics, the club created a rugby section in 1923 and affiliated to the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
that same year. Its first match was against Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
on May 27 same year.
In 1947 the club changed its name to Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín, which remains nowadays.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in the Sáenz Peña
Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires
Sáenz Peña is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration on the border with Buenos Aires.-History:...
neighborhood, Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
. Although other sports (such as field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and football) are practised at the club, San Martín is mostly known for its rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team, which is a member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
This article is about a Rugby organization. URBA can also refer to the URBA mass transport system.The Buenos Aires Rugby Union , usually referred as URBA, is the governing body that organises and controls the rugby union in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as the Buenos Aires Provincial...
(URBA).
History
On April 6, 1908, workers of the Buenos Aires and Pacific RailwayBuenos Aires and Pacific Railway
The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina....
founded the Pacific Railway Athletic Club and chose the Pacific Railway's green, white and blue as the club's colours.
At first only involved in athletics, the club created a rugby section in 1923 and affiliated to the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
This article is about a Rugby organization. URBA can also refer to the URBA mass transport system.The Buenos Aires Rugby Union , usually referred as URBA, is the governing body that organises and controls the rugby union in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as the Buenos Aires Provincial...
that same year. Its first match was against Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires is a sports club with headquarters in the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina's federal district...
on May 27 same year.
In 1947 the club changed its name to Club Atlético Ferrocarril General San Martín, which remains nowadays.