Olivos Rugby Club
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Olivos Rugby Club is a sports club
located in Munro, Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. The club is mostly known for its rugby union
team, which is a member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
and won the URBA championship in 1940.
Other sports played at the club include field hockey
and football.
, it bears the name of nearby Olivos, the seat of the Vicente López district.
One of the founders of the club was young Alejandro Bowers who came from a wealthy background. His father, Don Carlos Bowers, would became a major benefactor and the club's colours of Orange and Black were chosen in his honour.
After a couple of friendly games the club would enter the third level of the URBA championship in 1929, reach the first level in 1933 and win their first, and so far only, URBA title in 1940.
Since then, the club has been a constant feature in the league, fielding teams at all levels.
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...
located in Munro, Buenos Aires
Munro, Buenos Aires
Munro is a quarter of the Vicente López Partido in northern Greater Buenos Aires, best known for its jeans and apparel stores and outlets, located some 18 km from the city of Buenos Aires and approximately 3 km from Avenida General Paz....
, Argentina
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...
. The club 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...
and won the URBA championship in 1940.
Other sports played at the club include 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...
and football.
History
The sporting institution was founded on September 4, 1927 as a rugby club by 20 young men of the Vicente López district. Although the club is located in MunroMunro, Buenos Aires
Munro is a quarter of the Vicente López Partido in northern Greater Buenos Aires, best known for its jeans and apparel stores and outlets, located some 18 km from the city of Buenos Aires and approximately 3 km from Avenida General Paz....
, it bears the name of nearby Olivos, the seat of the Vicente López district.
One of the founders of the club was young Alejandro Bowers who came from a wealthy background. His father, Don Carlos Bowers, would became a major benefactor and the club's colours of Orange and Black were chosen in his honour.
After a couple of friendly games the club would enter the third level of the URBA championship in 1929, reach the first level in 1933 and win their first, and so far only, URBA title in 1940.
Since then, the club has been a constant feature in the league, fielding teams at all levels.
External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
- URBA Club Page (Spanish)