Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
The Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires , commonly referred to as URBA , is the sports association responsible for rugby union in the Buenos Aires region , Argentina , as well as the Buenos Aires provincial rugby team in the national championships of the Argentine provinces , the organized by the Unión Argentina de Rugby .
It is the most powerful provincial association in Argentina and makes up more than half of the players on the national team . The association also organizes the Buenos Aires Rugby Union League, the most important provincial championship in Argentina, with 80 clubs in the province and around 250 weekly games (all divisions combined).
Buenos Aires provincial team
The Buenos Aires team, the strongest of the Argentine provincial teams, won 30 of 59 matches of the Torneo Argentino . She has also played a number of international games, of which the following are the main results of recent years:
- 1999: Buenos Aires 31-29 Wales
- 1998: Buenos Aires 36-22 France
- 1997: Buenos Aires 23-21 England
- 1996: Buenos Aires 29-26 France
- 1993: Buenos Aires 28-27 South Africa
- 1990: Buenos Aires 26-23 England
Buenos Aires League
The regional league of Buenos Aires, commonly known as Torneo de la URBA , has been played by teams from the province since 1899. The two most successful clubs are Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) and San Isidro Club (SIC) with 33 and 23 titles respectively. The following list includes all previous masters:
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statistics
Association | Championships |
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CASI | 33 |
SIC | 23 |
CUBA | 13 |
Belgrano | 10 |
Buenos Aires | 10 |
Alumni | 5 |
Atlético del Rosario | 5 |
Hindú Club | 5 |
GEBA | 4th |
Old Georgians | 3 |
Lomas | 2 |
Pucará | 2 |
Banco Nacion | 2 |
La Plata | 1 |
Obras Sanitarias | 1 |
Olivos | 1 |
Web links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- History of the provincial championship on UAR
- URBA Rugby Pictures
- URBA history (spanish)