Club La Tablada
Encyclopedia
La Tablada Rugby Club, or simply Club La Tablada, is a rugby union
and field hockey
club based in the city of Córdoba, Argentina
. Founded in 1943 as a social institution, La Tablada started playing rugby union
and field hockey
from the 1950s.
in Córdoba. Some members of this club were already playing rugby for Córdoba Athletic Club and decided to form their own team.
In 1954, Bamba Rugby Club was founded in the Vélez Sarsfield district of Córdoba and played its first game against Córdoba Athletic Club.
After changing locations many times and looking for a place where establish its facilities, Bamba Rugby Club came back to La Tablada social club and the two decided to merge and become La Tablada Rugby Club in 1955.
Since 1955, La Tablada has become one of the most successful teams of Cordobés rugby, winning the Unión Cordobesa de Rugby
title 14 times, appart from 3 Torneo del Interior
championships and a Nacional de Clubes
title in 1999. La Tablada also takes part in the Torneo del Centro, having won a championship in 2003.
La Tablada's main rival is Tala Rugby Club
.
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...
and 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...
club based in the city of Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
. Founded in 1943 as a social institution, La Tablada started playing 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...
and 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...
from the 1950s.
History
First named "El Club de la Parroquia de La Tablada" it was originally a social club founded by members of La Tablada parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in Córdoba. Some members of this club were already playing rugby for Córdoba Athletic Club and decided to form their own team.
In 1954, Bamba Rugby Club was founded in the Vélez Sarsfield district of Córdoba and played its first game against Córdoba Athletic Club.
After changing locations many times and looking for a place where establish its facilities, Bamba Rugby Club came back to La Tablada social club and the two decided to merge and become La Tablada Rugby Club in 1955.
Since 1955, La Tablada has become one of the most successful teams of Cordobés rugby, winning the Unión Cordobesa de Rugby
Unión Cordobesa de Rugby
The Córdoba Rugby Union or UCR is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.- History :The union was founded the 20 April 1931, in order to facilitate the practice of rugby in the province....
title 14 times, appart from 3 Torneo del Interior
Torneo del Interior
The Torneo del Interior is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from all provincial unions outside of Buenos Aires...
championships and a Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina. Originally, the competition involved 16 teams from most provincial unions. From 2009, the competition was reduced to only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from the Buenos Aires tournament.-1993 to 2008:From 1993 to...
title in 1999. La Tablada also takes part in the Torneo del Centro, having won a championship in 2003.
La Tablada's main rival is Tala Rugby Club
Tala Rugby Club
Tala Rugby Club, or simply Tala, is an Argentine rugby union and field hockey club sited in Córdoba Province. The rugby team currently plays in the Torneo del Centro league.-History:...
.
Titles
- Nacional de ClubesNacional de ClubesNacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina. Originally, the competition involved 16 teams from most provincial unions. From 2009, the competition was reduced to only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from the Buenos Aires tournament.-1993 to 2008:From 1993 to...
: 1
-
- 1999
- Torneo del InteriorTorneo del InteriorThe Torneo del Interior is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from all provincial unions outside of Buenos Aires...
: 3
- Torneo del Interior
- 2001, 2010, 2011
- Torneo Regional del Centro: 1
- 2003
- Unión Cordobesa de RugbyUnión Cordobesa de RugbyThe Córdoba Rugby Union or UCR is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.- History :The union was founded the 20 April 1931, in order to facilitate the practice of rugby in the province....
: 14
- Unión Cordobesa de Rugby
- 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
- 1999