Club de Rugby Los Tilos
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Club de Rugby Los Tilos is a rugby union
club from the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires.
; disabused players of the former seceded and went on to found the Club de Rugby Los Tilos on January 29, 1944.
The name "Los Tilos" was chosen to honour the city's nickname. La Plata is often called "la ciudad de los tilos" ("city of tilia (linden tree)") because of the large number of linden trees lining many streets and squares.
Originally sharing the city's university installations, the club moved to its current location in Barrio Obrero at the beginning of the 1950s.
Los Tilos only spent two seasons in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
(URBA) third division before being promoted to second division.
Promotion to the top level would come in the 1990s although Los Tilos has been promoted and relegated many times since then.
While the team has won many titles at underage level, Los Tilos has not won any URBA title at senior level to date. The team's best run in the competition was in 2002 when it reached the semi-final stage, eventually losing to SIC
34-20.
Los Tilos won the promotion in 2010 and currently plays at the top level of the URBA league system since 2011 season.
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...
club from the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires.
History
In 1944, the city of La Plata had two rugby clubs: Universitario and La PlataLa Plata Rugby Club
La Plata Rugby Club is a rugby union club from the city of La Plata in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.-History:In 1924, members of the rowing section of multi-sports Club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata decided to try a new sport, so they could stay fit during the winter period...
; disabused players of the former seceded and went on to found the Club de Rugby Los Tilos on January 29, 1944.
The name "Los Tilos" was chosen to honour the city's nickname. La Plata is often called "la ciudad de los tilos" ("city of tilia (linden tree)") because of the large number of linden trees lining many streets and squares.
Originally sharing the city's university installations, the club moved to its current location in Barrio Obrero at the beginning of the 1950s.
Los Tilos only spent two seasons in 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) third division before being promoted to second division.
Promotion to the top level would come in the 1990s although Los Tilos has been promoted and relegated many times since then.
While the team has won many titles at underage level, Los Tilos has not won any URBA title at senior level to date. The team's best run in the competition was in 2002 when it reached the semi-final stage, eventually losing to SIC
San Isidro Club
The San Isidro Club is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires .-The beginning:...
34-20.
Los Tilos won the promotion in 2010 and currently plays at the top level of the URBA league system since 2011 season.