Hindú Club founded in 1919, is a sports club

Sports club

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 based in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

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. Mostly known for its rugby union

Rugby union

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 team (which is 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...

), the club hosts other activities such as soccer, tennis

Tennis

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, golf

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 and bridge

Bridge

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.

History

In the 1910s, pupils of the La Salle college met to form a theatre group, then known as Hindustanicos. After graduation, alumni

Alumnus

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 would meet again and founded in 1919 a social, cultural and sporting venture known as the Hindú Club.

Their first location was in Calle Pedro Echagüe and only Basketball was played there. Later the club would purchase a 83 hectare

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 plot in Don Torcuato and start playing other sports, including Rugby for which Hindú Club is most famous today.

Rugby

Hindú Club started playing rugby in 1935. However, the club had to wait until 1996 to win both their first URBA

Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires

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 and Nacional

Nacional de Clubes

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 titles.

Since then, the club has become a powerhouse of Argentinian rugby, winning several provincial and national titles.

Famous players include Argentina

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 internationals Hernán Senillosa

Hernán Senillosa

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, Gonzalo Quesada

Gonzalo Quesada

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, Nicolás Fernández Miranda

Nicolás Fernández Miranda

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, Juan Fernández Miranda, Lucas Ostiglia

Lucas Ostiglia

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, Juan Ignacio Gauthier

Juan Ignacio Gauthier

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 and Horacio Agulla

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.

Titles

• 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...
  
  : 5

1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010

• Torneo de la URBA
  Torneo de la URBA
  The Torneo de la Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires, or simply Torneo de la URBA, is a rugby union competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Created in 1899, it is the oldest rugby competition in South America and one of the oldest club competitions in the world....
  
  : 6

1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009