Huirapuca Social Club
Encyclopedia
Huirapuca SC, or simply Huirapuca, is a multi-sport club from Concepción, Tucumán
, Argentina
. Founded in 1953 as an athletics
club, and now mostly known for its rugby union
team, Huirapuca is the largest multi-sport club in Tucumán Province
, outside of the capital San Miguel.
on 3 June 1953. Playing in the Parque de la Joven Argentina, north of the city, the club had to share their installations with the local aero club, and playing fields were often used as a landing strip.
Today the clubs owns more than 13 hectares of installations, making it the largest Tucumán
club outside of the capital San Miguel.
Founded as a social and athletics
club, Huirapuca quickly became multi-sport. Today around twenty different disciplines are practiced at the club; most notably: rugby union
, basketball
, softball
and field hockey
.
3 times.
Huirapuca is certainly the best club from the province's interior and one of the few that can rival San Miguel's clubs on a regular basis.
Concepción, Tucumán
Concepción is a city and the department seat of Chicligasta in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is located 76 km south of the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán and has a population of 47,693...
, 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...
. Founded in 1953 as an athletics
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
club, and now 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, Huirapuca is the largest multi-sport club in Tucumán Province
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
, outside of the capital San Miguel.
History
Huirapuca SC was founded in the small town of Concepción, TucumánConcepción, Tucumán
Concepción is a city and the department seat of Chicligasta in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is located 76 km south of the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán and has a population of 47,693...
on 3 June 1953. Playing in the Parque de la Joven Argentina, north of the city, the club had to share their installations with the local aero club, and playing fields were often used as a landing strip.
Today the clubs owns more than 13 hectares of installations, making it the largest Tucumán
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
club outside of the capital San Miguel.
Founded as a social and athletics
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
club, Huirapuca quickly became multi-sport. Today around twenty different disciplines are practiced at the club; most notably: 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...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
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...
.
Rugby
Huirapuca SC launched their rugby programme in 1975. From humble beginnings, the club have now become one of the best in the province, having won the Torneo del NoroesteTorneo del Noroeste
The Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
3 times.
Huirapuca is certainly the best club from the province's interior and one of the few that can rival San Miguel's clubs on a regular basis.
Honours
- Torneo del NoroesteTorneo del NoroesteThe Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
- Winners (3): 1999, 2001, 2003
- Torneo del Interior:2010