Jockey Club Córdoba is a multi-sports and social club from 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...

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One of the wealthiest clubs in Argentina, Jockey Club possesses its own racetrack, hara

Hara

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, golf course

Golf course

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, tennis court

Tennis court

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s and swimming pool

Swimming pool

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Counting more than 1500 members, Jockey Club enter representative teams in rugby union

Rugby union

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, field hockey

Field hockey

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, tennis

Tennis

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, swimming

Swimming (sport)

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, golf

Golf

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, show jumping

Show jumping

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 and polo

Polo

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 competitions.

Today, Jockey Club are mostly known for their rugby union team, one of the best in the provincial league system

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....

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History

Jockey Club Córdoba was founded on 26 January 1887; just five years after their Buenos Aires' counterpart, as General Paz racecourse's resident horse racing

Horse racing

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Along the years Jockey Club acquired new installations, including 65 hectares outside of the city. On this piece of land, nicknamed "country", a golf course

Golf course

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 would be built as well as fields to practice 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...

, 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...

, show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

, polo

Polo

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, tennis

Tennis

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 and many other sports.

Rugby

Rugby has been played at Jockey Club since the 1930s and today more than 500 players are registered with the club, making JCC one of the largest club in 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....

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Jockey Club is one of the best clubs in Córdoba, having won the provincial title 10 times. At the national level Jockey Club has also performed well, winning the 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...

 in 1998 and 1999.

Jockey Club's historical rivals are Athletic Club

Córdoba Athletic Club

Córdoba Athletic Club, or simply Córdoba Athletic, is a multi-sports club from Córdoba, Argentina. Founded in 1882, CAC is the oldest sports club in Córdoba Province...

 and to a lesser extent Universitario

Club Universitario de Córdoba

The Club Universitario de Córdoba is a multi-sports club in Córdoba, Argentina. Today the club is mostly famous for their rugby union team.-History:...

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Honours

• 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...
  
  
  • Winners (2): 1998, 1999
• 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....
  
  
  • Winners (10): 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1993