Santa Fe Rugby Club is a 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...

 club in Santa Fe, Argentina

Santa Fe, Argentina

Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...

. The club was only founded in 1986 but has become one of the best in the Unión Santafesina de Rugby

Unión Santafesina de Rugby

The Unión Santafesina de Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Santa Fe Province in Argentina.-History:In 1949 the Unión de Rugby del Río Paraná was founded. Its role was to represent and organise competitions for clubs from both Santa Fe and Entre Ríos provinces.Due to different point of...

 in recent years.

The club plays in the Torneo del Litoral

Torneo del Litoral

The Torneo del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year....

 and won the title in 2008, the only club not from Rosario

Rosario

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

 to do so.

History

Santa Fe Rugby Club was founded on December 12, 1986, and shared Club La Salle Jobson's installations. Only after a year in existence, the club won the Unión Santafesina de Rugby title in 1987, the first of seven USR titles.

Since 2000, SFRC has been taking part in the Torneo del Litoral

Torneo del Litoral

The Torneo del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year....

, a tournament organised by the unions of Santa Fe, Rosario and Entre Ríos. In 2008, the club became the first club not from Rosario to win the Litoral title, beating Ateneo Inmaculada

Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada

Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, or simply CRAI is a rugby union and field hockey club, located in Santo Tomé, Santa Fe Province. CRAI is a member of the Unión Santafesina de Rugby and currently plays in the Torneo del Litoral....

 21-13 in the final.

Since 1986, six Santa Fe players have gone on to play for Argentina A and/or the Argentine sevens team.

Titles

• Unión Santafesina de Rugby
  Unión Santafesina de Rugby
  The Unión Santafesina de Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Santa Fe Province in Argentina.-History:In 1949 the Unión de Rugby del Río Paraná was founded. Its role was to represent and organise competitions for clubs from both Santa Fe and Entre Ríos provinces.Due to different point of...
  
  : 7

1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994

• Torneo del Litoral
  Torneo del Litoral
  The Torneo del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The competition involves clubs from Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year....
  
  : 1

2008

External links

• Official Site (Spanish)