Club Atlético Banco de la Nación Argentina

Banco Nación

Full name	Club Atlético Banco de la Nación Argentina
Union	Unión Argentina de Rugby
Founded	October 12, 1909
Location	Vicente López, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ground(s)	Vicente López
President	Juan Carlos Dicandia
League(s)	Nacional de Clubes, URBA
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Official website
www.rugbybanco.com.ar

Banco Nación is a rugby union and field hockey club in Argentina; formally called Club Atlético Banco de la Nación Argentina (CABNA), it is based in Vicente López Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The rugby union team is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA).

History

Banco Nación was founded on October 12, 1909, as sports club by employees of Banco de la Nación Argentina, Argentina's state-owned bank. Originally located near the Colegiales station, the club moved to its current location in Zufriategui street in 1928.

Rugby

Banco Nación won the URBA Tournament in 1986 and 1989, as well as several rugby sevens tournaments. Hugo Porta, long-time captain of the Argentine national rugby union team, played in Banco Nación during his entire career; other recognized Pumas — such as Fabián Turnes, Pablo Hacha Dinisio, Fabio Aguja Gómez, and Rodolfo Capeltti began their careers with the team.

On July 14, 1991, Banco Nación defeated England's national team in a surprising 29 to 21 victory, being the only club level team to do that in the world.

Banco Nación is the only Argentine club to defeat two national teams, having also defeated Canada in 1989.

Honours

• Torneo de la URBA
  • Winners (2): 1986, 1989

Famous players

• Hugo Porta
• Fabián Turnes

External links

• Official Site (Spanish)
• Club Info (Spanish)
• Toros de Banco news and forum (Spanish)
• Banco Nación in URBA (Spanish)