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Club San Andrés Full name Club San Andrés Union Unión Argentina de Rugby Founded 1911 Location Olivos, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina Ground(s) Benavidez, Tigre Partido President Ricardo Romanelli Coach(es) Daniel Pueta League(s) URBA 1st kit2nd kitOfficial website www.clubsanandres.com El Club de Ex-Alumnos San Andrés, simply known as Club San Andrés, is a sports club from the Olivos neighborhood, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club currently has competitive teams in Rugby union, field hockey and sailing.[1]
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History
Saint Andrews Scots School
In 1838, St. Andrew’s Scots School was established by a group of Scottish settlers determined to educate their children in their language, faith and culture. Originally founded as a boys school, Saint Andrews would become co-educational soon after.
El Club de Ex-Alumnos San Andrés
In 1911, Club San Andrés was founded, as a social and sporting club for students, alumni and friends of the school. The first activities practised at the club were rugby union, field hockey, swimming, football and sailing.
Thanks to its Scottish heritage, Club San Andrés has the particularity of being one of the few clubs in South America to own their own Tartan.
Rugby
Rugby was one of the original sports played at the club when it was founded in 1911. From humble beginnings, San Andrés is now playing at the top level of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system, fielding teams at all levels.
Having only recently won promotion to the Torneo de la URBA, Buenos Aires first division in 2009, the club has as yet to win the URBA title or the Nacional de Clubes.
Squad 2010
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Player Position Union Lucas De María Prop Argentina
Maximiliano Pistoni Prop Argentina
Gonzalo Michanie Prop Argentina
Juan Pablo Henrichsen Prop Argentina
Andrés Luquín Prop Argentina
Axel Dono Miniot Hooker Argentina
Nicolás Grandío Hooker Argentina
Derek Waynne Burton Hooker Argentina
Ezequiel Suarez Lock Argentina
Nicolás Ekmekdjian Lock Argentina
Ezequiel Melicchio Lock Argentina
Mariano Filipini Flanker United States
Nicolás Ayling Flanker Argentina
Ignacio Romanelli Flanker Argentina
Sebastián Jaworski Flanker Argentina
Gastón Maluendez Number 8 Argentina
Player Position Union Delfín Cambiaso Scrum-half Argentina
Martin Cox Scrum-half Argentina
Tomás Rabinovich Fly-half Argentina
Nicolás Rodriguez Oneto Fly-half Argentina
Patricio Anderson Centre Argentina
John MacMahon1 Centre Ireland
Adriel Dono Miniot Centre Argentina
Richard Blacksley Centre Venezuela
Diego Cerboni Wing Argentina
Gustavo Haas Wing Argentina
Marcos Mola Wing Argentina
Agustin Chirulnicoff Wing Argentina
Agustin Rabinovich Fullback Argentina
1 Will join Bective Rangers in January 2011.
International honours
Other notable players
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
References
- ^ "URBA club sheet" (in Spanish). www.urba.org.ar. 21 May 2010. http://www.urba.org.ar/clubes/guia-de-clubes/club/59/san-andres-asociacion-de-ex-alumnos/. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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