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Old Georgian Club Full name Old Georgian Club Union Unión Argentina de Rugby Founded 1908 Location General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina Ground(s) Juan M. Gutierrez President Juan Lucas League(s) n/a 1st kit2nd kitOfficial website www.oldgeorgianclub.com.ar Old Georgian Club is a sports club located in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Founded in 1908 by alumni of St. George's College, Quilmes, the club sees itself as a pillar of Buenos Aires' british community.
Originally a rugby union club, today only cricket is played competitively at the institution. Other sports practiced at the club, at a social level, are golf, tennis and sailing.
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Rugby
The rugby team was quite successful, winning the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires championship in 1937, 38 and 39. However, by the 1970s it became increasingly difficult to find enough players to field competitve teams, although the club was able to tour Kenya in 1973, playing against several teams including Scorpions RFC. By 1978 the practice of rugby had to be abandoned. Efforts were made in 1995 to resume playing but this revival was short-lived and ended in 1997.
Old Georgian Club is the only former winner of the URBA title which is no longer registered with the Unión Argentina de Rugby and doesn't play rugby anymore.
Honours
- Torneo de la URBA
- Winners (3): 1937, 1938, 1939
Cricket
The club is registered with the Asociación Argentina de Cricket and plays in the Argentine national league. Many old georgians have been played for the Argentina national cricket team.
See also
- St. George's College, Quilmes
External links
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- Torneo de la URBA
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