Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
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| Full name | Club Universitario de Buenos Aires |
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| Union | Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires |
| Nickname(s) | CUBA |
| Founded | 11 May 1918 |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ground(s) | Villa de Mayo, Greater Buenos Aires |
| Chairman | Marcelo Perri |
| Coach(es) | Juan José Villar Tomás Cóppola |
| League(s) | Torneo de la URBA Grupo I |
| 2016 | 8° of Top 14 |
| Official website | |
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Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, commonly known for its acronym CUBA, is an Argentine sports club with headquarters in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires. Universitario hosts the practise of a large variety of sports and activities, such as basketball, boxing, fencing, football, golf, field hockey, gymnastics, martial arts, paddle tennis, rowing, rugby union, scuba diving, skiing, squash, swimming, tennis, volleyball, waterpolo, weightlifiting and windsurfing.
One of the sports the club had gained more recognition is rugby union, which senior team currently plays in the URBA Grupo I, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires. "CUBA" has won 14 first division titles to date.
The Club was founded on May 11, 1918, by a group of university students as a mean of fostering camaraderie in a politics-free environment. The main request to become a member was to be a university student. In 1917, after a basketball game played in the Young Christian Association -which ended in a riot act- some of its members were punished. Many of those members would be establish the club one year later. The first president of the institution was Dr. Carlos P.Waldorp.
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