Club Universitario de La Plata
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| Full name | Club Universitario de La Plata |
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| Union | URBA |
| Founded | 3 March 1937 |
| Region | La Plata Partido, BA |
| Ground(s) | 14 and 501, Manuel B. Gonnet |
| Chairman | Alberto E. Darhanpe |
| Coach(es) | Walter Guerra |
| League(s) | Grupo I |
| 2016 | 4° of Reubicación B |
| Official website | |
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Club Universitario de La Plata is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Universitario hosts the practise of a wide range of sports and activities that includes basketball, beach volleyball, bowls, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, judo, paddle tennis, rugby union, roller skating, rowing, swimming, tejo, tennis, volleyball, water polo and yoga.
The rugby union senior squad currently competes at Torneo de la URBA, the main tournament organised by the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires while the field hockey teams are affiliated to the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA).
The first rugby team was formed about 1926 but Universitario would not be affiliated to Argentine Rugby Union until 1928, after having been recommended by Club Universitario de Buenos Aires (CUBA) and Club Atlético San Isidro, which served as sponsors.
The gymnastics teacher Benigno Rodríguez Jurado, also a CUBA player and father of Arturo (who would win a gold medal for Argentina in 1928), taught the rugby union rules to a group of young enthusiasts. This is considered the beginning of Club Universitario de La Plata as a rugby union club.
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