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Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
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Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires, is an Argentine sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. Having set its official date of foundation on 8 December 1864, the club claims to be the oldest club still in existence in Argentina, according to reports of a cricket match played by the club in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, in 1831.[note 1]
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Full name | Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club | |
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Union | URBA | |
Nickname(s) | Biei | |
Founded | 8 December 1864; 159 years ago (1864-12-08) [note 1] | |
Location | San Fernando, Argentina | |
Ground(s) | San Fernando[5] | |
President | Pablo Traini | |
Coach(es) | Martín Mato Gonzalo Camacho | |
League(s) | TOP 12 | |
2022 | 8th | |
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A highlight of club's history was in 1951 when the Buenos Aires FC (established in 1886 as a rugby union club and founder member of the "River Plate Rugby Championship" (now the Argentine Rugby Union[6]) merged to BACC, renaming "Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club". Since then, rugby union has been the main sport of the institution.[1]
Rugby's senior squad participates in Top 12, the highest division of the URBA league system. The club also has a women's field hockey team that plays in the Torneo Metropolitano B (Second Division), organised by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA), while the cricket squad competes in the Argentine Cricket Association tournaments.