Asociación de Ex-Alumnos del Colegio de La Salle, mostly known as La Salle, is an

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organization formed by alumni of

Colegio de La Salle Colegio De La Salle is a Lasallian educational institution located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It is the only De La Salle institution open on the island. The other was located in Añasco but it is now closed. Established at the Riverview suburb ...

. La Salle has a sports section mostly known for its

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team, which plays in Segunda, the fifth division of the

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league system. Other sports sections of the association are

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

(affiliated to the

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, with its teams participating in several competitions), and

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. Headquarters are located in the city of

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while the rugby team's field stands in

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, part of the

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region. In 2011 the La Salle rugby squad was relegated to Grupo III (third division by then), after being defeated by CASA de Padua 21–17."CASA de Padua derrotó a La Salle y sigue en el Grupo II"
Rugbytime.com, 2011-10-01.

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