Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an

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professional

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that is located in the district of Núñez, Buenos Aires. Although originally conceived as a

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club, Obras Sanitarias is mostly known for its

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team, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, which is the first division of the Argentine basketball league system. Apart from basketball and rugby union, other disciplines practiced at the club are

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, swimming,

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, and

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. Obras Sanitarias has been nicknamed ''Los Tacheros'', a lunfardo word used to refer to Argentine taxi drivers, due to the fact that taxi cabs are painted in black and yellow, which are the same colors of Obras' jersey uniforms.

History

Obras Sanitarias was founded in 1917, by employees of the

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water supply company, " Obras Sanitarias de la Nación". On March 22, 1925, the club opened its sports facilities, allowing members to practice

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, basque pelota,

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, swimming and

there. In 1941, Obras inaugurated its headquarters in the city of

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, for the practice of indoor sports. In 1978, Obras inaugurated its

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, named Estadio Obras Sanitarias, and two years later, the first synthetic

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pitch in South America.

Basketball

Obras Sanitarias, along with the Brazilian clubs Sírio and

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, and the Venezuelan club

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is one of only four South American basketball clubs that have won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Obras did so in the

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, by defeating the

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club Jollycolombani Cantù. In February 2012, Obras won the South American League championship for the first time, after winning the 2011 edition of the tournament, after beating the Brazilian club

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, by a score of 88–73 in the final.

Current roster

Notable players

* / Pablo Prigioni *

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* Charles Smith

Rugby union

The club's rugby installations are located in La Matanza Partido, of

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. The club was affiliated to the

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in 1917, soon after its establishment. In 1953, Obras won the

(URBA) championship, which is its only title to date. For that tournament, Obras formed a squad that was a mixture of experienced players, along with young talents that had won the reserves championship two years before, with 8 players being promoted to the senior team. During the tournament, Obras Sanitarias only lost one match (versus Hindú by a score of 11–3). In the penultimate round of the tournament, when Obras beat

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, by a score of 5–0, with a try conversion by Alberto Dramis. With Olivos keeping the club's chances to get the title alive, Obras achieved another win versus Deportiva Francesa, in the last fixture, winning the championship with no sharing of the title. The top scorer was Alberto Bublath, with 27 points.Hazañas inolvidables: Obras campeón de la UAR
on club website, 24 Mar 2017 Obras Sanitarias currently plays in the Torneo de Tercera, which is the 6th division of the URBA league system. The club also has a women's rugby team, which competes in the "Torneo Femenino", which is organized by the same governing body.

Titles

Basketball

* Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (3): 1975, 1976, 1982 * FIBA Intercontinental Cup (1):

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* Liga Sudamericana (1): 2011 * Torneo InterLigas (1): 2011 * Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (1): 1996

Rugby union

* Torneo de la URBA (1): 1953

References

External links

* {{URBA Tournament 6 Basketball teams in Argentina Basketball teams established in 1917 o Rugby clubs established in 1917 Women's rugby union teams in Argentina 1917 establishments in Argentina