Club Pueyrredón is an

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from the Benavídez district of

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. The

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senior squad currently plays in Primera División A, the second division of the

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(URBA) league system. The

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team plays at Torneo Metropolitano organised by the

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(AHBA), and since 2016 have their own

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pitch. The club also has a children

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section.

History

On November 1942, Jorge Gutiérrez established "Club Colegial Juan Martín de Pueyrredón", which affiliated to

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one year later. The youth divisions of the club began to participate in the UAR competitions. The "Club de Rugby Pueyrredón" was founded on June 11, 1953 by Gutiérrez along with players Carlos Montero, Angel Guastella and Juan Carlos Saavedra. The name paid tribute to

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentine ...

, an Argentine brigadier general from the 19th century. Pueyrredón's headquarters were located in Bolívar street of

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. In 1956, Pueyrredón won the Segunda División championship promoting to Primera División. In 1961 the club acquired a land in

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where the field would be built, after years of playing in lent grounds. In 2010 Pueyrredón was relegated to the second division, along with

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. Since 2015 the Institution has moved to

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. Where they installed the first field hockey pitch, a year later (2016). Nowadays, Pueyrredón is playing in rugby for the 1st Division, Zone A at least till 2019.

References

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