Curupaytí Club de Rugby is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

club located in the Hurlingham district of the homonymous partido. The squad currently plays in Primera División A, the second division of the

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league system.

History

The idea of forming a club dedicated exclusively to the practise of

was originated in 1924, after the GEBA team arrived to play a match which had to be postponed due to a horse riding was being held on the rugby field. After some met were celebrated, twelve former GEBA players founded Club Curupaytí. The name was chosen honoring the ''Asalto de Curupaytí'', an attack of Argentine troops over the Paraguayan fort of Curupaytí, during the

Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...

(also called "War of the Triple Alliance") "Batalla de Curupaytí" on La Gazeta website
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References

External links

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Official website
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Curupayti Rugby union teams in Argentina Rugby clubs established in 1924