Club Pucará is an Argentine

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in the

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district of Greater Buenos Aires. Pucará is mostly known for its

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and women's

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teams. Other activities hosted by the club are

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and

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. The rugby union team currently plays in Top 12, the first division of the

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league system.

History

Club Pucará was founded in 1943 by young players that had left

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(GEBA) as a result of several disagreements with the managers of that club. Pucará was founded in the

district of the Greater Buenos Aires. During the 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America, Pucará defeated the Ireland national rugby union team 11-6. Since then, many Pucará players have gone on to be selected for the Argentina national team. Originally just a rugby club, Club Pucará has developed a competitive field hockey section in recent years.

Honours

Torneo de la URBA The URBA Top 13 (formerly "Torneo de la URBA", named "Top 13" since the 2022 season)Official website
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