Olivos Rugby Club is an Argentine

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and

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club located in the

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district of

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. The rugby team is member of the

Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires Rugby Union ( es, "Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires"), usually referred as URBA, is the Argentine governing body that organises and controls the rugby union in the Buenos Aires Province (including the main district, Buenos Aires a ...

(URBA), having won its only URBA championship in 1940. Olivos currently competes in Primera División A, the second division of the URBA league system. Olivos is regarded as one of the most representative clubs of rugby union in Buenos Aires Province. Olivos' hockey teams are affiliated to Buenos Aires Hockey Association (AHBA), competing in championships organised by the body.

History

The sporting institution was founded on September 4, 1927 as a rugby club by 20 young men joined at a land located on Avenida del Libertador 2200 in the neighborhood of

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.Olivos quiere revancha y el ascenso al Top 12
on Rugby Champagne They took inspiration from the British side that toured on Argentina in 1927 to create their own club. Salvador Pineda, Julio J. Salas, José Mosé, Leopoldo Houssay, and Emilio Izasmendi (son) were the founding members. As the club still had not an own field, they first played at Banco Hipotecario's field in

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. Olivos played their first official match v

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in 1932. The first colors used were light blue and yellow, then adopting the green. The definitive orange and black colors came later, taken from some pillows in Carlos Bowers' house. Bowers was also president of the club in the 1930s. During his tenure, he insisted on forming teams with players from the neighborhood, with no external players added.Los 80 años del Olivos Rugby Club
''La Nación'', 4 Sep 2007 Olivos rc v lions

In 1933, Olivos promoted to Primera División (current

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17–3. Years later the club inaugurated its own field (1935), located in

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, near the current facilities,''90 Años - Olivos Rugby Club''
(magazine published in 2017) and then opened a female

section. In

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, Olivos was one of the clubs that played Great Britain during the ''Lions'' third tour on Argentina. Olivos campeon segunda 1984

Olivos finally set its headquarters on Mariano Pelliza street in Munro in 1940. The club has remained there since then. That same year the club won their only URBA title to date. In 1942, the field hockey team promoted to Primera División. In

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, Olivos played the

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when the South African side toured Argentina.''Memoria y Balance 1959''
on the UAR website After some years in the second division, in 1984 Olivos returned to Primera División after winning the championship unbeaten. The team earned 14 points above the team placed second, having scored 80 tries. Since then, the club has been a constant feature in the league, fielding teams at all levels.

Titles

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