Los Tarcos Rugby Club, is a

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team from

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. The rugby union team is member of the

Unión de Rugby de Tucumán The Tucuman Rugby Union ( es, Unión de Rugby de Tucumán) or URT is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in the province of Tucumán, Argentina. History Rugby was first played in Tucumán in 1915, when British enthusia ...

and one of the most successful teams in the province, having won the provincial title 12 times and having reached the final of the

Nacional de Clubes The Torneo Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The Nacional de Clubes is the main club competition in Argentine rugby, being contested by a total of 16 teams, 8 from Buen ...

once. Many Tarcos players went on to represent

at international level, including Luis Molina, Marcelo Ricci, Pablo and Fernando Buabse, Sergio Bunader and Leonardo Gravano. L.T.R.C 2004 M-12 2016

History

Los Tarcos Rugby Club was founded on 4 January 1955, and used public parks for the first years of its existence. The club had to wait until 1986 to get their own installations.

Titles

* Torneo del Noroeste (14): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2018

References

External links

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