Club Atlético Banco de la Nación Argentina (mostly known as Club Banco Nación) is an

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, located in the neighborhood of Vicente López in the homonymous partido of

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. The club is mostly known for its

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team, which currently plays in Primera División A, the second division of the

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league system. Apart from rugby, the club hosts other activities such as

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and

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. Banco Nación also has a section of Saint Edward's College.

History

Banco Nación was founded on October 12, 1909, as

by employees of

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, Argentina's state-owned bank. Originally located near the

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railway station, the club moved to its current location on Zufriategui street in 1928. Banco Nación's rugby team won the URBA Tournament in 1986 and 1989, as well as several

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tournaments.

Hugo Porta Hugo Porta (born 11 September 1951) is an Argentine retired rugby union player. Considered one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen, he is an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame. During the 1970s and ...

, long-time captain of the

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, played in Banco Nación during his entire career; other recognized ''Pumas'', such as

Fabián Turnes Fabián Turnes (born January 12, 1965, in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. Turnes played at Banco Nación, from 1983/84 to 1988/89, where he won two titles of Argentine Champion, ...

, Pablo ''Hacha'' Dinisio, Fabio ''Aguja'' Gómez, and Rodolfo Capeltti began their careers with the team. Club banco nacion futbol

On July 14, 1990, Banco Nación defeated

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in a surprising 29 to 21 victory,Memoria y Balance 1990
by the UAR being the only club level team to do that in the world. Banco Nación is the only Argentine club to defeat two national teams, having also defeated

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in 1989. In 2010 Banco was relegated to the second division, along with

Club Pueyrredón Club Pueyrredón is an Argentine sports club from the Benavídez district of Tigre Partido in Greater Buenos Aires. The rugby union senior squad currently plays in Primera División A, the second division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URB ...

. In November, 2011, Banco Nación defeated Hurling Club 31-28 proclaiming second division champion. In September 2014, Banco Nación returned to the first division (Grupo I) after defeating Universitario (La Plata) by 41-19. In December 2018,

, the most notable rugby player in Banco Nación's history, was elected president of the institution.

Nootable athletes

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– field hockey, also part of the Argentina national team, that won silver medal at the

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. *

– rugby (1970–90), widely regarded as the best Argentine player ever.Hugo Porta: los 70 del 10, el mejor rugbier argentino de la historia
''La Nación'', 16 Sep 2021 *

(rugby)

Honours

Rugby union

Torneo de la URBA The URBA Top 12 (formerly "Torneo de la URBA")Metropolitano de Primera División (4): 1968, 1970, 1973, 2018

References

External links

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