Hindú Club is an
Argentine
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sports club based in the
Don Torcuato district of
Greater Buenos Aires
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. The institution is mostly known for its
rugby union team, which currently competes in the
Top 12, the first division of the
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA) league system. Hindú has become one of the most successful rugby teams of Argentina, having won 22 titles since 1996 to present days.
Apart from rugby, the club hosts other sports such as
field hockey,
football
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,
futsal,
tennis,
gymnastics,
golf and
swimming.
History
In the 1910s, pupils of the La Salle college met to form a theatre group, then known as "Hindustánicos". After graduation,
alumni would meet again and founded in 1919 a social, cultural and sporting venture known as the Hindú Club.
Its first location was in Pedro Echagüe street and only
basketball was played there. Later the club would purchase an 83
hectare plot in
Don Torcuato and start playing other sports, including
rugby union for which Hindú Club is most famous today.
Hindú Club started playing rugby in 1935. However, the club had to wait until 1996 to win both its first
URBA and
Nacional
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titles. Since then, Hindú has become a powerhouse of Argentine rugby, winning several provincial and national titles.
Famous players include
Argentina internationals
Hernán Senillosa
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His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also an important rugby player.
Senil ...
,
Gonzalo Quesada,
Nicolás Fernández Miranda,
Juan Fernández Miranda
Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda (born November 11, 1974, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.
He won 29 caps for Argentina, from 1997 to 2007. ...
,
Lucas Ostiglia
Lucas Ostiglia (born 3 May 1976, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker.
He represented the Argentina national team in 32 occasions, including the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup
The R ...
,
Juan Ignacio Gauthier
Juan Ignacio Gauthier (born March 3, 1982, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays at fullback.
He had 2 caps for Argentina national rugby union team, in 2008, and scored 3 tries, 15 points on aggregate. He played for H ...
and
Horacio Agulla
Horacio Agulla (born October 22, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player, who plays for Castres Olympique at club level. He plays as a wing or fullback.
Horacio attended St. Felipe The Apostle School in Don Torcuato, a suburb ...
.
Titles
*
Nacional de Clubes (11): 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
*
Torneo de la URBA (11): 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014,
"Hindú, campeón!" on RugbyFun
, 25 Oct 2014 2015, 2017, 2022
References
External links
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Multi-sport clubs in Argentina
Rugby union clubs in Buenos Aires Province
Rugby clubs established in 1919
Football clubs in Buenos Aires Province
Association football clubs established in 1919
Golf clubs and courses in Argentina
1919 establishments in Argentina
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