Unión de Rugby de Rosario
| Unión de Rugby de Rosario | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1927 (as Santa Fe Rugby Union) |
| Unión Argentina de Rugby affiliation | 1953 |
| President | José Costante |
| Website | www.urr.org.ar |
The Rosario Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby de Rosario) or URR is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The rest of Santa Fe province being controlled by the Unión Santafesina de Rugby.
The first rugby game in Argentina took place on 28 June 1886, between Atlético del Rosario and Buenos Aires Football Club (which was also the first association football team of Argentina). Buenos Aires won the match, as well as a second game played some days later.
In 1927 the British Touring Club arrived to Rosario to play a match against an Argentine team formed by players of different clubs. The game (won by Touring) was the first international game played at the city of Rosario.
One year later, Atlético del Rosario, Universitario, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Provincial, Newell's Old Boys and Deportivo Argentino (now defunct) founded the "Santa Fe Rugby Union". That same year the recently formed union played a game against a team from the River Plate Rugby Union (current Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires), won by the visitor by 8-6.
In 1923 the official tournaments organised by the union began to be disputed. In 1932 the Union team played its first international match facing South Africa. The Springboks defeated Santa Fe 53-3. That same year the Union changed its name to "Unión de Rugby del Litoral Argentino", adding teams from the cities of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos.
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