Monte Grande Rugby Club
Monte Grande Rugby Club, usually just Monte Grande, is an Argentine rugby union and field hockey club located in the Monte Grande district of Greater Buenos Aires. The rugby union squad currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the URBA league system. History In 1965 a group of young rugby players thought of establishing a place where to play the sport they loved. Finally they founded the club on April 28, 1965, naming Oscar Bottone as president. The first meetings of the club were celebrated at diverse high schools of Monte Grande. That meetings later defined the name, colors and the pet of the club Monte Grande. In August, 1965, the club asked Argentine Rugby Union to be registered, being supported in that requirement by Lomas Athletic and Olivos. In 1966 the team disputed a number of friendly matches (demanded by the rules of the UAR) and on March 24 the club is officially affiliated to that institution and the team began to dispute the third division championship. The first official lineup was: Corchio, Hosteter, Drew, Lasalle y Galan; Méndez y Gómez Durañona; Cavatorta, Guida y Canegallo; Torres Y Ruiz; Bottone, Cordeiro y Hernández. That team faced Club