Unión de Rugby de Cuyo

Cuyo Rugby Union

Unión de Rugby de Cuyo
Sport	Rugby union
Jurisdiction	Mendoza Province
Abbreviation	URC
Founded	September 22, 1945; 78 years ago (1945-09-22)
Affiliation	UAR
Headquarters	Godoy Cruz, Mendoza
President	Javier Pellegrina (2023)[1]
Vice president(s)	Federico Coria
Secretary	Martín Flamarique
Official website
www.unionderugbydecuyo.com.ar

The Cuyo Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión de Rugby de Cuyo) (also known for its initials URC) is the organisational body that rules the game of rugby union in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is located in the city of Godoy Cruz, Mendoza.

History

It was founded in September 1945 and initially was the governing body of rugby also in the San Juan Province until the founding of Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby in September 1952.^[2]

Competition

The URC organises the regional Torneo del Oeste, a competition held since 2000.

Provincial team

The Union was represented in the Campeonato Argentino, a former national competition in which each of the 24 unions that make up the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) participated. The team won its only title in 2004.^[3]

References

External links

• Official website

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