Obras Sanitarias
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Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an
Obras Sanitarias has been nicknamed Los Tacheros, a lunfardo word used to refer to Argentine taxi drivers, due to the fact that taxi cabs are painted in black and yellow, which are the same colors of Obras' jersey uniforms.
History
Obras Sanitarias was founded in 1917, by employees of the
In 1978, Obras inaugurated its
Basketball
Obras Sanitarias, along with the Brazilian clubs
Current roster
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Notable players
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Rugby union
The club's rugby installations are located in La Matanza Partido, of Greater Buenos Aires. The club was affiliated to the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires in 1917, soon after its establishment.
In 1953, Obras won the RPRU championship, which is its only title to date. For that tournament, Obras formed a squad that was a mixture of experienced players, along with young talents that had won the reserves championship two years before, with 8 players being promoted to the senior team. During the tournament, Obras Sanitarias only lost one match (versus Hindú by a score of 11–3). In the penultimate round of the tournament, when Obras beat Pucará, by a score of 5–0, with a try conversion by Alberto Dramis.
With Olivos keeping the club's chances to get the title alive, Obras achieved another win versus Deportiva Francesa, in the last fixture, winning the championship with no sharing of the title. The top scorer was Alberto Bublath, with 27 points.[4]
Obras Sanitarias currently plays in the Torneo de Tercera, which is the 6th division of the URBA league system. The club also has a women's rugby team, which competes in the "Torneo Femenino", which is organized by the same governing body.
Titles
Basketball
- Campeonato Argentino de Clubes(3): 1975, 1976, 1982
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup (1): 1983
- Liga Sudamericana(1): 2011
- Torneo InterLigas(1): 2011
- Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (1): 1996
Rugby union
- Torneo de la URBA (1): 1953
References
- ^ "Obras se dio el gran gusto", Clarín, 2011-02-06
- ^ El día en que Obras fue campeón mundial on La Nueva, 24 Sep 2013
- ^ Norton, pintame un cuadro by Gustavo Farías, La Voz, 14 Mar 2008
- ^ Hazañas inolvidables: Obras campeón de la UAR on club website, 24 Mar 2017
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