Lanús Rugby Club

Lanús Rugby Club is an Argentine rugby union club based in the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the URBA league system.

Not to be confused with Club Atlético Lanús.
Lanús
Full nameLanús Rugby Club
UnionURBA
Nickname(s)Vikingos
Founded20 October 1980 (1980-10-20)[1]
LocationLanús, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ground(s)Lanús
ChairmanGregorio Daniel Lazotta [1]
League(s)Primera C
20195º [2]
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.lanusrugbyclub.com

The club has also a women's rugby team competing in "Torneo Femenino", organised by the same body.

History

Although the URBA recognises the date of foundation of Lanús Rugby Club in 1980,[1][3] other sources state that was not an official foundation, setting 1990 as the year of establishment.[4]

As the club did not have facilities, they rented the former Central Buenos Aires club in Florencio Varela. In the 1990s the Municipality of Lanús gave the club a land, where they built two rugby fields, having remained there until present days.

Although the club is not related to Club Atlético Lanús, it adopted the characteristic maroon color that has been a mark of identity for the Southern club, although jersey's predominant color is black.

Lanús RC was nicknamed Vikingos due to the club had printed promotional decals featuring comic strip character Hägar the Horrible.[4]

References
  1. Lanús RC on URBA website]
  2. Primera C - Resultados on URBA website
  3. "Lanús Rugby Club, puro progreso", RugbyFun Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2008-09-16
  4. "El Lanús del rugby también crece y festeja" by Jorge Búsico on La Nación, 23 Jun 2016
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