Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club
Encyclopedia
Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club, or simply Tennis Tucumán, is a multi-sport club from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
. Founded in 1915 as a tennis club, TLTC is now mostly known for its rugby union
team, one of the best in the province. The club isregistered with the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán
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One of the best rugby clubs in Tucumán, Tennis won the Torneo del Noroeste
8 times.
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Originally located near Tucumán's Savoy Hotel, the club moved to the Parque 9 de Julio, in 1930. In 1987, 10 more hectares were purchased nearby and most installations, except for the clubhouse, were moved there.
Rugby first appeared at the club in 1961 and is now the sport for which the club is mostly known.
Today the club is one of the best rugby clubs in the provincial Torneo del Noroeste
, having won the title 8 times.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Founded in 1915 as a tennis club, TLTC is now mostly known for its rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team, one of the best in the province. The club isregistered with the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán
Unión de Rugby de Tucumán
The Tucuman Rugby Union or URT is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in the province of Tucumán, Argentina.- History :...
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One of the best rugby clubs in Tucumán, Tennis won the Torneo del Noroeste
Torneo del Noroeste
The Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
8 times.
History
Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club was founded in San Miguel de Tucumán on 20 May 1915, as a multi-sports club, by english expatriates and young locals. The first sports played at the club were lawn tennis and cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
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Originally located near Tucumán's Savoy Hotel, the club moved to the Parque 9 de Julio, in 1930. In 1987, 10 more hectares were purchased nearby and most installations, except for the clubhouse, were moved there.
Rugby first appeared at the club in 1961 and is now the sport for which the club is mostly known.
Rugby
Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club started a rugby section in 1961. Twelve years later, the club would go on to win its first provincial title.Today the club is one of the best rugby clubs in the provincial Torneo del Noroeste
Torneo del Noroeste
The Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
, having won the title 8 times.
Honours
- Torneo del NoroesteTorneo del NoroesteThe Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
- Winners (9): 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2009, 2011