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| Full name | Old Christians Club | |
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| Union | Unión de Rugby del Uruguay | |
| Founded | 1962 | |
| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Ground(s) | San Patricio | |
| President | Julio Cesar Lestido | |
| League(s) | Primera División | |
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Old Christians Club, or simply Old Christians, is a Uruguayan sports club from the Carrasco neighbourhood of Montevideo.[1]
The club is known mostly for its rugby union team that became famous around the world due to the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash that involved the first division team of the club. Old Christians currently plays in Primera División, the top division of local rugby system.
Apart from rugby union, the club also hosts football and field hockey branches.
- ^ "Club History" (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.