The San Isidro Club (SIC) is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA).
[edit] History
[edit] The beginning
SIC was founded on December 14, 1935, after several players and part of the management of the club were dismissed from Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) due to ideological differences. This caused a strong rivalry between both team, which remains nowadays. The place chosen for the foundation was the Quinta Pueyrredón [1](which has been built in 1790 by Juan Martín de Pueyrredón as the place to spend his vacations, and is a museum nowadays).[2] Although it was located in the centre of San Isidro, Buenos Aires, the instalations were not able to practise sports, so SIC played its home games at the Club Arquitectura of Núñez neighborhood.
[edit] Consolidation
In 1939 the club moved to a land located in Boulogne, which the facilities and the stadium were built. Due to the land was crossed by a ditch, SIC was renamed as El Zanjero (The Ditch Builder). In 1939 the team won its first title, but was relegated to the lower division in 1946, but the following year SIC returned to the first division and won a new title in 1948. The team also remained undefeated during the entire tournament.
More than 20 years would pass until the next championship, in 1970. Since then, SIC has achieved a long list of titles becoming one of the most important teams of Argentina. The team also toured on Great Britain (1972) and South Africa (1973) gaining recognition. During the 1980 SIC won 6 championships. On October 22, 1987, SIC achieved a historical 22-22 draw against Australia, one of the semi-finalist teams of the recently played 1987 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Another highlight in SIC's history was on 1980 when the team defeated Fiji 28-11 [1]
During the 2000s SIC has won 5 titles in 11 years. It last achievement was the 2011 URBA championship, defeating Alumni 14-11 in the final game and obtaining the 25th. title for the club.[3]
One of its most famous former players was Ernesto Guevara, mostly known as "El Che".
[edit] Rivalry
SIC main rival is the Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) since both clubs were sepparated. This rivalry is so strong that has been nicknamed as "The Superclásico of Argentine rugby". The first match played between SIC and CASI was on May 9, 1937, being SIC the winner by 3-0. The San Isidro derby has been played a total of 113 times, where CASI won 59 games, SIC 44 and 10 matches finalized tied.
The largest victory achieved by SIC over CASI was in 2004, when the Zanjero won 55-18.[4]
[edit] Titles
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- 1993, 1994, 2006, 2008
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- 1939, 1941, 1948, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011
[edit] First Division Current Squad
- Updated on Novermber 6, 2011.
[edit] Internationally Capped Players
[edit] First Division Coaching Staff
- Updated on March 6, 2011.
| Charge |
Name |
| General Coordinator |
 Fernando Conti |
| Head Coach |
Rolando Martin |
| Backs Coach |
Andrés Pérez Cobo |
| Technical Secretary |
Tomás García Iturralde |
| Scrum Coach |
Diego Cash |
| Line Coach |
Gonzalo Longo |
| Physical Area Coordinator |
Francisco Meyrelles |
| Trainer 1 |
Ignacio Fernández Madero |
| Trainer 2 |
Fernando Cabrera |
| Trainer 3 |
Alejandro Torres |
| Doctor |
Dr. Claudio Ferrari |
| Kinesiologist 1 |
Sergio Lemos |
| Kinesiologist 2 |
Miguel Constantini |
| Kinesiologist 3 |
Lucía Caride |
[edit] First XV Captains
| Player |
Position |
Seasons |
Years |
| Marcelo Loffreda |
Centre |
9 Seasons |
1983, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 |
| Arturo Rodríguez Jurado |
Fly-half |
6 Seasons |
1966, 67, 68, 69, 70, 77 |
| Federico Serra Miras |
Fullback |
5 Seasons |
2006, 07, 08, 09, 10 |
| Juan José Angelillo |
Hooker |
4 Seasons |
1993, 94, 95, 96 |
| Benjamín Madero |
Fly-half |
Current Season |
2011 |
[edit] Notable All Time Players
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Federico Serra
Alejo Corral
