Obras Sanitarias

History

Obras Sanitarias was founded in 1917, by employees of the state-owned water supply company, "Obras Sanitarias de la Nación". On March 22, 1925, the club opened its sports facilities, allowing members to practice athletics, basque pelota, bowls, football, rugby union, swimming and tennis there. In 1941, Obras inaugurated its headquarters in the city of Buenos Aires, for the practice of indoor sports.

In 1978, Obras inaugurated its indoor arena, named Estadio Obras Sanitarias, and two years later, the first synthetic field hockey pitch in South America.

Basketball

Obras Sanitarias, along with the Brazilian clubs Sírio and Flamengo, and the Venezuelan club Guaros de Lara is one of only four South American basketball clubs that have won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Obras did so in the 1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, by defeating the Italian League club Jollycolombani Cantù. In February 2012, Obras won the South American League championship for the first time, after winning the 2011 edition of the tournament, after beating the Brazilian club Pinheiros, by a score of 88–73 in the final.

Current roster

Notable players

• ARG/ITA Pablo Prigioni
• CUB Lazaro Borrell
• FIN Samuel Haanpää
• PAN Rolando Frazer
• PAN Mario Butler
• USA Norton Barnhill
• USA Maurice Kemp
• USA Charles Smith

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.

Obras Sanitarias currently plays in Desarrollo, the 7th. 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

References

1. [http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Obras-dio-gran-gusto_0_640736179.html "Obras se dio el gran gusto"], ''[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper). Clarín]]'', 2011-02-06
2. [https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2013-9-24-9-0-0-el-dia-en-que-obras-fue-campeon-mundial El día en que Obras fue campeón mundial] on La Nueva, 24 Sep 2013
3. [http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/08/05/14/secciones/deportes/nota.asp?nota_id=189407 Norton, pintame un cuadro] by Gustavo Farías, ''La Voz'', 14 Mar 2008
4. [http://www.obrasclub.com.ar/rugby/hazanas-inolvidables-obras-campeon-de-la-u-a-r-1953/ Hazañas inolvidables: Obras campeón de la UAR] on club website, 24 Mar 2017
5. [https://fixture.urba.org.ar/home?id=2025024 Desarrollo - Superior. 2025] at urba.org.ar