Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
»
Club Huracán
(
4911-0757;
www.clubahuracan.com.ar
; Av Caseros 3159)
»
River Plate
(
4789-1200;
www.cariverplate.com
; Alcorta 7597)
»
San Lorenzo de Almagro
(
4918-4237;
www.sanlorenzo.com.ar
;
Varela 2680)
BASKETBALL
The basketball scene in Buenos Aires has been picking up significantly since 2002, when
Argentina's men's team played in the World Basketball Championship in Indianapolis.
They only won silver but made history by beating the US 'Dream Team' in international
competition. Then, with a similar roster, they defeated the US squad again (along with
Italy in the finals) to win gold in the 2004 summer Olympics - their first Olympic medal
in basketball ever. No team had beaten the Americans in the Olympics since 1992, when
pro basketball players were allowed to play. They also won the FIBA Americas Champi-
onship in 2011.
Argentina's best players include Emanuel 'Manu' Ginobili, Fabricio Oberto, Andrés
Nocioni, Luis Scola, Pablo Prigioni, Walter Herrmann and Carlos Delfino, all of whom
have played for or currently play in the NBA.
Today BA has several major squads, the most popular being Boca Juniors. You can
watch them play in La Boca at
Estadio Luis Conde
(La Bombonerita;
www.boca-basket.com.ar
;
Arzobispo Espinosa 600)
. Other popular basketball teams include Obras Sanitarias and Ferro
Carril Oeste.
RUGBY
Rugby is getting more popular by the year in Argentina, in part because the country's na-
tional team - Los Pumas - has done well in past years. After placing third at the Rugby
World Cup in 2007 (no mean feat), Los Pumas was rated the best rugby team in the Amer-
icas. And at the 2011 Rugby World Cup it put in a pretty decent showing.
al's best rugby team; in 1935 it gave birth to its own biggest rival, the
San Isidro Club
Rugby season runs from April to October; contact the
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
4732-2547;
www.museodelrugby.com
; Juan Bautista de Lasalle 653)
in San Isidro.
