Montevideo Cricket Club

The Montevideo Cricket Club ( MVCC ) is an Uruguayan sports club, which is mainly known for its rugby department.

• 3.1 Football Division

History

The club was founded on July 18, 1861, successor to the Victoria Cricket Club. This was originally designed for the exercise of Cricket Sports angedachte club is loud the " Museum of Rugby Twickenham " the eight oldest rugby club in the world. He was also the first club outside of Europe, was played in the rugby. Founding place was the land in Montevideo, on which now stands the Hospital Militar. The property, which housed the headquarters of the Montevideo Cricket Club, was called " La Blanqueada " after the eponymous district and was known in the English community as "The English Ground". The first president was at the time J. Pickering. His thus originally located in the capital Montevideo seat shifted the club now after several relocations in 1996 a few kilometers east location Solymar.

Rugby team

The Montevideo Cricket Club plays in the 2010/11 season in the highest Uruguayan league, La Liga. President of the club since 2004 Alejandro Fynn Howard.

Achievements

• Uruguayan champions ( 3): 1951, 1953, 1956

Other sports club

In addition to the rugby section of the club is also home to departments in the sports of football, hockey, tennis and spinning & Gym.

Football Division

The football section of the club came from the team that completed the first official football game on Uruguayan soil in 1881. Opponent at the time was the Montevideo Rowing Club.