Aug 13, 2026 | Stories, Virreyes Rugby Club
Ulises joined Virreyes Rugby Club when he was just five years old. Rugby was a completely new world for him, he didn’t know how to hold a rugby ball, didn’t understand the game, and would often stand still on the field watching the game around him. Over time, with the...
Apr 7, 2026 | Stories, Virreyes Rugby Club
This is the story of how Virreyes Rugby Club has helped Lionel – turning his life from one shaped by instability, loss, and hardship into one filled with structure, support, and hope. Life in the Villas In the ‘Villas’ of Buenos Aires, childhood is often defined...
Oct 25, 2023 | Stories, Virreyes Rugby Club
Tiziano struggles with the extreme poverty and gang violence that are rife across the ‘Villas’ of Buenos Aries. Tiziano’s community suffers from high unemployment and low education, causing many families to live in a constant struggle to have food and shelter. Sadly,...
Jul 8, 2023 | Stories, Virreyes Rugby Club
Nico came to Buenos Aires with his mother and two brothers not long after his father died. They found themselves in a shanty town sharing a squalid room with no sanitation, living in a neighbourhood ruled by gangs, and being forced to pay a costly rent that made...
