Established in 1886 it was predecessor of current Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club.

The club was established on 10 June 1886 in the Buenos Aires English High School by a group of rugby enthusiasts who wanted their own place where they could practise the sport they loved.

On 24 June the club played its first match against a team formed by employees of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway ("Ferrocarril del Sud").

[4] On 12 July a second game was played between clubs, Buenos Aires FC being the winner.

[5] Buenos Aires later became one of the most successful clubs of Argentina, winning eight championships of 16 contested (five of them consecutively from 1900 to 1904).