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rules, using the hands instead of their feet. That was because those members came from different cities of
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that killed about 8% of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires. On April 25, 1873, the club was re-established under the same name and presided by Thomas Hogg as he had done with its predecessor. On June that year the BAFC played its first match since its second foundation. The game was held in the
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Today there will be a football match at
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being a mix of football and rugby with no defined rules. As a consequence, on 13 May 1874 the club called its members to discuss the point "4" of its rules.
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1876 the football association rules were kept but carrying the ball with hands was allowed. On May 7, 1876, the club returned to rugby union code.
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