Vigo RC
Vigo Rugby Club (known for sponsorship reasons as Kaleido–Universidade Vigo) is a rugby union club based in Vigo, in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. The club competes in the top-flight División de Honor since 2011–12 season.
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| Full name | Vigo Rugby Club | ||
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| Founded | 1988 | ||
| Location | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Ground(s) | Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende (Capacity: 2,000) | ||
| President | Ramón González-Iglesias Babé | ||
| Coach(es) | Garrick Foxtiles, Robert Anderson | ||
| League(s) | Junior Rugby League] | ||
| 2014–15 | División de Honor, 12th – relegated | ||
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| Official website | |||
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History
In 1987, a group of university students arrived in Vigo for their Christmas holiday. They played rugby on one of Vigo's beaches and decided to form a rugby club. The Vigo Rugby Club was founded in 1988 with Quique Paz as the first chairman of the board of directors. It began playing in the Segunda División Regional, and were promoted in their first season to the Primera División Regional.[1]
In 1992, the club was absorbed by the University of Vigo, which took over operations. In 1999, the club regained control of operations, but continued the partnership with the university.[1] They play their home games at Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende on the campus of the University of Vigo.[2]
In 2011, Vigo RC was promoted to the top-flight División de Honor.
Honours
- Copa Xunta: 14
- Champions: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
2014–15 season standings
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| Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | TB | LB | ||||||
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| 1º. | Santboiana | 53 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 202 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2º. | VRAC | 49 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 234 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 3º. | El Salvador | 47 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 181 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 4º. | Cisneros | 44 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 240 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 5º. | Independiente | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 267 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 6º. | Gernika | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 252 | 310 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 7º. | Ordizia | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 284 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 8º. | CRC | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 184 | 293 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 9º. | Vigo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 219 | 336 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 10º. | Getxo | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 330 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 11º. | Barcelona | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 261 | 320 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 12º. | Hernani | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 162 | 386 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Source: Federación Española de Rugby
| Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals | |
| Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals | |
| Relegation playoff | |
| Relegated |
Season by season
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- 4 seasons in División de Honor
Squad 2013–14
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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Internationally Capped players
Campbell Johnstone- Norm Maxwell
Marcos Mella- David Monreal
- Óscar Ferreras
- Carlos Blanco
- Alejandro Blanco
- Lionel Pardo
- Francisco Usero
Vasilis Katsakos- Nikolas Mavreas
Cameron Wyper
Gaston Ibarburu
References
- "Un poco de historia" (in Spanish). Vigo R.C. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). Vigo R.C. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)