FC Barcelona Rugby

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Full name FC Barcelona Rugby 2015–16 División de Honor, 7th Location Barcelona, Spain Chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu		Coach(es) Javier Soler Founded 1924 Ground La Teixonera

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Futbol Club Barcelona Rugby is a Spanish rugby union club. The senior team currently plays in División de Honor, the premier level of Spanish rugby union. The club plays home games at the Ciutat Esportiva Municipal Vall d'Hebrón-Teixonera and belong to the FC Barcelona family. The club was formed on September 21, 1924.

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Before the Spanish Civil War, the club won the championship of Spain on three occasions and the championship of Catalonia seven times. During the 1940s and 1950s FCB was one of the strongest rugby clubs in Spain, winning a further 10 Spanish championships. In 1953 and 1954 they won the first Spanish league titles.

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History

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In 2005–06 season played in Primera Nacional, achieving the promotion to División de Honor through the purchase of USAP Barcelona's seat.

Trophies

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División de Honor: 2

1952–53, 1953–54

Campionats d'Espanya: 16

1926, 1930, 1932, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1965, 1983, 1985

Copa Ibèrica: 1

1971

Supercopa de España: 1

1983

Campionats de Catalunya de rugbi:

1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1968, 1969: 19

Copa de Catalunya de rugbi: 3

1982, 2003, 2008

Lligues de Clubs de Llevant: 2

1982, 1983

Copa Pirineus de rugbi: 1

1967

Campionat d'Espanya juvenil: 1

2003

Campionat de Catalunya pre-benjamí: 2

2005, 2009

Copa Catalana juvenil: 1

2003

2014–15 season standings

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

19 seasons in División de Honor

2014-2015 Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Notable players

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Teddy Barron - USA U20 international

Sergio Guerrero - 6 caps for Spain

Víctor Marlet - 8 caps for Spain

Andrei Kovalenco - 37 caps for Spain (including the 1999 Rugby World Cup)

Joan Losada - Player of the Spanish national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Pol Pla - Player of the Spanish national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

FC Barcelona Rugby Wikipedia

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