Nickname(s) Verdes (greens) Founded 1971 | President José Luis Marquínez Ground Mies de Cozada | |
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Full name Independiente Rugby Club Coach(es) Tristán MozimanNemesio Ochoa Oceja Captain(s) Conrado ChiapperoGabriel MenocalIván Peña League División de Honor de Rugby | ||
Independiente Rugby Club is a Spanish amateur rugby union club based in the Cantabrian city of Santander. The club was established in 1971 and the present season 2014-15 competes in División de Honor; the top Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. Independiente plays its home matches at the Mies de Cozada, a multi-use stadium in San Román de la Llanilla. The team traditionally plays in green and white colours.
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Club honours
Independente is the most successful rugby club of Cantabria. The team has played four seasons in the División de Honor (1978–79, 1979–80, 2013-14 and 2014-15), two seasons in División de Honor B (2003–04 and 2011–12), 25 seasons in Primera Nacional and 1 season in Segunda Nacional.
Spanish tournaments:
Cantabrian tournaments:
In 2012–13 season played in División de Honor B finishing in 1st position in Group A, qualifying for promotion playoffs. On 5 May, 2013, Bathco Independiente won Alcobendas in the promotion playoffs achieving the promotion to División de Honor 2013–14 after a long spell in minor divisions. Its last season in División de Honor was 1979–80 season.
2014–15 season standings
Source: Federación Española de Rugby