Vigo RC

Vigo Rugby Club (known for sponsorship reasons as KaleidoUniversidade 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.

Rugby Universidade de Vigo
Full nameVigo Rugby Club
Founded1988
LocationVigo, Spain
Ground(s)Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende (Capacity: 2,000)
PresidentRamón González-Iglesias Babé
Coach(es)Garrick Foxtiles, Robert Anderson
League(s)Junior Rugby League]
2014–15División de Honor, 12th – relegated
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
vigorugby.com

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

División de Honor — 2014/15 season
Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA TB LB
1º.Santboiana 5312110143320290
2º.VRAC 4912100232323472
3º.El Salvador 4712100235418161
4º.Cisneros 441290339124080
5º.Independiente 341270529526742
6º.Gernika 271251625231032
7º.Ordizia 231250727228421
8º.CRC 211241718429312
9º.Vigo 211231821933634
10º.Getxo 191240823733012
11º.Barcelona 1512111026132036
12º.Hernani 612101116238602

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals
Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals
Relegation playoff
Relegated

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1994–95 2 Primera Nacional 7th
1995–96 2 Primera Nacional 8th
1996–97 2 Primera Nacional 7th
1997–98 2 Primera Nacional 6th
1998–99 3 Primera Nacional 4th
1999–00 3 Primera Nacional 3rd
2000–01 3 Primera Nacional 2nd
2001–02 3 Primera Nacional 2nd
2002–03 3 Primera Nacional 3rd
2003–04 3 Primera Nacional 1st Promoted
2004–05 2 División de Honor B 5th
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
2005–06 2 División de Honor B 2nd
2006–07 2 División de Honor B 5th
2007–08 2 División de Honor B 6th
2008–09 2 División de Honor B 3rd
2009–10 2 División de Honor B 5th
2010–11 2 División de Honor B 2nd Promoted
2011–12 1 División de Honor 9th
2012–13 1 División de Honor 10th
2013–14 1 División de Honor 11th
2014–15 1 División de Honor 12th Relegated
2015–16 2 División de Honor B

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.

Player Position Union
David Redondo Prop Spain
Marcos Muñiz Prop Spain
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Prop Spain
Óscar Ferreras Prop Spain
Maka Tatafu Prop Tonga
Jorge Barbudo Prop Spain
Santiago Lemos Badía Prop Spain
Vicente Prieto Hooker Spain
Mariano Berlande Lock Argentina
Carlos López Marques Lock Spain
Daniel Fuentes Lock Spain
Sam Hayes Flanker New Zealand
Javier Abadía Flanker Spain
Lionel Pardo Flanker Spain
Rubén Rodríguez Flanker Spain
Víctor Salgado Flanker Spain
Alejandro Blanco Number 8 Spain
Player Position Union
Anxo Fernández Varela Scrum-half Spain
Joaquín Maguna Scrum-half Spain
Nathan George Fly-half New Zealand
Jérémy Simon Fly-half France
Brais Sanchez Centre Spain
Javier Parga Centre Spain
Daniel Vázquez Aldemunde Centre Spain
Mauro González Wing Spain
Ignacio Villegas Wing Spain
Carlos de Cabo Wing Spain
Adolfo Rodríguez Uruburo Wing Spain
David Riveiro Fullback Spain
Lewis Marshall Fullback New Zealand

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

  1. "Un poco de historia" (in Spanish). Vigo R.C. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  2. "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). Vigo R.C. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
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