Catalonia national rugby union team

Catalonia
Union Catalan Rugby Federation
Nickname(s) El XV de la ginesta
Coach(es) Diego Fucks
Jordi Ribas
Team kit
Change kit
First international
Catalonia Catalonia 5 – 5 Italy Italy
(Barcelona, Catalonia; 14 April 1934)
Largest win
Catalonia Catalonia 66 – 6 Andorra Andorra
(Sant Boi, Catalonia; 25 March 1995)
Largest defeat
Catalonia Catalonia 15 – 67 Russia Russia
(L'Hospitalet, Catalonia; 24 March 1998)

The Catalonia national rugby union team is the national rugby team of Catalonia. It was a founding member of FIRA in 1934, but since 1941 is a former official national team. It is currently trying to be official again.

History

Catalonia vs Sweden in 2010

The Catalan Rugby Federation (Catalan: Federació Catalana de Rugbi'), created in 1922, was one of the founder members of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA) in 1934.[1] It played its first match in 1923 against the French club team, Toulouse Lalande Olympique. Its first international match as an official national team was in 1934 against Italy. The teams tied, 5–5, in front of a crowd of more than 15,000 in the Camp de Les Corts. One month later Catalonia played France, losing 15–22.

In 1941, after the Spanish Civil War, Spanish dictator Francisco Franco forcibly merged Catalonia's team into the Spanish rugby team. Nowadays some people are trying to reverse this decision, claiming the historical rights as a founder member of the FIRA in 1934.

Selected matches

As official national team
Date ResultPlaceStadium
14 April 1934 Catalonia Catalonia  Italy 5–5 Barcelona Camp de Les Corts
27 May 1934Catalonia Catalonia France15–22BarcelonaCamp de Les Corts
24 March 1935 ItalyCatalonia Catalonia5–3GenoaLuigi Ferraris
6 July 1936Catalonia Catalonia France17–24Barcelona
As non-official national team
Date ResultPlaceStadium
11th June 1982 Catalonia Catalonia  Ireland 17–22 Barcelona La Foixarda
13 January 1990Catalonia Catalonia Italy8–34Argelès-sur-Mer
22 April 1990Catalonia Catalonia Tunisia16–15Andorra la Vella
25 March 1995Catalonia Catalonia Andorra66–6Sant Boi de LlobregatEstadi Baldiri Aleu
4 June 1995Catalonia Catalonia Czech Republic40–12Barcelona
28 May 1997Catalonia Catalonia France18–58BarcelonaOlímpic Lluís Companys
24 March 1998Catalonia Catalonia Russia15–67L'Hospitalet
13 June 1998Catalonia Catalonia Italy19–40BarcelonaFeixa Llarga
14 February 2010Catalonia Catalonia Sweden17–21Sant Boi de LlobregatEstadi Baldiri Aleu[2][3]
25 September 2010Catalonia CataloniaFrance France Classic12–29BarcelonaEstadi de la Foixarda[4]

Current squad

Catalonia national team in 2010 vs Sweden

Catalonia vs. Sweden (2010)[5]

# Name Club
1Josep RayaCR Sant Cugat
2Omar MiniñoUE Santboiana
3Marc GonzálezBUC
4Pol MassoniUE Santboiana
5Ignacio GamindeRC l'Hospitalet
6Ivan GurriereFC Barcelona
7Andrés RangelCR Sant Cugat
8Sergi GuerreroUE Santboiana
9Marc PuigvertUE Santboiana
10Àlex BenetCN Poble Nou
11Cristian MartínUE Santboiana
12Sebastià FernándezFC Barcelona
13Sergi AubanellUE Santboiana
14Jordi SánchezBUC
15Geoffroy LourdouCR Sant Cugat
16Leo ParedesCR Sant Cugat
17Óscar FerrerasRC l'Hospitalet
18Gerard BlascoRC l'Hospitalet
19Àlex PalomoUE Santboiana
20David PortoSEL Vilanova
21Víctor LinaresQuímic RC
22Pau PuigdollersCR Sant Cugat
23Ignasi BaquéRC l'Hospitalet

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  2. ↑ "La selecció a un pas de la remuntada" (in Catalan). El 9 esportiu. 15 Feb 2010.
  3. ↑ "Katalonien-Sverige 17–21" (in Swedish). Swedish Rugby Union. 14 Feb 2010.
  4. ↑ "Una festa completa a la Foixarda" (in Catalan). El 9 esportiu. 26 Sep 2010.
  5. ↑ "Torna Catalunya, el XV de la ginesta" (in Catalan). El 9 esportiu. 14 Feb 2010.

See also

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