Unió Esportiva Santboiana is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1921 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia, considered to be one of the capitals of Spanish rugby. Santboiana play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby as well as the Copa de Catalunya and Copa Ibèrica. They were champions of Spain in the 2005-06 season.
Santboiana are the former club of Sant Boi de Llobregat native Oriol Ripol, who is among Spain's most successful rugby players. He plays professionally for Sale Sharks, in England's Guinness Premiership.
Honours
- División de Honor: 7
- Champions: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Copa del Rey: 11
- Champions: 1931, 1933, 1943, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1989, 2000
- Copa Ibérica: 4
- Champions: 1987, 1989, 2005, 2006
- Copa Pirineos: 2
- Copa de Catalunya: 17
- Champions: 1923, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
Season by season
Squad 2012–13
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
International honours
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Víctor Acevedo
- Sergi Guerrero
- Marc Puigbert
- Víctor Marlet
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Juan Severino
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Mario Sagario
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Pablo Llorens
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Victor Gallego
- Vicenç Lazaro
- Leonardo Pereira
Other notable players
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Grant Polson (former player from Otago and Manawatu in Air New Zealand NPC)
- Isaac Thomspon (signs from Manawatu in Air New Zealand NPC)
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Juan Pablo Socino (international Argentina U20)
- Isaac Richmond (international with English Counties)
- Pablo Llorens (international with Chile)
- Doug Tietjens (Former player from Otago and Manawatu in ITM CUP)
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Arnaud Astruc (Former player from USAP ESPOIR)
Ground
See also
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