FC Barcelona Rugby

FCB Rugby

Full name	FC Barcelona Rugby
Founded	1924
Location	Barcelona, Spain
Ground(s)	La Teixonera (Capacity: 500)
Chairman	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Coach(es)	Javier Soler
League(s)	División de Honor
2012–13	DHB – Group East, 1st / 1st – promoted
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.fcbrugby.com

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.

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.

History

In 2005–06 season played in Primera Nacional, achieving the promotion to División de Honor through the purchase of USAP Barcelona's seat.^[1][2]

Trophies

• 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
• Copa Catalana juvenil: 1
  • 2003
• Campionat de Catalunya pre-benjamí: 2
  • 2005, 2009

2014–15 season standings

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

Season by season

• 17 seasons in División de Honor

2014-2015 Squad

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 Daniel Marquez Serentill Hooker Spain Tim Vilaseca Hooker Spain Armando Esteller Prop Spain Jose Luis Nart Prop Spain Omar Miniño Prop Spain David Ochovo Prop Spain Eduard Castells Prop Spain Carles Escuder Lock Spain Teddy Barron Lock United States Gorka Echeverria Aramburu Lock Spain Mehdi Ameur Lock France Tony Murciano Pages Lock Spain Federico Alcón Flanker Argentina Alex Palomo Flanker Spain Marc Arrasanz Flanker Spain Sergio Guerrero Number 8 Spain Iván Fuertes Martinez Number 8 Spain

Player Position Union Delfin Cambiaso Scrum-half Argentina Domenec Cornudella Scrum-half Spain Rafael Staat Fly-half France Mauro Pinto Ferrer Centre France Cristian Belda Centre Spain Joan Losada Centre Spain Jorge Ocampo Freitas Centre Paraguay Tomas Salvador M'caferty Centre Spain Pierre Thoreux Centre France Victor Marlet Centre Spain Alvaro Alcon Wing Spain Antonin Kurzmann Wing France Adrià Tort Wing Spain Bruno Posinio Wing Spain Felipe Martinez Costamagna Wing Argentina Cristian Martin Rubia Fullback Spain Oriol Garcia Mateu Fullback Spain

Notable players

• Teddy Barron - USA U20 international
• Sergio Guerrero - 6 caps for Spain
• Víctor Marlet - 8 caps for Spain

Notable players

• Andrei Kovalenco

Javi Soler Tomas Salvador Sergi Guerrero Gorka Echeberria

See also

• Rugby union in Spain

References

External links

• www.fcbrugby.com
• FC Barcelona Official website
• Squad