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Catalonia national rugby union team

The Catalonia rugby union team is the national and/or representative rugby union team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Rugby Federation and has been active since 1923. On 14 April 1934 they made their international debut with a 5–5 draw at the Camp de Les Corts against Italy.

Catalonia
NicknameEl XV de la ginesta (the XV of the Broom)
EmblemSpanish broom flower
UnionCatalan Rugby Federation
(Catalan: Federació Catalana de Rugbi)
Head coachÁlvaro Hompanera
Home stadiumCamp de la Foixarda
First colours
Second colours
First international
Catalonia Catalonia 5 – 5  Italy
(Camp de Les Corts; 14 April 1934)
Biggest win
Catalonia Catalonia 66 – 6  Andorra
(Sant Boi; 25 March 1995)
Biggest defeat
Catalonia Catalonia 15 – 67  Russia
(L'Hospitalet; 24 March 1998)
Websitewww.rugby.cat

History

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The Catalan Rugby Federation was founded in 1922 and the national rugby union team made their debut on 21 May 1923, losing 9–0 to Toulouse Lanlade Olimpique at the l'Hipòdrom de Can Tunis [ca].[1] During the early 1930s they played against various French club and provincial teams. In 1930 they also twice played a visiting Royal Navy XV and also embarked on brief tour of Germany. In March 1934 Catalonia became a founding member of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur and on 14 April 1934 they made their international debut with a 5–5 draw at the Camp de Les Corts against Italy. On 27 May 1934 Catalonia played their first international against France, losing 15–22.[2][3][4][5][6] After the Spanish Civil War, Catalonia lost its sporting independence. This saw the Catalan Rugby Federation lose its full membership of FIRA and the right to organise full international games. Despite these restrictions, the Catalonia national rugby union team continues to play friendlies against international teams as well as club and provincial teams.[2] The Catalan Rugby Federation has also campaigned for its full membership of Rugby Europe to be restored, citing founding members rights of FIRA (now Rugby Europe) and comparing their stance to that of England, Scotland, and Wales, who do not compete in a unified Great Britain team, but rather as individual entities and founding members of the IRB (now World Rugby).[7] [8]

Matches

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Internationals

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Date Home Score Away Venue
14 April 1934   Catalonia 5–5   Italy [Note 1] Camp de Les Corts[5]
27 May 1934   Catalonia 15–22   France [Note 1] Camp de Les Corts[6]
24 March 1935   Italy 5–3   Catalonia [Note 1] Stadio Luigi Ferraris[9]
6 July 1936   Catalonia 17–24   France [Note 1] Barcelona
January 1940   Catalonia ?   Romania [Note 2] Camp de Les Corts[2]
27 Nov 1955   Catalonia 20–5   England XV Camp de la Foixarda
29 Nov 1955   Catalonia 0–11   England XV Camp de la Foixarda
25 Sept. 1960   Catalonia 26–3   Ireland Universities Camp de la Foixarda
21 May 1972   Catalonia 31–17   France XV L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
1980   Catalonia 16–3   England XV
11 June 1982   Catalonia 17–22   Ireland XV Camp de la Foixarda
13 June 1982   Catalonia 24–17   Scotland XV Camp de la Foixarda
13 January 1990   Catalonia 8–34   Italy Argelès-sur-Mer
22 April 1990   Catalonia 16–15   Tunisia Andorra la Vella
11 May 1990   Basque Country 56–15   Catalonia San Mamés[10]
25 March 1995   Catalonia 66–6   Andorra Estadi Baldiri Aleu Sant Boi de Llobregat
6 April 1995   Catalonia 40–12   Czech Republic Barcelona
3 May 1997   Catalonia 61–17   Spain Estadi Baldiri Aleu [Note 3]
28 May 1997   Catalonia 18–58   France Estadi Olímpic [Note 3]
24 March 1998   Catalonia 15–67   Russia L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
13 June 1998   Catalonia 19–40   Italy Estadi La Feixa Llarga
18 June 2006   Catalonia 17–21   Basque Country Cornellà[10]
14 February 2010   Catalonia 17–21   Sweden Estadi Baldiri Aleu[7][11]
25 Sept. 2010   Catalonia 12–29   France Classic Camp de la Foixarda
21 Sept. 2013   Catalonia 64–10   Andorra Camp de la Foixarda
25 June 2016   Catalonia 25–22   Portugal XV Camp de la Foixarda
5 March 2023   Catalonia 54–14   Sweden Camp de la Foixarda

Source:[3]

Notes
  • ^1 Recognised as full internationals by Rugby Europe
  • ^2 In January 1940 Catalonia played two games against a Bucharest XV. The Catalan Rugby Federation refers to one of these games as an international against Romania.
  • ^3 75th Anniversary of the Catalan Rugby Federation.

Spanish Regions Championship finals

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Since 1983–84 Catalonia have competed in the Spanish Regions Championship, featuring other teams, such as the Basque Country, representing the autonomous communities of Spain. This competition is organised by the Spanish Rugby Federation.[12]

Season Date Home Score Away Venue
1983–84 26 February 1984   Basque Country 24–12   Catalonia
1984–85 3 March 1985   Basque Country 25–4   Catalonia
1985–86 18 May 1986   Madrid 13–12   Catalonia
1987–88 5 June 1988   Catalonia 16–9   Basque Country
1988–89 28 May 1989   Catalonia 21–20   Castile-León
1989–90 8 June 1990   Castile-León 20–16   Catalonia
1990–91 19 May 1991   Catalonia 19–16   Castile-León
1993–94   Basque Country 28–10   Catalonia
1995–96 19 Nov 1995   Basque Country 25–17   Catalonia
1996–97 3 Nov 1996   Basque Country 37–14   Catalonia Guernica
1997–98 7 December 1997   Basque Country 29–8   Catalonia Tudela, Navarre
1999–2000 5 December 1999   Catalonia 10–9   Andalusia Camp de la Foixarda

Source:[12][3]

Honours

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  • Spanish Regions Championship
    • Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1999–2000: 5
    • Runners-up: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98: 8

Source:[12]

2010 squad

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Catalonia vs Sweden in 2010
 
Catalonia vs Sweden in 2010

Catalonia vs. Sweden (2010)[13]

# Name Club
1 Josep Raya CR Sant Cugat
2 Omar Miniño UE Santboiana
3 Marc González BUC
4 Pol Massoni UE Santboiana
5 Ignacio Gaminde RC l'Hospitalet
6 Ivan Gurriere FC Barcelona
7 Andrés Rangel CR Sant Cugat
8 Sergi Guerrero UE Santboiana
9 Marc Puigvert UE Santboiana
10 Àlex Benet CN Poble Nou
11 Cristian Martín UE Santboiana
12 Sebastià Fernández FC Barcelona
13 Sergi Aubanell UE Santboiana
14 Jordi Sánchez BUC
15 Geoffroy Lourdou CR Sant Cugat
16 Leo Paredes CR Sant Cugat
17 Óscar Ferreras RC l'Hospitalet
18 Gerard Blasco RC l'Hospitalet
19 Àlex Palomo UE Santboiana
20 David Porto SEL Vilanova
21 Víctor Linares Químic RC
22 Pau Puigdollers CR Sant Cugat
23 Ignasi Baqué RC l'Hospitalet

Catalan qualified players who represented other qualified international teams

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Men's internationals

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  Catalonia (1934–1941)

  • Josep Aguilar (C&S)
  • Baldiri Aleu
  • Bartomeu Balcells(C&S)
  • Baltasar
  • Joan Bisbal
  • Vicenç Bisbal(C&S)
  • Baudili Ejia(C&S)
  • Jaume Garrigosa(C&S)
  • Gual
  • Jaume Juanes(C&S)
  • Joan Massoni(C&S)
  • Josep Miret
  • Antoni Nuvials(C&S)
  • Miquel Puigdeval(C&S)
  • Riera
  • Eduard Ruiz(C&S)
  • Jordán Vallmajo
  • Antoni Vilaespasa

(C&S:this players represented the Catalonia and the Spain rugby team)
  France

  Ireland

  Italy

  Spain

  • Josep Aguilar(C&S)
  • Mario Auzmendi
  • Bartomeu Balcells(C&S)
  • Vicenç Bisbal(C&S)
  • Joan Blanquet
  • Jordi Camps
  • Baudili Ejia(C&S)
  • Joan Escoda
  • Miguel Escoda
  • Samuel Ezeala
  • Enrique Font
  • Jaume Garrigosa(C&S)
  • Jordi Jorba
  • Jaume Juanes(C&S)
  • Sergi Loughney
  • Joan Lluis
  • Alberto Malo
  • Victor Marlet
  • Héctor Massoni(C&S)
  • Juan Massoni
  • Antoni Nuvials(C&S)
  • Isidro Oller
  • Marco Pinto
  • Miquel Puigdeval(C&S)
  • Daniel Ripol
  • Oriol Ripol
  • Roger Ripol
  • Fabien Rofes
  • Eduard Ruiz(C&S)
  • Narciso Trull
  • Marc Ventura
  • Ferran Velazco
  • Antoni Vilaespasa(C&S)

(C&S:this players represented the Catalonia and the Spain rugby team)

Women's internationals

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  France

  Spain

  • Anna Agustí
  • Anna Arnau
  • Meritxell Basté
  • Mercedes Bastidor
  • Marta Cabané
  • Rosa Calafat
  • Alba Capell
  • Marta Carreras
  • Meritxell Carreras
  • Núria Carreras
  • Alexandra Castillón
  • Clara Costa
  • Marta Costa
  • Ana Isabel Dolera
  • Helena Estevan
  • Paz Estevan
  • África Félez
  • Raquel García
  • Diana Gassó
  • Aroa González
  • Marta Gran
  • María Losada
  • Elisabet Martínez
  • Susanna Monclús
  • Ángela del Pan
  • Bárbara Plà
  • Olga Pons
  • Anna Puig
  • Anna Ramón
  • Otília Roca
  • Carla Rodríguez
  • Beth Segarra
  • María del Carmen Sequedo
  • Judith Vèlez
  • Coral Vila
  • Mariona Vila

References

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  1. ^ Pasarello Clerice, Mariano; Sentís Sabaté, Marc (2021). "The Origins of Rugby in Catalonia" (PDF). Physical Education and Sport Through the Centuries. 8 (2): 42–72. doi:10.5937/spes2102042P. S2CID 245562166. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Història". rugby.cat. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Partits de la selecció catalana de rugbi, Retrieved 12 December 2017[circular reference]
  4. ^ "About Us". rugbyeurope.eu. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Catalonia v Italy". Mundo Deportivo. 15 April 1934. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Catalonia v France". Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1934. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "La selecció, a un pas de la remuntada [The selection, one step away from the comeback]". El Punt Avui [es]. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. ^ "El Tribunal de Instancia de París se declara incompetente y condena a la Catalana de Rugby a pagar 5.000 euros [The Paris Court of First Instance declares itself incompetent and orders Catalan Rugby to pay 5,000 euros]". La Vanguardia. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Italy v Catalonia". Mundo Deportivo. 25 March 1935. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Historial Selecciones Euskadi" (PDF). euskadirugby.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Katalonien-Sverige 17–21" (in Swedish). Swedish Rugby Union. 14 February 2010.
  12. ^ a b c "Federación Española de Rugby – Palmares Nacional" (PDF). ferugby.es. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Torna Catalunya, el XV de la ginesta" (in Catalan). elpunt.cat. 14 February 2010.

See also

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