Vigo Rugby Club (known for sponsorship reasons as Kaleido [gl]–Universidade 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 name | Vigo Rugby Club |
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Location | Vigo, Spain |
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| Ground(s) | Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| President | Ramón González-Iglesias Babé |
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| Coach(es) | Garrick Foxtiles, Robert Anderson |
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| League(s) | Junior Rugby League] |
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| 2014–15 | División de Honor, 12th – relegated |
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| vigorugby.com |
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.
- 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
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| División de Honor — 2014/15 season
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Team
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Drawn
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Lost
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PF
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PA
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TB
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LB
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| 1º. |
Santboiana
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53 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
433 |
202 |
9 |
0
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| 2º. |
VRAC
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49 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
323 |
234 |
7 |
2
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| 3º. |
El Salvador
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47 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
354 |
181 |
6 |
1
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| 4º. |
Cisneros
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44 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
391 |
240 |
8 |
0
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| 5º. |
Independiente
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34 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
295 |
267 |
4 |
2
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| 6º. |
Gernika
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27 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
252 |
310 |
3 |
2
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| 7º. |
Ordizia
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23 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
272 |
284 |
2 |
1
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| 8º. |
CRC
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21 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
184 |
293 |
1 |
2
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| 9º. |
Vigo
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21 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
219 |
336 |
3 |
4
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| 10º. |
Getxo
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19 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
237 |
330 |
1 |
2
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| 11º. |
Barcelona
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15 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
261 |
320 |
3 |
6
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| 12º. |
Hernani
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6 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
162 |
386 |
0 |
2
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Source: Federación Española de Rugby
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Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals
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Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals
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Relegation playoff
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Relegated
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Internationally Capped players
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Campbell Johnstone
Marcos Mella
Vasilis Katsakos
Cameron Wyper
Gaston Ibarburu
