Castilla y León Iberians
Full name | Castilla y León Iberians | ||
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Founded | 2021; 3 years ago (2021) | ||
Location | Castilla y León, Spain | ||
Ground(s) | Estadio Pepe Rojo (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
Coach(es) | Miguel Velasco | ||
Captain(s) | Kalokalo Gavidi | ||
League(s) | Rugby Europe Super Cup | ||
2021–22 | 3rd | ||
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Official website | |||
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The Castilla y León Iberians is a professional Spanish rugby union team based in the Castilla y León region. They compete annually in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[1] Their motto is "We are Iberians". Their homeground is Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid.
History
The franchise was founded in 2021 as the Spanish representative in the Rugby Europe Super Cup. The Castilla y Leon Iberians is made up of the clubs from the Castile and León Rugby División de Honor, thus bringing together VRAC, El Salvador, and the University of Burgos (UBU) teams.
The Rugby Europe Super Cup competition features 8 teams or franchises in two groups or "conferences", which is played in a Round Robin format. At the end of the two rounds, the two best teams from each conference participated in the final phase.
During 2021 the Western Conference included the Brussels Devils of Belgium, the Delta of the Netherlands, the Lusitanos of Portugal, and the Castilla y Leon Iberians.
The Iberians qualified for the semi-finals, losing to the Black Lion 43-40 at Avchala Stadium.
The Rugby Europe Super Cup 2022 saw the Iberians in the semi-finals losing again to the Black Lion 41-9.
Home Ground
Estadio Pepe Rojo is located in the city of Valladolid, Spain. It is also the home ground of CR El Salvador and Valladolid RAC. The sports complex consists of five rugby fields (Field no.1 - main field; Field no.2; field no.3 - 'track and field'; field no.4 and field no. 5, - 'artificial grass' ), of which the no. 1 y no. 2 are used regularly for first-grade official competition.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Peperojo.jpg/220px-Peperojo.jpg)
The No. 1 field, which is the main field of the complex, has a roofed grandstand with seats at the west end, as well as a unroofed stand at the east end, with also a small stand at the north end, with the west stand being refurbished and expanded and the south end was built in 2016 (the stadium records big attendances when both teams play the local derby or a championship final). With this refurbishment it was possible to expand the capacity of Pepe Rojo to 1.150 seats, thus, reaching the amount of 6.000 seats in the No.1 field.
2021-22 squad
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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![]() | Hooker | (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Hooker | (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) | 2 | VRAC |
![]() | Hooker | (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 24) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Hooker | (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) | 1 | El Salvador |
![]() | Prop | (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) | 2 | El Salvador |
![]() | Prop | (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33) | 22 | VRAC |
![]() | Prop | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Prop | (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) | 2 | El Salvador |
![]() | Prop | (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25) | 1 | El Salvador |
![]() | Prop | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32) | 1 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Lock | (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 (age 30) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Lock | (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981 (age 42) | 15 | VRAC |
![]() | Lock | (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 36) | 27 | El Salvador |
![]() | Lock | (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29) | 1 | VRAC |
![]() | Lock | (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Lock | (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 37) | 13 | El Salvador |
![]() | Back row | (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 23) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Back row | (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 23) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Back row | (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 24) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Back row | (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 35) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Back row | (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 24) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Back row | (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Back row | (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Back row | (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 26) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Scrum-half | (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34) | 3 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Scrum-half | (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Scrum-half | (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29) | 24 | El Salvador |
![]() | Scrum-half | (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Fly-half | (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 33) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Fly-half | (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27) | 3 | VRAC |
![]() | Fly-half | (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) | 2 | VRAC |
![]() | Fly-half | (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 34) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Centre | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 25) | 1 | VRAC |
![]() | Centre | (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25) | 0 | El Salvador |
![]() | Centre | (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28) | 23 | VRAC |
![]() | Centre | (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Wing | (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29) | 0 | VRAC |
![]() | Wing | (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 25) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Wing | (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) | 23 | VRAC |
![]() | Wing | (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 24) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Wing | (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29) | 0 6 | El Salvador |
![]() | Wing | (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31) | N/A | El Salvador |
![]() | Fullback | (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34) | 4 | VRAC |
![]() | Fullback | (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 35) | 0 | Aparejadores |
![]() | Fullback | (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 33) | 28 | Aparejadores |
- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
See also
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
References
- ^ Rugby Europe Launches The Super Cup
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- Olympus Madrid
- Castilla y León Iberians
- División de Honor
- Copa del Rey
- División de Honor B
- Spanish Regions Championship
- División de Honor Femenina (women's)
- Supercopa
- Copa Ibérica
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