CR El Salvador

Club de Rugby El Salvador, known for sponsorship reasons as SilverStorm El Salvador on the men's category and as Crealia El Salvador on the women's, is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the men's División de Honor de Rugby and in the women's División de Honor Femenina de Rugby competitions, the highest levels of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in Valladolid in central Spain, playing their matches at the Estadio Pepe Rojo. The club's colours are black and white.

SilverStorm El Salvador
Full nameClub de Rugby El Salvador
Nickname(s)Chamizos
Founded1960
LocationValladolid, Spain
Ground(s)Estadio Pepe Rojo (Capacity: 2,500)
ChairmanSantiago Toca
Coach(es)Juan Carlos Pérez
League(s)División de Honor
2017–18División de Honor, 2nd / W
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.rugbyelsalvador.com

El Salvador is one of the most successful Spanish rugby union clubs, having won División de Honor in seven times, Copa del Rey in six times and Supercopa de España in five times.

Recent history

El Salvador were relegated to the second-tier Primera Division, in 1995/96 season, spending one season in the second-tier Primera División, but immediately returned to the División de Honor after topping the table in the 1996/97 season. That success was followed by the side's winning the División de Honor in the 1997/98, becoming the first newly-promoted team to win the title. The following season led to two more titles: the Ibero Cup and another Copa del Rey, adding to the club's distinguished history.

Two more titles followed in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 seasons. In 2004/05 and 2005/06 the club finished as runners up in the league, but won the Copa del Rey twice, along with a new Ibero Cup and two Spanish Super Cups.

In the 2003/04 season, CR El Salvador participated in a European competition for the first time, debuting against Harlequins in London, before going out in the second round - a first for a Spanish club - to the Italian team Rovigo.

In the 2006/07 season, they won all three titles at senior level: División de Honor, the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup title.

In the 2007/08 season, it was yet another excellent year for the team, as they won the Division de Honor and the Super Cup title.

In the Amlin Challenge cup in 2010/2011, they won Petrarca Padova rugby in Pepe Rojo stadium (37-16)

Honors

  • Spanish League: 8
    • 1990–91, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
  • Copa del Rey: 7
    • 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016
  • Supercopa: 6
    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
  • Copa Ibérica: 4
    • 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1970–71 1 División de Honor 2nd
1971–72 1 División de Honor 2nd
1972–73 1 División de Honor 3rd
1973–78 DNP
1978–79 2 Primera Nacional 3rd
1979–80 2 Primera Nacional 2nd
1980–81 2 Primera Nacional 3rd
1981–82 2 Primera Nacional 2nd
1982–83 2 Primera Nacional 3rd
1983–84 2 Primera Nacional 6th
1984–85 2 Primera Nacional 1st
1985–86 2 Primera Nacional 2nd
1986–87 1 División de Honor 8th
1987–88 1 División de Honor 3rd
1988–89 1 División de Honor 5th
1989–90 1 División de Honor 2nd
1990–91 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
1991–92 1 División de Honor 6th
1992–93 1 División de Honor 7th Cup champion
1993–94 1 División de Honor 3rd
1994–95 1 División de Honor 6th
1995–96 1 División de Honor 9th
1996–97 2 Primera Nacional 1st
1997–98 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
1998–99 1 División de Honor 5th Cup champion
Season Tier Division Pos. Notes
1999–00 1 División de Honor 2nd
2000–01 1 División de Honor 7th
2001–02 1 División de Honor 2nd
2002–03 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2003–04 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2004–05 1 División de Honor 2nd Cup champion
2005–06 1 División de Honor 2nd Cup champion
2006–07 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion
2007–08 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2008–09 1 División de Honor 2nd
2009–10 1 División de Honor 1st League champion
2010–11 1 División de Honor 3rd Cup champion
2011–12 1 División de Honor 7th
2012–13 1 División de Honor 4th / SF
2013–14 1 División de Honor 2nd / F
2014–15 1 División de Honor 5th / SF
2015–16 1 División de Honor 2nd / W League/Cup champion
2016-17 1 División de Honor 1st / F
2017-18 1 División de Honor 2nd / F
2018-19 1 División de Honor 1st / F
2019-20 1 División de Honor 2nd
2020-21 1 División de Honor 3rd / SF
2021-22 1 División de Honor 1st / SF Cup champion

International honours

Other notable players

●Hansie Graff (signed from SWD Eagles, also played for Bayonne and the Sharks.)

Notable Signings

See also

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