Vigo RC

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

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

• 4 seasons in División de Honor

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union David Redondo Prop Spain Marcos Muñiz Prop Spain Juan Manuel Rodríguez Prop Spain Óscar Ferreras Prop Spain Maka Tatafu Prop Tonga Jorge Barbudo Prop Spain Santiago Lemos Badía Prop Spain Vicente Prieto Hooker Spain Mariano Berlande Lock Argentina Carlos López Marques Lock Spain Daniel Fuentes Lock Spain Sam Hayes Flanker New Zealand Javier Abadía Flanker Spain Lionel Pardo Flanker Spain Rubén Rodríguez Flanker Spain Víctor Salgado Flanker Spain Alejandro Blanco Number 8 Spain

Player Position Union Anxo Fernández Varela Scrum-half Spain Joaquín Maguna Scrum-half Spain Nathan George Fly-half New Zealand Jérémy Simon Fly-half France Brais Sanchez Centre Spain Javier Parga Centre Spain Daniel Vázquez Aldemunde Centre Spain Mauro González Wing Spain Ignacio Villegas Wing Spain Carlos de Cabo Wing Spain Adolfo Rodríguez Uruburo Wing Spain David Riveiro Fullback Spain Lewis Marshall Fullback New Zealand

• Official site (in Spanish)