CAU Rugby Valencia

CAU Valencia

Full name	CAU Rugby Valencia
Founded	1973
Location	Valencia, Spain
Ground(s)	Campo del Río Turia (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	Fouad Osseiran
Coach(es)	Nicolás Barzano
League(s)	División de Honor B – Group B
2014–15	División de Honor B – Group B, 2nd
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.caurugby.com

CAU Rugby Valencia is a rugby union club based in Valencia, Spain. The club currently competes in the second-tier División de Honor B.

History

CAU Rugby Valencia was founded in 1973 by members of the University of Valencia, led by Luis Sebastián Caballero. After many years of playing at regional, provincial and national levels, the club was promoted to the Primera Nacional division in 1996. Two seasons later it moved up to the second-tier División de Honor B, and finally to the División de Honor in 2001.^[1] They were relegated in 2011.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1977–78 2 Primera Nacional 8th 1978–79 2 Primera Nacional 8th Relegated 1979–80 3 Segunda Nacional — Promoted 1980–81 2 Primera Nacional 4th 1981–82 2 Primera Nacional 5th Relegated 1982–83 3 Segunda Nacional 2nd 1983–97 3 Segunda Nacional — 1997–98 2 Primera Nacional 1st 1998–99 2 División de Honor B 5th 1999–00 2 División de Honor B 6th 2000–01 2 División de Honor B 1st Promoted 2001–02 1 División de Honor 7th 2002–03 1 División de Honor 9th

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 2003–04 2 División de Honor B 10th 2004–05 2 División de Honor B 4th 2005–06 2 División de Honor B 5th 2006–07 2 División de Honor B 3rd 2007–08 2 División de Honor B 5th 2008–09 2 División de Honor B 7th 2009–10 2 División de Honor B 2nd Promoted 2010–11 1 División de Honor 10th Relegated 2011–12 2 División de Honor B 5th 2012–13 2 División de Honor B 3rd 2013–14 2 División de Honor B 4th 2014–15 2 División de Honor B 2nd 2015–16 2 División de Honor B —

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• 3 seasons in División de Honor
• 13 seasons in División de Honor B

References

1. "Breve Historia" (in Spanish). CAU Valencia Rugby. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

External links

• Official website