Olympus Rugby XV Madrid

Spain Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
Full nameOlympus Rugby XV Madrid
UnionSpanish Rugby Federation
Founded2009 (2009)[1]
LocationMadrid, Spain[1]
Ground(s)Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, Spain[1] (Capacity: 12,400[1])
CoachEngland Ged Glynn[1]
CaptainSpain Pablo Feijoo[1]
Top scorerCésar Sempere (20 points)[2]
LeagueEuropean Challenge Cup
2009–104th in pool
Team kit
Largest defeat
Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht (2010)[2]
Official website
www.olympusrugby.es

Olympus Rugby XV Madrid was a rugby union team that competed in the European Challenge Cup. The side was formed to play in the 2009–10 European Challenge Cup, consisting of footballers playing in the domestic Spanish leagues.[3] After an absence of three seasons, it intended to participate in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup,[4] but was forced to withdraw due to financial issues.[5]

2009/10 European Challenge Cup

Olympus Rugby XV Madrid competed in the 2009–10 season of the European Challenge Cup. The side was formed of footballers playing in the domestic Spanish leagues.

They lost all six of their pool matches and finished 4th in the pool table.

2009/10 Pool table

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Connacht 6600285+2319963+1362026
France Montpellier 64021810+815892+662119
England Worcester Warriors 6204188+1014083+572313
Spain Olympus Madrid 6006445−4144303−269000
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

2009/10 Matches

9 October 2009
18:30
Connacht Ireland46 – 6Spain Olympus Madrid
Score
The Sportsground, Galway
Attendance: 875
17 October 2009
16:30
Olympus Madrid Spain5 – 38England Worcester Warriors
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 5,300
11 December 2009
20:00
Montpellier France57 – 24Spain Olympus Madrid
Score
Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier
Attendance: 6,832
19 December 2009
16:00
Olympus Madrid Spain6 – 42France Montpellier
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 3,000
16 January 2010
15:00
Worcester Warriors England54 – 3Spain Olympus Madrid
Score
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 5,923
23 January 2010
16:00
Olympus Madrid Spain0 – 66Ireland Connacht
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 4,500

2013/14 European Challenge Cup

After an absence of three seasons, the team intended to participate in the 2013–14 season of the European Challenge Cup.[6] In the draw carried out on 5 June 2013 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Olympus Madrid was drawn in Pool 5 against France's Stade Français, England's London Irish and Italy's Cavalieri Prato.[4] However, due to financial issues, the team withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Lusitanos XV on 2 September 2013.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Olympus Rugby Team Information". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Olympus Rugby Statistics". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Pretemporada - Primeras pruebas físicas" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Demanding draw for English clubs". European Rugby Cup. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Portuguese club to compete in Amlin Challenge Cup". European Rugby Cup. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "OLYMPUS RUGBY XV EN LA AMLIN" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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