Olympus Rugby XV Madrid

Olympus Rugby XV Madrid is a rugby union team that competes 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]

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: 12,000[1])
Coach(es) Ged Glynn[1]
Captain(s) Pablo Feijoo[1]
Top scorerCésar Sempere (20 points)[2]
League(s)European Challenge Cup
2009–104th in pool
Team kit
Largest defeat
Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht (2010)[2]
Official website
www.olympusrugby.es

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
Connacht 6600285+2319963+1362026
Montpellier 64021810+815892+662119
Worcester Warriors 6204188+1014083+572313
Olympus Madrid 6006445−4144303−269000
Source : www.ercrugby.com
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 46 – 6 Olympus Madrid
Score
The Sportsground, Galway
Attendance: 875
17 October 2009
16:30
Olympus Madrid 5 – 38 Worcester Warriors
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 5,300
11 December 2009
20:00
Montpellier 57 – 24 Olympus Madrid
Score
19 December 2009
16:00
Olympus Madrid 6 – 42 Montpellier
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 3,000
16 January 2010
15:00
Worcester Warriors 54 – 3 Olympus Madrid
Score
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Attendance: 5,923
23 January 2010
16:00
Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht
Score
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 4,500

2009/10 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Javier Arbelaitz Hooker Spain
Chema Bohórquez Hooker Spain
Marcelo Vargas Hooker Portugal
Víctor Acevedo Prop Spain
David Gurgenazde Prop Spain
Sebastian Hattori Prop Spain
Ion Insausti Prop Spain
Alex Onega Camacho Prop Spain
Javier Salazar Prop Spain
Manuel Serrano Prop Spain
Oscar Astarloa Lock Spain
Leandro Fernández Lock Spain
Pol Massoni Lock Spain
Jesús Recuerda Lock Spain
Sergio Souto Lock Spain
Martín Aceña Flanker Spain
Rafael Camacho Flanker Spain
Iván Criado Flanker Spain
Juan Gonzalez Flanker Spain
Gensen Palmers Flanker New Zealand
Player Position Union
César Bernasconi Number 8 Spain
Matthew Cook Number 8 Spain
Sergi Guerrero Number 8 Spain
Pablo Feijóo (c) Scrum-half Spain
Hernán Quirelli Scrum-half Spain
Carlos Arenas Fly-half Spain
Jeremias Palumbo Fly-half Spain
César Sempere Fly-half Spain
Javier Canosa Centre Spain
Fernando Díez Centre Spain
Martín Heredia Centre Spain
David Mota Centre Spain
Juan Cano Wing Spain
Ignacio Gutierrez Wing Spain
Benjamín Pardo Wing Spain
Lucas Poggi Wing Spain
Manuel Mazo Fullback Spain
Marcos Poggi Fullback Spain
Matías Tudela Fullback Spain

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. "Olympus Rugby Team Information". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. "Olympus Rugby Statistics". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. "Pretemporada - Primeras pruebas físicas" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. "Demanding draw for English clubs". European Rugby Cup. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. "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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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