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{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Olympus Rugby XV Madrid|
| teamname = Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
| image = Olympus_Rugby_XV_Madrid.gif|
| image = Olympus_Rugby_XV_Madrid.gif
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| fullname = Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
| nickname =
| union = [[Spanish Rugby Federation]]
| location = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| location = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| countryflag = Spain
| countryflag = Spain
| founded = 2009
| founded = {{Start date and age|2009}}
| ground = [[Estadio Nacional Complutense]] <br> [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| ground = [[Estadio Nacional Complutense]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| capacity = 12,400
| capacity = 12,400
| chairman =
| chairman =
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ged Glynn]]|
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ged Glynn]]|
| captain = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Feijóo]]|
| captain = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Feijóo]]|
| top point scorer =
| league = [[European Challenge Cup]]|
| league = [[European Challenge Cup]]|
| season = [[2009–10 European Challenge Cup|2009–10]]
| season = [[2009–10 European Challenge Cup|2009–10]]
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'''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. After an absence of three seasons, it will particpate in the [[2013–14 European Challenge Cup]].<ref name="Pool draws"/>
'''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. After an absence of three seasons, it will particpate in the [[2013–14 European Challenge Cup]].<ref name="Pool draws"/>


Revision as of 09:08, 30 July 2013

Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
Full nameOlympus Rugby XV Madrid
UnionSpanish Rugby Federation
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
LocationMadrid, Spain
Ground(s)Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, Spain (Capacity: 12,400)
Coach(es)England Ged Glynn
Captain(s)Spain Pablo Feijóo
League(s)European Challenge Cup
2009–104th in pool
Team kit
Largest defeat
Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht (2010)
Official website
www.olympusrugby.es

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. After an absence of three seasons, it will particpate in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup.[1]

2009/10 European Challenge Cup

Main article: 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage

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.

Thay 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 6 6 0 0 28 5 +23 199 63 +136 2 0 26
France Montpellier 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 158 92 +66 2 1 19
England Worcester Warriors 6 2 0 4 18 8 +10 140 83 +57 2 3 13
Spain Olympus Madrid 6 0 0 6 4 45 −41 44 303 −269 0 0 0
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 Ireland46 – 6Spain Olympus Madrid
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
17 October 2009
16:30
Olympus Madrid Spain5 – 38England Worcester Warriors
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
11 December 2009
20:00
Montpellier France57 – 24Spain Olympus Madrid
Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier
19 December 2009
16:00
Olympus Madrid Spain6 – 42France Montpellier
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
16 January 2010
15:00
Worcester Warriors England54 – 3Spain Olympus Madrid
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
23 January 2010
16:00
Olympus Madrid Spain0 – 66Ireland Connacht
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid

2009/10 Squad

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

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

2013/14 European Challenge Cup

Main article: 2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage

After an absence of three seasons, the team will particpate in the 2013–14 season of the European Challenge Cup.[2] 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.[1]

2013/14 Pool table

Numbers in brackers refer to each Club's European Rugby Club Ranking.

Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Stade Français (8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England London Irish (27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy Cavalieri Prato (39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain Olympus Madrid (45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

2013/14 Matches

The dates and times of the first 4 rounds were announced on 27 July 2013.[3] All times are local to the game location.[4]

10 October 2013
20:45
Stade Français France–Spain Olympus Madrid
Stade Jean-Bouin
19 October 2013
17:00
Olympus Madrid Spain–England London Irish
Estadio Pepe Rojo
7 December 2013
14:00
Cavalieri Prato Italy–Spain Olympus Madrid
Stadio Enrico Chersoni
14 December 2013
16:00
Olympus Madrid Spain–Italy Cavalieri Prato
Estadio Pepe Rojo
9–12 January 2014
London Irish England–Spain Olympus Madrid
Madejski Stadium
16–19 January 2014
Olympus Madrid Spain–France Stade Français
Estadio Pepe Rojo

2013/14 Squad

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Demanding draw for English clubs". European Rugby Cup. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "OLYMPUS RUGBY XV EN LA AMLIN" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Former champions to kick off new European season". European Rugby Cup. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup Fixtures". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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