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CAU Valencia
Full nameCAU Rugby Valencia
Founded1973
LocationValencia, Spain
Ground(s)Campo del Río Turia (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanFouad Osseiran
Coach(es)Nicolás Barzano
League(s)División de Honor B – Group B
2014–15División 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

References

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