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]
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| Full name | Olympus Rugby XV Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | |
| Founded | 2009[1] | |
| Location | Madrid, 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 scorer | César Sempere (20 points)[2] | |
| League(s) | European Challenge Cup | |
| 2009–10 | 4th in pool | |
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| Largest defeat | ||
| Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht (2010)[2] | ||
| Official website | ||
| www | ||
2009/10 European Challenge Cup edit
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 edit
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connacht
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 199 | 63 | +136 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
 Montpellier
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 158 | 92 | +66 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Worcester Warriors
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 140 | 83 | +57 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 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 edit
| 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 |
| Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier Attendance: 6,832 |
| 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 edit
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
2013/14 European Challenge Cup edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Olympus Rugby Team Information". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Olympus Rugby Statistics". European Rugby Cup. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Pretemporada - Primeras pruebas físicas" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Demanding draw for English clubs". European Rugby Cup. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "OLYMPUS RUGBY XV EN LA AMLIN" (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
External links edit
- Olympus Madrid on ercrugby.com
- Rugby Spain