The Diables Barcelona are a professional rugby franchise from the city of Barcelona that was born in 2021 to compete in an international franchise league. The Diables made their first appearance in November 2021 to play in the Toyota Challenge tournament[1][2] at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.[3][4]
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| Founded | 2021 (Diables franchise) |
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| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Region | Catalonia |
| President | Jordi Homs |
| League(s) | Currie Cup |
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| barcelonarugby | |
The franchise aspires to participate in a new international competition that is being created and already has a place guaranteed.[5][6] This new competition will mainly involve teams from southern Africa and Europe. Some of the franchises have already announced their willingness to participate, such as the Cheetahs[7] or Kuva Blue thunder [8] of Zimbabwe.
| Diables Barcelona Toyota Challenge squad | ||
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Hookers
Props
Locks
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Loose forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, DEV denotes a development squad player, ST denotes a short-term signing,  denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury. |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Toyota Challenge - Toyota Cheetahs vs. Diables Barcelona".
- ^ "Unique rugby feast planned for Bloemfontein".
- ^ "La nueva franquicia profesional de Rugby en Barcelona comienza a caminar rumbo a Sudàfrica".
- ^ "Els Diables Barcelona es presenten per competir en una nova Lliga internacional".
- ^ "Els Diables tenen garantida una plaça en una nova lliga europea professional".
- ^ "Esports - Jordi Homs: "Fa tres anys que treballem en aquest projecte"".
- ^ "International Rugby Competitions".
- ^ "Big boost for Zim rugby players".