Unió Esportiva Santboiana is a professional Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1921 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia, considered to be one of the capitals of Spanish rugby. Santboiana play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby as well as the Copa de Catalunya and Copa Ibèrica. They were champions of Spain in the 2005-06 season.
Santboiana are the former club of Sant Boi de Llobregat native Oriol Ripol, who is among Spain's most successful rugby players. He played professionally for Sale Sharks, in England's Guinness Premiership.
- División de Honor: 7
- Champions: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Copa del Rey: 12
- Champions: 1931, 1933, 1943, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1989, 2000, 2017
- Copa Ibérica: 4
- Champions: 1987, 1989, 2005, 2006
- Copa Pirineos: 2
- Copa de Catalunya: 17
- Champions: 1923, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
2014–15 season standings
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División de Honor — 2014/15 season
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Team
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Drawn
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Lost
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PF
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PA
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TB
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LB
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1º. |
Santboiana
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53 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
433 |
202 |
9 |
0
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2º. |
VRAC
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49 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
323 |
234 |
7 |
2
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3º. |
El Salvador
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47 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
354 |
181 |
6 |
1
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4º. |
Cisneros
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44 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
391 |
240 |
8 |
0
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5º. |
Independiente
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34 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
295 |
267 |
4 |
2
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6º. |
Gernika
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27 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
252 |
310 |
3 |
2
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7º. |
Ordizia
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23 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
272 |
284 |
2 |
1
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8º. |
CRC
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21 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
184 |
293 |
1 |
2
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9º. |
Vigo
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21 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
219 |
336 |
3 |
4
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10º. |
Getxo
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19 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
237 |
330 |
1 |
2
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11º. |
Barcelona
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15 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
261 |
320 |
3 |
6
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12º. |
Hernani
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6 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
162 |
386 |
0 |
2
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Source: Federación Española de Rugby
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Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals
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Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals
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Relegation playoff
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Relegated
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Season by season
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Squad 2014–15
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
International honours
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Other notable players
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UE Santboiana plays its home matches at Estadi Baldiri Aleu, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
See also
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External links
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