Vigo Rugby Club is a rugby union

Rugby union

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 club based in Vigo

Vigo

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, in the Spanish

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 autonomous community of Galicia. The club will compete in the top-flight División de Honor

División de Honor de Rugby

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 in the 2011–12 season.

History

In 1987, a group of university students arrived in Vigo

Vigo

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 for their Christmas

Christmas

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 holiday. They played rugby on one of Vigo's beaches and decided to form a rugby club. The Vigo Rugby Club was founded in 1988 with Quique Paz as the first chairman of the board of directors. It began playing in the Segunda División Regional, and were promoted in their first season to the Primera División Regional.

In 1992, the club was absorbed by the University of Vigo

University of Vigo

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, which took over operations. In 1999, the club regained control of operations, but continued the partnership with the university. They play their home games at Campus Lagoas-Marcosende on the campus of the University of Vigo.

In 2011, Vigo RC was promoted to the top-flight División de Honor.

Squad

Internationally Capped players

Oscar Ferreras Carlos Blanco Vasilis Katsakos Nikolas Mavreas

Provincial Capped players

Ashton Constant (Western Province

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, Boland Cavaliers

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, Pumas

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) Roy Griffin (Northland

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) Riki Tukaki (Tasman Makos

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