Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
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| Full name | Olympus Rugby XV Madrid |
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| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Ground(s) | Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, Spain (Capacity: 12,000) |
| Coach(es) |
 Ged Glynn
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| Captain(s) |
 Pablo Feijoo
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| Top scorer | César Sempere (20 points) |
| League(s) | European Challenge Cup |
| 2009–10 | 4th in pool |
| Largest defeat | |
| Olympus Madrid 0 – 66 Connacht (2010) | |
| Official website | |
| www |
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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. After an absence of three seasons, it intended to participate in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup, but was forced to withdraw due to financial issues.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
After an absence of three seasons, the team intended to participate in the 2013–14 season of the European Challenge Cup. 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. However, due to financial issues, the team withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Lusitanos XV on 2 September 2013.
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