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UE Santboiana

Santboiana
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Full name Unió Esportiva Santboiana
Founded 1921
Location Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Ground(s) Estadi Baldiri Aleu (Capacity: 1,200)
Chairman Antoni Gabarro
Coach(es) Lewis Williams
League(s) División de Honor
2015–16 División de Honor, 4th
Official website
www.uesantboiana.com
Baldiri Aleu
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Location Sant Boi de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates 41°20′25″N 2°02′17.54″E / 41.34028°N 2.0382056°E / 41.34028; 2.0382056
Owner Sant Boi city hall
Capacity 4,000
Surface natural grass
Tenants
Santboiana SEAT

Unió Esportiva Santboiana is a 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 plays professionally for Sale Sharks, in England's Guinness Premiership.

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


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