Vigo RC
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| Full name | Vigo Rugby Club |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Location | Vigo, Spain |
| Ground(s) | Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende (Capacity: 2,000) |
| President | Ramón González-Iglesias Babé |
| Coach(es) | Alberto Mera |
| League(s) | División de Honor B |
| 2014–15 | División de Honor, 12th – relegated |
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Vigo Rugby Club (known for sponsorship reasons as Blu:Sens Network–Universidade Vigo) is a rugby union club based in Vigo, in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. The club competes in the top-flight División de Honor since 2011–12 season.
In 1987, a group of university students arrived in Vigo for their Christmas 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, 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 As Lagoas-Marcosende on the campus of the University of Vigo.
In 2011, Vigo RC was promoted to the top-flight División de Honor.
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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