Diables Barcelona Explained

Teamname:	Diables
President:	Jordi Homs
Director:	Josep M Monti
Location:	Barcelona, Spain
Founded:	2021 (Diables franchise)
Region:	Catalonia
League:	Currie Cup
Url:	https://barcelonarugby.eu

The Diables Barcelona are a professional rugby franchise from the city of Barcelona that was born in 2021 to compete in an international franchise league. The Diables made their first appearance in November 2021 to play in the Toyota Challenge tournament^{[1] [2]} at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.^{[3] [4]}

The franchise aspires to participate in a new international competition that is being created and already has a place guaranteed.^{[5] [6]} This new competition will mainly involve teams from southern Africa and Europe. Some of the franchises have already announced their willingness to participate, such as the Cheetahs^[7] or Kuva Blue thunder ^[8] of Zimbabwe.

Diables Barcelona Toyota Challenge squad
Hookers Jean-Pierre Lieberum Khwezilokusa Mkhafu Props Stephan de Jager Joan Domenech Bart Le Roux Buhle Nojekwa Martin Oosthuizen Locks Michael Benadie Wilmer Coetzer Gerard Ginel Albert Kapenda Chris van Heerden	Loose forwards Edmund Brand Christo Bester Oriol Fariñas Bernat Guilera Chris van Heerden Scrum-halves Felipe Brill Pol Fonts Vani Pijoos Sean Snyman Fly-halves Hanno van Biljon	Centres Roberto Deligios Liyema Gaba Hedley Hadlow Julen Sánchez Wingers Tomàs Casat David Hinojosa Fransesc Pulido Tisetso Yika Fullbacks Matias Giannetti Aaron Kelly
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ^DEV denotes a development squad player, ^ST denotes a short-term signing, denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.

See also

• Toyota Challenge

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toyota Challenge - Toyota Cheetahs vs. Diables Barcelona.
2. Web site: Unique rugby feast planned for Bloemfontein.
3. Web site: La nueva franquicia profesional de Rugby en Barcelona comienza a caminar rumbo a Sudàfrica.
4. Web site: Els Diables Barcelona es presenten per competir en una nova Lliga internacional.
5. Web site: Els Diables tenen garantida una plaça en una nova lliga europea professional.
6. Web site: Esports - Jordi Homs: "Fa tres anys que treballem en aquest projecte".
7. Web site: International Rugby Competitions.
8. Web site: Big boost for Zim rugby players.