Independiente RC explained

Teamname:Independiente Rugby Club
Fullname:Independiente Rugby Club
Nickname:Verdes (greens) Bisontes (bisons)
Countryflag:Spain
Founded:1971
Capacity:1,500
President:Manuel Sánchez Suárez
Url:https://independienterugbyclub1971.com/
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Independiente Rugby Club is a Spanish amateur rugby union club based in the Cantabrian city of Santander. The club was established in 1971. Independiente plays its home matches at the Mies de Cozada, a multi-use stadium in San Román de la Llanilla. The team traditionally plays in green and white colours.

He is currently not active in any category having given up playing the 2023 - 2024 season in the Honor Division "B" for economic reasons, having not registered his professional players with Social Security and not having paid the corresponding amounts., having a debt of around €280,000 with it.

For several years, the club was known for sponsorship reasons as Bathco Independiente or Bathco, the latter of which is now the name of Club de Rugby Santander.

Club honours

Independiente is the most successful rugby club in Cantabria. The team has played a number of seasons in the División de Honor (1978––80, 2013–present), two seasons in División de Honor B (2003–04 and 2011–12), 25 seasons in Primera Nacional and 1 season in Segunda Nacional.

Spanish tournaments:

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Cantabrian tournaments:

In 2012–13 season played in División de Honor B finishing in 1st position in Group A, qualifying for promotion playoffs. On 5 May 2013, Independiente won Alcobendas in the promotion playoffs achieving the promotion to División de Honor 2013–14 after a long spell in minor divisions.[1]

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes
1976–772Primera Nacional5th
1977–782Primera Nacional6th
1978–791División de Honor6th
1979–801División de Honor8th
1980–812Primera Nacional1st
1981–822Primera Nacional1st
1982–833Segunda Nacional1st
1983–842Primera Nacional7th
1984–853Segunda Nacional
1985–863Segunda Nacional
1986–872Primera Nacional9th
1987–883Segunda Nacional
1988–892Primera Nacional7th
1989–902Primera Nacional9th
1990–913Segunda Nacional
1991–923Segunda Nacional
1992–932Primera Nacional12th
1993–943Segunda Nacional
1994–952Primera Nacional5th
1995–962Primera Nacional6th
1996–972Primera Nacional4th
1997–982Primera Nacional3rd
1998–993Primera Nacional1st
1999–003Primera Nacional2nd
SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes
2000–013Primera Nacional1st
2001–023Primera Nacional2nd
2002–033Primera Nacional1st
2003–042División de Honor B9th
2004–053Primera Nacional6th
2005–063Primera Nacional2nd
2006–073Primera Nacional4th
2007–083Primera Nacional5th
2008–093Primera Nacional6th
2009–103Primera Nacional2nd
2010–113Primera Nacional1st
2011–122División de Honor B4th
2012–132División de Honor B1st
2013–141División de Honor / Cup runner-up
2014–151División de Honor /
2015–161División de Honor /
2016–171División de Honor /
2017–181División de Honor /
2018–191División de Honor
2019–201División de Honor

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20130505/deportes/mas-deporte/bathco-alcobendas-total-eliminatoria-201305051008.html Bathco Independiente achieves a historical promotion