Olympus Rugby XV Madrid explained

Teamname:Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
Fullname:Olympus Rugby XV Madrid
Location:Madrid, Spain[1]
Countryflag:Spain
Capacity:12,400
Top Scorer:César Sempere (20 points)[2]
League:European Challenge Cup
Position:4th in pool
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Bigloss:Olympus Madrid 0  - 66 Connacht (2010)
Url:http://www.olympusrugby.es/

Olympus Rugby XV Madrid was a rugby union team that competed 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.[3] 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.

2009/10 European Challenge Cup

See main article: 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage.

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.

2009/10 Pool table

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
Connacht6 6 0 0 28 5 +23 199 63 +136 2 0 26
Montpellier6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 158 92 +66 2 1 19
Worcester Warriors6 2 0 4 18 8 +10 140 83 +57 2 3 13
Olympus Madrid6 0 0 6 4 45 -41 44 303 -269 0 0 0
Source : www.ercrugby.com
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

2009/10 Matches

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2009/10 Squad

2013/14 European Challenge Cup

After an absence of three seasons, the team intended to participate in the 2013–14 season of the European Challenge Cup.[4] 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.[5] However, due to financial issues, the team withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Lusitanos XV on 2 September 2013.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympus Rugby Team Information . . 30 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Olympus Rugby Statistics . . 30 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Pretemporada - Primeras pruebas físicas . es . . 30 July 2013.
  4. Web site: OLYMPUS RUGBY XV EN LA AMLIN . . 3 June 2013. 5 June 2013. es.
  5. Web site: Demanding draw for English clubs . . 5 June 2013 . 5 June 2013 .
  6. Web site: Portuguese club to compete in Amlin Challenge Cup . . 2 September 2013 . 2 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231011410/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/22029.php . 31 December 2013 . dead .