Unión Aljarafe Sevilla Explained

Teamname:UAS Rugby
Union:Spanish Rugby Federation
Fullname:Unión Aljarafe Sevilla
CD Rugby Mairena – Universitario Sevilla CR
Nickname:Cocos, Cocodrilas
Founded:1968
Location:Seville
Ground:La Cartuja
Capacity:1,932
Chairman:José Luis Gómez Cordones (Mairena Rugby)
Mariola Rus Rufino (Ghenova Cocos Rugby)
Coach:Saúl Espina (Mairena Rugby)
Pablo Arévalo (Ghenova Cocos Rugby)
Url:rugbysevilla.es
League:Liga Iberdrola
Season:2023–24
Position:Quarter-finals
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Unión Aljarafe Sevilla, is a Spanish rugby union club. The club currently competes in the Liga Iberdrola, the 1st level of Spanish women's club rugby, competition they have won 2 times, under the name of University of Seville CR, and currently known as Ghenova Cocos Rugby for sponsorship purposes.[1] [2] [3]

The men's team plays on the Andalusia regional tournament under the name Club Deportivo Rugby Mairena.[4] The club is based in the city of Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. They play in black and green.[5]

History

The Unión Aljarafe Sevilla is the union of two rugby clubs that compete in all categories of Andalusian rugby, both in the female and male categories, having different names depending on the category in which they are competing. They have the C.D. Rugby Mairena that competes in all the existing male rugby categories in Andalusia from wild boars to seniors. And until 2017 it also competed in the División de Honor B (the second Spanish division) under the name of Helvetia Rugby.

On the other hand, we have the Universitario de Sevilla CR that competes in the female category, being one of the clubs in Andalusia with the greatest tradition and after several years in a row competing in the promotion phase to the female División de Honor, in 2018 it managed to win the División de Honor B and ascend to the highest category. Being the first Andalusian team to achieve this. Its origins as a club date back to the 60s, meaning we are a club with more than 50 years of experience, during which time we have had several names until reaching the current situation: C. R. Medicina, Universitario de Sevilla C.R., Universidad de Sevilla… [6]

In recent years they have had several sporting successes at a collective and individual level, with international players who have even competed in world championships with the Spanish national team. At a collective level they have played seasons in all existing national and regional categories, achieving a runner-up position in the División de Honor (highest national category) in the 2000/01 season, or a Copa F.E.R., as well as other F.A.R. cups (Andalusian Rugby Federation) and regional championships.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghenova pone su nombre al equipo de rugby femenino que patrocina . Ghenova names after them the women's rugby team it sponsors . 2023-06-11 . 2023-08-20 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230820204500/https://www.diariodesevilla.es/empresas-al-dia/Ghenova-nombre-equipo-femenino-patrocina_0_1810319940.html . 2023-08-20 . live.
  2. Web site: El Corteva Cocos, CAMPEÓN con mayúsculas y muy del Sur (36-29) . El Corteva Cocos, Champion with capital letters and a pride to the South (36-29) . 2022-04-10 . 2023-06-23 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410142442/https://www.diariodesevilla.es/deportes/Corteva-Cocos-CAMPEON-mayusculas-Sur_0_1673233225.html . 2022-04-10 . live.
  3. News: Anuario 2020-2021 . Yearbook 2020-2021 . 2023-06-23 . . es . 42 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818202117/https://ferugby.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Anuario-20-21-PARTE-4-HISTORIAL-COMPETICIONES-NACIONALES.pdf . 2022-08-18 . live.
  4. Web site: 1ª Regional – Clasificación . 1st Regional – Classification . 2023-06-23 . FARugby.com . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325120613/http://farugby.com/1a-regional-clasificacion . 2023-03-25 . live.
  5. News: Guía 2022/23 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby . Iberdrola Rugby League, Guide 2022/23 . 2023-06-19 . . es . 5 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230619215257/https://ferugby.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Liga-Iberdrola-de-Rugby-20222023v2.pdf . 2023-06-19 . live.
  6. Web site: Historia del club . Club history . 2023-06-23 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20200309103322/https://rugbysevilla.es/wp/conocenos . 2020-03-09 . live.