Independiente RC

Bathco Rugby

Full name	Independiente Rugby Club
Nickname(s)	Verdes (greens)
Founded	1971
Location	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Ground(s)	Mies de Cozada (Capacity: 1,500)
President	José Luis Marquínez
Coach(es)	Tristán Moziman Nemesio Ochoa Oceja
Captain(s)	Conrado Chiappero Gabriel Menocal Iván Peña
League(s)	División de Honor
2015–16	División de Honor, 3rd / SF
Team kit
Official website
www.independienterugbyclub.eu

Independiente Rugby Club, also known as BathCo Rugby for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish amateur rugby union club based in the Cantabrian city of Santander. The club was established in 1971 and the present season 2014-15 competes in División de Honor; the top Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. 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.

Club honours

Independente is the most successful rugby club of Cantabria. The team has played four seasons in the División de Honor (1978–79, 1979–80, 2013-14 and 2014-15), 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:

• Copa del Rey:
  • Runners-up: 2013–14
• División de Honor B: 1
  • Champions: 2012-13 (group 1)
• Primera Nacional: 6
  • Champions: 1980-81 (group VI), 1981-82 (group XII), 1998-99 (group A), 2000-01 (group A), 2002–03, 2010-11 (group B)
  • Runners-up: 1999-2000 (group A), 2001–02 (group B), 2005-06 (group B), 2009-10 (group B)
• Segunda Nacional: 1
  • Champions: 1982-83 (group X)

Cantabrian tournaments:

• Regional League: 2
  • Champions: 1971-72, 1974–75

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, Bathco Independiente won Alcobendas in the promotion playoffs achieving the promotion to División de Honor 2013–14 after a long spell in minor divisions. Its last season in División de Honor was 1979–80 season.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1976–77 2 Primera Nacional 5th 1977–78 2 Primera Nacional 6th ↑ 1978–79 1 División de Honor 6th 1979–80 1 División de Honor 8th ↓ 1980–81 2 Primera Nacional 1st 1981–82 2 Primera Nacional 1st 1982–83 3 Segunda Nacional 1st 1983–84 2 Primera Nacional 7th 1984–85 3 Segunda Nacional — 1985–86 3 Segunda Nacional — 1986–87 2 Primera Nacional 9th 1987–88 3 Segunda Nacional — 1988–89 2 Primera Nacional 7th 1989–90 2 Primera Nacional 9th 1990–91 3 Segunda Nacional — 1991–92 3 Segunda Nacional — 1992–93 2 Primera Nacional 12th 1993–94 3 Segunda Nacional — 1994–95 2 Primera Nacional 5th 1995–96 2 Primera Nacional 6th

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1996–97 2 Primera Nacional 4th 1997–98 2 Primera Nacional 3rd 1998–99 3 Primera Nacional 1st 1999–00 3 Primera Nacional 2nd 2000–01 3 Primera Nacional 1st 2001–02 3 Primera Nacional 2nd 2002–03 3 Primera Nacional 1st ↑ 2003–04 2 División de Honor B 9th ↓ 2004–05 3 Primera Nacional 6th 2005–06 3 Primera Nacional 2nd 2006–07 3 Primera Nacional 4th 2007–08 3 Primera Nacional 5th 2008–09 3 Primera Nacional 6th 2009–10 3 Primera Nacional 2nd 2010–11 3 Primera Nacional 1st ↑ 2011–12 2 División de Honor B 4th 2012–13 2 División de Honor B 1st ↑ 2013–14 1 División de Honor 4th / SF Cup runner-up 2014–15 1 División de Honor 4th / QF 2015–16 1 División de Honor 3rd / SF

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• 5 seasons in División de Honor

See also

• Rugby union in Spain

External links

• Independiente official website