Ue Santboiana

The club was established in 1921 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia, considered to be one of the capitals of Spanish rugby. Santboiana play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby as well as the Copa de Catalunya and Copa Ibèrica. They were champions of Spain in the 2005-06 season.

Santboiana

Full name	Unió Esportiva Santboiana
Founded	1921
Location	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Ground(s)	Estadi Baldiri Aleu (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Antoni Gabarro
Coach(es)	Lewis Williams
League(s)	División de Honor
2015–16	División de Honor, 4th
Team kit
Official website
www.uesantboiana.com

Santboiana are the former club of Sant Boi de Llobregat native Oriol Ripol, who is among Spain's most successful rugby players. He played professionally for Sale Sharks, in England's Guinness Premiership.

• División de Honor: 7
  • Champions: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06
• Copa del Rey: 12
  • Champions: 1931, 1933, 1943, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1989, 2000, 2017
• Copa Ibérica: 4
  • Champions: 1987, 1989, 2005, 2006
• Copa Pirineos: 2
  • Champions: 1960, 1961
• Copa de Catalunya: 17
  • Champions: 1923, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

• 46 seasons in División de Honor

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Josep Balsalobre Prop   Spain Amirani Chichua Prop   Georgia Gerard Godoy Prop   Spain Alejandro Leyton Prop   Spain Youri Petit Prop   France Daniel Petreanu Prop   Romania Cristan Peteta Hooker   Spain Jonathan Phipps Hooker   Spain Ricardo Cardenas Lock   Spain Jamie Chipman Lock   New Zealand Julen Lafraya Lock   Spain Josep Puigbert Lock   Spain Samir Barmose Flanker   Spain Joan Campius Flanker   Spain Josep Colet Flanker   Spain Joan Lopez Flanker   Spain Rubén Sanz Flanker   Spain Nicolas Sevilla Flanker   Spain Niels Van de Ven Flanker   Netherlands Ivan Tabuenca Number 8   Spain Afa Tauli Number 8   New Zealand

Player Position Union Niel Chivers Scrum-half   England Hector Garcia Scrum-half   Spain Fangatapu Apikotoa Fly-half   Tonga Victor Cuenca Fly-half   Spain Marcos Puig Fly-half   Spain Matenga Baker Centre   New Zealand Marc Basalobre Centre   Spain Cristian Gómez Centre   Spain Federico González Centre   Spain Romuald Lauret Centre   France Pau Basalobre Wing   Spain Marc Català Wing   Spain Lluc Muñoz Wing   Spain Javier De Orbaneja Wing   Spain Nil Baró Fullback   Spain Ferran Rodriguez Fullback   Spain

International honours

•   Víctor Acevedo
•   Sergi Guerrero
•   Marc Puigbert
•   Víctor Marlet
•   Juan Severino
•   Mario Sagario
•   Pablo Llorens
•   Víctor Gallego
•   Vicenç Lazaro
•   Leonardo Pereira
•   Jonathan Phipps

Other notable players

•   Grant Polson (former player from Otago and Manawatu in Air New Zealand NPC)
•   Isaac Thompson (signs from Manawatu in Air New Zealand NPC)
•   Juan Pablo Socino (international Argentina U20)
•   Isaac Richmond (international with English Counties)
•   Pablo Llorens (international with Chile)
•   Doug Tietjens (Former player from Otago and Manawatu in ITM CUP)
•   Arnaud Astruc (Former player from USAP ESPOIR)

UE Santboiana plays its home matches at Estadi Baldiri Aleu, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

• Rugby union in Spain

• Official website
• Catalan Rugby website