Bera Bera Rugby Taldea is a Spanish
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
club. The club was established in 1983 and currently competes in the
División de Honor B de Rugby
División de Honor B is the second level of Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. The league began in 1998 and consists of three groups (North, East and South) of 8 or 9 teams each. The two top teams of each group and two best 3rd-plac ...
competition, the second-level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in
Donostia-San Sebastian. Bera Bera play in blue and orange.
History
Bera Bera R.T. was established in 1986 as a split from the rugby union section of
Club Atlético San Sebastián. Its name, Bera Bera came from the avenue of the
Aiete neighborhood of
San Sebastián
San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...
, where the rugby field of Atlético San Sebastian was located, which in turn, came from a caserío in the zone. Originally, Bera Bera was solely a rugby union club, which remained as such almost during a decade.
Rugby union section
The rugby union section was the one which gave origin to the club and plays in the Spanish rugby union top category,
División de Honor. Among its achievements, the club won its only
Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
title, won in 2004. In the 2008-09 season, it reached the 7th place in the División de Honor, near to relegation until the following season. Bera Bera usually plays its home games at
MIniestadio de Anoeta
Miniestadio de Anoeta, known also as Estadio Kote Olaizola, is a sports stadium near to the Anoeta stadium, in San Sebastián.
It is usually used for athletics events. and for trainings. The central pitch, whose surface is natural grass, is occasi ...
, in
San Sebastián
San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...
. Its participation in the
Super Ibérica de Rugby frames this club as the lead club of the Basque franchise, the
Basque Korsarioak, which incorporate players from most Basque clubs.
Trophies
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Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
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**Champions: 2003–04
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Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Football in Spain, Spanish football. Founded in 1982 Supercopa de España, 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2 ...
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**Runners-up: 2004
Season by season
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*12 seasons in
División de Honor
International honours
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Pedro J Dávila
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Iker Lopategi
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David Hernández
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Oscar Astarloa
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Igor Mirones
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Gorka Bueno
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Pablo Feijoo
Pablo Feijoo Ugalde (born 18 May 1982) is a Spanish rugby sevens former player and coach.
He played in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.
He was in the squad that secured the last Olympic spot when they defeated in Monaco. He was selec ...
Other notable players
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Javier Arbelaiz plays the Challenge Cup with Olympus Madrid
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James Foster signs from Tasman (NPC)
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Daniel Larrechea sings from Aviron Bayonnais (Top14), former player from Sale Sharks, international France A.
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Tama Makamaka international All-Blacks U20
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Bruno Hiriart signs from US Dax (Top14)
Ground
External links
Official websiteSpanish Rugby website
Rugby union teams in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Rugby clubs established in 1983
Multi-sport clubs in Spain
Sports clubs and teams in San Sebastián
1983 establishments in Spain
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