CAU Rugby Valencia is a

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club based in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

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. The club currently competes in the second-tier División de Honor B.

History

CAU Rugby Valencia was founded in 1973 by members of the

University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ), shortened to UV, is a public research university in Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community. It is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic i ...

, led by Luis Sebastián Caballero. After many years of playing at regional, provincial and national levels, the club was promoted to the Primera Nacional division in 1996. Two seasons later it moved up to the second-tier División de Honor B, and finally to the División de Honor in 2001. They were relegated in 2011.

Season by season

------- *3 seasons in División de Honor *13 seasons in División de Honor B

References

External links

Official site
Rugby union teams in Spain Sports clubs and teams in the Valencian Community Rugby clubs established in 1973 Sport in Valencia {{Spain-sport-team-stub