Independiente Rugby Club is a Spanish amateur
rugby union
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club based in the
Cantabria
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n city of
Santander. The club was established in 1971. 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.
He is currently not active in any category having given up playing the 2023 - 2024 season in the Honor Division "B" for economic reasons, having not registered his professional players with Social Security and not having paid the corresponding amounts, having a debt of around €280,000 with it.
For several years, the club was known for sponsorship reasons as Bathco Independiente or Bathco, the latter of which is now the name of
Club de Rugby Santander.
Club honours
Independiente is the most successful rugby club in Cantabria. The team has played a number of seasons in the
División de Honor (1978––80, 2013–present), 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
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 ...
:
** Runners-up: 2013–14
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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, Independiente won Alcobendas in the promotion playoffs achieving the promotion to División de Honor 2013–14 after a long spell in minor divisions.
Bathco Independiente achieves a historical promotion
El Diario Montañés, 5 May 2013
Season by season
See also
* Rugby union in Spain
References
External links
Independiente official website
Sports clubs and teams in Cantabria
Rugby union teams in Spain
Rugby clubs established in 1971
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