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Spanish Rugby Federation
The Spanish Rugby Federation ( es, Federación Española de Rugby) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Spain. The Spanish Rugby Federation was founded in 1923, and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as the International Rugby Board and now as World Rugby, in 1988. It is located in Madrid. See also * Spain national rugby union team * Spain national rugby sevens team * Rugby union in Spain * División de Honor de Rugby (Spain's top tier domestic rugby union competition) *División de Honor B de Rugby (Spain's second tier domestic rugby union competition) External links *Official Site {{Authority control Sports governing bodies in Spain, Rugby Rugby union in Spain Rugby union governing bodies in Europe National members of World Rugby Sports organizations established in 1923 1923 establishments in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Europe
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it is not responsible for the organisation of the Six Nations Championship or the competitions run by European Professional Club Rugby (the European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup). The predecessor to Rugby Europe was the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA), which was established in 1934 to administer rugby union in Europe outside the authority of the International Rugby Football Board (as World Rugby was then called), and came to spread outside the continent. FIRA agreed to come under the auspices of World Rugby in the 1990s, and appended 'Association Européenne de Rugby' to its name in a return to being a European body. In 2014 the organisation was renamed Rugby Europe as part of a re-branding. After the 2022 Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Feijoo
Alfonso Feijoo García (born in San Sebastián, 5 January 1953) is a former Spanish rugby union footballer and a current coach. He's also a Physical Education teacher in San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B .... Feijoo had 23 caps for Spain national rugby union team, Spain, during his career. He later become a rugby union coach, taking office as head coach of Spain, in 1997. He achieved his country first ever qualification for the Rugby World Cup finals. Spain played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, but lost all the three matches. He was elected President of the Spanish Rugby Federation at May 2014. References External linksProfile of Alfonso Feijoo 1953 births Living people Spanish rugby union players Spanish rugby union coaches Rugby union cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |