The Valencia Huracanes or Los Huracanes are a
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rugby league
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club, based in
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
. They have applied to join the
Rugby Football League
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's
League 1 competition. During 2020 they have exhibition matches scheduled and will compete in the
Espana Rugby league with a focus on developing
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players. They were announced as one of the teams comprising the inaugural Euro XIII Cup competition in 2022.
History
The club was first formed in 2019 by Dean Buchan, an
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businessman who formed a consortium which submitted a proposal to compete in
Rugby Football League
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competition. Their goal for 2020 is to form a competitive squad to be able to compete in 2021 in
League One
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. They planned to stage a double header with
Super League XXIV finalists
St. Helens and
Salford Red Devils
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but that fell through and they instead hosted a standalone fixture against the
Featherstone Rovers
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, which they lost 102–14.
Current squad
Inaugural squad vs Featherstone Rovers
Results
See also
*
Spanish Rugby League Association
*
Spain national rugby league team
References
External links
*{{official website, https://valenciahuracanes.com/
Rugby clubs established in 2019
2019 establishments in Spain
Rugby league teams in Spain
Proposed sports clubs and teams
Euro XIII