Basque Country women's national rugby union team

Basque Country women's national rugby union team (Basque: Euskadiko emakumeen selekzioa) is the national and/or representative women's rugby union team of the Basque Country. It is organised by the Basque Rugby Federation and has been active since 1994–95. Unlike the men's team, the Basque Country women's team have only played a small number of international games. They regularly play friendlies against club and provincial teams.

Basque Country
UnionBasque Rugby Federation
Euskadiko Errugbi Federakundea
Head coachJosé Miguel Galdós
Websitewww.euskadirugby.org

History edit

Competitions edit

Since 1994–95 the Basque Country women's team have competed in the Spanish Regions Championship featuring other women's teams representing the autonomous communities of Spain. This competition is organised by the Spanish Rugby Federation. Since 2006–07 they have also competed in the Pyrenees International Tournament.[1][2][3]

List of results edit

Date Home Score Away Venue
30 September 1995   Côte Basque Landes 10–17   Basque Country
1995–96   US Herms 19–10   Basque Country Zarautz
1996–97   Armagnac Bigorre 5–44   Basque Country
1996–97   France A 0–32   Basque Country
1996–97   Périgord Agenais 0–25   Basque Country
1997–98   US Herms 30–0   Basque Country
1997–98   Aquitaine B 0–10   Basque Country
1997–98   Armagnac Bigorre 7–47   Basque Country
1998–99   US Herms 53–12   Basque Country
1998–99   Basque Country 65–15   Armagnac Bigorre
1999–2000   Basque Country 34–0   US Herms
2000–01   Les Pachys d'Herm 12–5   Basque Country
2000–01   Basque Country 15–20   British Police XV
2000–01   Basque Country 86–0   Aragon
2001–02   Basque Country 5–5   Navarre
2001–02   Les Pachys d'Herm 20–19   Basque Country
2001–02   Basque Country 3–0   Madrid [Note 1]
2002–03   Madrid 10–5   Basque Country [Note 1]
2003–04   Catalonia 10–5   Basque Country [Note 1]
2004–05   Basque Country 10–0   AS Bayonne
2005–06   Basque Country 28–0   Galicia [Note 1]
2005–06   France Universities 32–5   Basque Country
2005–06   Basque Country 5–54   Spain
2005–06   Basque Country 46–5   Navarre
9 September 2006   Béarn 15–0   Basque Country Lagor
29 September 2007   Basque Country 7–17   AS Bayonne Menditte
31 May 2008   France Universities 37–0   Basque Country Bayonne
2007–08   Basque Country 25–15   Madrid [Note 1]
13 September 2008   Basque Country 5–31 L.A.R.G.E. Salies-de-Béarn
14 March 2010   Catalonia 12–17   Basque Country Lleida [Note 2]
2009–10   Basque Country 15–10   Madrid [Note 1]
12 December 2010   Basque Country 15–22   Catalonia Durango, Biscay [Note 2]
2010–11   Madrid 27–7   Basque Country [Note 1]
6 February 2016 [4]   Basque Country 5–42   France U20 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
10 September 2016   Basque Country 0–116   Spain Gamarra, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Source:[5][3]

Notes
  • ^1 Spanish Regions Championship final
  • ^2 Pyrenees International Tournament final

Honours edit

  • Spanish Regions Championship
    • Winners: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10: 5
    • Runners-up: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2010–11: 3
  • Pyrenees International Tournament
    • Winners: 2008–09, 2009–10: 2
    • Runners-up: 2006–07, 2010–11 : 2

Source:[1][6][3]

Players edit

2016 squad edit

Squad called up for the friendly match against France U20 on 6 February 2016.

Head coach: José Miguel Galdós

Euskadi XV

Hookers

  • Sabina Argagnon (AS Bayonnais)
  • Ilargi Díaz (Gaztedi RT)

Props

  • Ingrid Amigoren (AS Bayonnais)
  • Patricia Carricaburu (Lons RF)
  • Amaya Gonzalez (AS Bayonne)
  • Magali Haiçaguerre (AS Bayonnais)
  • Maite Irigoien (La Única RT)
  • Maika Irizoz (La Única RT)
  • Irati Ormazabal (Hernani CRE)
  • Ane Puerta (Hernani CRE)
  • Cristina Guntin (AS Bayonnais)

Locks

Flankers

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Scrum-halves

  • Maddi Braco (La Única RT)
  • Anne Fernández (Gaztedi RT)
  • Marie Menanteau (AS Bayonnais)

Fly-halves

  • Popolle Boudon (AS Bayonnais)
  • Aitana Pérez (Gaztedi RT)

Centres

  • Uribarri Barrutieta (Durango RT)
  • Ainhoa Belekortu (Gaztedi RT)
  • Céline Héguy (AS Bayonne)
  • Laura Lorenzo (Hernani CRE)

Wings

  • Enara Cacho (AS Bayonnais)
  • Melanie Cenderet (AS Bayonnais)
  • Miren Echezarreta (Gaztedi RT)
  • Ana Mariñelarina (La Única RT)
  • Irene Reyes (La Única RT)

Fullbacks

  Spain internationals edit

  • Karitte Alegria
  • Eider Barrena
  • Iona Barrena
  • Uribarri Barrutieta
  • Maika Brust
  • Enara Cacho
  • Amaia Erbina
  • Lide Erbina
  • Rosanna Estanyol
  • Inés Etxegibel
  • Anne Fernández
  • Olatz Fernández
  • Angelina Masdeu
  • Idoia Olaberria
  • Agurtzane Orbegozo
  • Nerea Otxoa de Aspuru
  • Ana Isabel de la Parte
  • Aitziber Porras
  • Isabel Rodríguez
  • Maitane Salinas

  France internationals edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Historia". www.euskadirugby.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Historial Selecciones Euskadi" (PDF). www.euskadirugby.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Federación Española de Rugby – Palmares Nacional" (PDF). www.ferugby.es. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Euskadi vs. Francia sub'20". euskadirugby.eus. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Historial Selecciones Euskadi" (PDF). www.euskadirugby.org. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Historial Selecciones Euskadi" (PDF). www.euskadirugby.org. Retrieved 10 April 2016.