The Unión Aljarafe Sevilla, commonly referred to as University of Seville or Cocos, and currently known as Ghenova Cocos Rugby for sponsorship purposes,[2] is a Spanish rugby union club. The club currently competes in the Liga Iberdrola, the 1st level of Spanish women's club rugby, competition they have won 2 times.[3][4] The men's team plays on the Andalusia regional tournament under the name CD Rugby Mairena.[5] The club is based in the city of Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. They play in black and green.[6]
| Full name | Unión Aljarafe Sevilla. Club Deportivo Rugby Mairena – Universitario Rugby Club | ||
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| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Cocos, Cocodrilas | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Location | Seville | ||
| Ground(s) | La Cartuja (Capacity: 1,932) | ||
| President | Elena González Godoy[1] | ||
| Coach(es) | Garry Owen Alberto Moreno | ||
| Captain(s) | Julia Castro | ||
| League(s) | Liga Iberdrola | ||
| 2022–23 | Runner-up | ||
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| Official website | |||
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History edit
Funded as Club de Rugby Medicina, the team is nowadays the union of two clubs: C.D. Rugby Mairena, name they use on the men's category and on lower categories, and the Universitario de Sevilla CR, name they use on senior women.[7]
Honours edit
- Liga Iberdrola
- Women's Iberian Cup
- Champions: (1) 2020-21
- División de Honor
- Runners–Up (1) 2000–01
References edit
- ^ "Una meta clara en la nueva etapa de las Cocos" [A clear goal in the new stage of Las Cocos]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 2023-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Ghenova pone su nombre al equipo de rugby femenino que patrocina" [Ghenova names after them the women's rugby team it sponsors]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 2023-06-11. Archived from the original on 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "El Corteva Cocos, CAMPEÓN con mayúsculas y muy del Sur (36-29)" [El Corteva Cocos, Champion with capital letters and a pride to the South (36-29)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 2022-04-10. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Anuario 2020-2021" [Yearbook 2020-2021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "1ª Regional – Clasificación" [1st Regional – Classification]. FARugby.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Guía 2022/23 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby" [Iberdrola Rugby League, Guide 2022/23] (PDF) (in Spanish). Spanish Rugby Federation. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Historia del club" [Club history]. Unión Aljarafe Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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