BathCo Independiente Rugby Club (also known as Independiente) is a Spanish

Spain

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 amateur rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. The club was established in 1971 and currently competes in the División de Honor B

División de Honor B de Rugby

The Spanish rugby league has been contested since 1953. The second division is currently known as the Division de Honor B and has two groups of 8 clubs.-Teams 2010–11 season:--------External links:*...

, the second level of Spanish rugby union. The club is based in the Cantabria

Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...

n city of Santander

Santander, Cantabria

The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:...

. Independiente plays its home matches at the Campo Municipal de San Román, which is a multi-use stadium in San Román de la Llanilla. Independiente plays in green and white colours.

Club honours

Independente is the most successful rugby club of Cantabria. The team has played two seasons in the Spanish División de Honor

División de Honor de Rugby

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 (1978-79 and 1979-80), and División de Honor B

División de Honor B de Rugby

The Spanish rugby league has been contested since 1953. The second division is currently known as the Division de Honor B and has two groups of 8 clubs.-Teams 2010–11 season:--------External links:*...

(2 seasons), First Division (25 seasons) and the Second Division (1 season).

Spanish tournaments:

• First Division Champion (6 ): 1980-81 (group VI), 1981-82 (group XII), 1998-99 (group A), 2000-01 (group A), 2002-03 , 2010-11 (group B)
• First Division Runners-up (4): 1999-2000 (group A), 2001-02 (group B), 2005-06 (group B), 2009-10 (group B)
• Second Division Champion (1 ): 1982-83 (group X)

Cantabrian tournaments:

• Regional League Champion: 1971-72, 1974-75