Valladolid RAC
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Valladolid Rugby Asociación Club is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 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...

 club. The club was established in 1986 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby
División de Honor de Rugby
-Past winners:-External links:*...

 competition, the highest level of Spaish club rugby. The club are based in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...

 in central Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. VRAC play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby. They play at Estadio Pepe Rojo
Estadio Pepe Rojo
Estadio Pepe Rojo is a sports stadium located in the city of Valladolid, Spain. It is the home ground of CR El Salvador and Valladolid RAC leading clubs of the División de Honor, the top-level of Spanish rugby. The Spanish national team have also played matches at the stadium.-External links:*...

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Honors

  • División de Honor:
    • Champions: 1998–99, 2000–01
  • Copa del Rey:
    • Champions: 1997–98, 2009–10
  • Supercopa de España:
    • Champions: 2010–11

Squad 2009-2010

International honours

Victor Acevedo Fernando De La Calle Anibal Fernando Bonan Benjamin Pardo Ignacio Gutierrez Muller

Other notable players

Adam Newton (International England U18) Gareth Griffiths] (former player from Bath, international England U18, U19) Mike Davis (International New Zealand Sevens)

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