Unión Aljarafe Sevilla

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 womens club rugby, competition they have won 2 times.[3][4] The mens 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]

UAS Rugby
Full nameUnión Aljarafe Sevilla. Club Deportivo Rugby Mairena – Universitario Rugby Club
UnionSpanish Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Cocos, Cocodrilas
Founded1968
LocationSeville
Ground(s)La Cartuja (Capacity: 1,932)
PresidentElena González Godoy[1]
Coach(es)Garry Owen
Alberto Moreno
Captain(s)Julia Castro
League(s)Liga Iberdrola
2022–23Runner-up
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
rugbysevilla.es

History

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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "1ª Regional – Clasificación" [1st Regional – Classification]. FARugby.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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