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The Spain national rugby union team, nicknamed Los Leones, compete in the Rugby Europe Championship. They’ve featured at the Rugby World Cup once, in 1999.

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World Ranking

Spain are currently 17th in the World Rugby Rankings. Their highest ever ranking was 14th in November 2025.

Ranking Over Time

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2003
2015
2026

Spain Matches

Sun 15 Mar, 2026
Round 7
Romania Romania
Round 7
23
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29
FT
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Butarque Stadium
Sat 4 Jul, 2026
Sat 11 Jul, 2026

Spain Rugby Team Players

Spain Forwards

Name
Position
Spain España Rugby
Gonzalo Lopez Bontempo
Prop
Spain España Rugby
Vicente Del Hoyo
Prop
Spain España Rugby
Luca Tabarot
Prop
Spain España Rugby
Raul Calzon
Prop
Hugo Pirlet
Hugo Pirlet
Prop
Santiago Ovejero
Santiago Ovejero
Hooker
Alvaro Garcia
Alvaro Garcia
Hooker
Jon Zabala
Jon Zabala
Prop
Joel Merkler
Joel Merkler
Prop
Spain España Rugby
Imanol Urraza
Lock
Spain España Rugby
Jose Ramon Borraz
Lock
Manex Ariceta
Manex Ariceta
Lock
Spain España Rugby
Matheo Triki
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Urko Zumeta
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Alex Saleta
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Nicolas Moleti
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Pablo Guirao
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Ignacio Pineiro
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Vicente Boronat
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Raphael Nieto
Back Row
Spain España Rugby
Guido Reyes Rendon
Spain España Rugby
Aniol Franch
Spain España Rugby
Iker Aduriz
Spain España Rugby
Inaki Mateu
Spain España Rugby
Bernardo Vazquez
Spain España Rugby
Hugo Gonzalez

Spain Backs

Name
Position
Spain España Rugby
Kerman Aurrekoetxea
Scrum Half
Spain España Rugby
Pablo Perez
Scrum Half
Spain España Rugby
Nicolas Infer
Scrum Half
Spain España Rugby
Estanislao Bay
Scrum Half
Spain España Rugby
Bautista Guemes
Fly Half
Spain España Rugby
Gonzalo Vinuesa
Fly Half
Spain España Rugby
Martiniano Cian
Outside Back
Gauthier Minguillon
Gauthier Minguillon
Outside Back
Samuel Ezeala
Samuel Ezeala
Outside Back
Spain España Rugby
Pau Aira
Centre
Spain España Rugby
Alejandro Laforga
Centre
Spain España Rugby
Alvar Gimeno
Centre
Spain España Rugby
Oriol Marsinyac
Centre
Spain España Rugby
Matthew Foulds
Outside Back
Spain España Rugby
Lucien Richardis
Outside Back
Spain España Rugby
Beltran Ortega
Outside Back
Alberto Carmona
Alberto Carmona
Outside Back
Spain España Rugby
JW Bell
Outside Back

Spain Tournaments

Spain España Rugby

The history of rugby in Spain dates back to 1901. However, the Spanish national team didn’t play in its first competitive fixture until 1929, when they defeated Italy 9-0. 

Throughout most of the 20th century, Spain have regularly played fixtures against their European neighbours, including France, Italy, Romania, West Germany, the Soviet Union and Portugal. Although they’ve regularly fallen short against tier one nations, they have historically recorded wins against top international teams, including Uruguay and Italy. 

To date, the team’s greatest achievement was their qualification for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Sadly though, they failed to score a try at the tournament and were comfortably beaten by Scotland, South Africa and Uruguay. Thankfully, they’ll still have an opportunity to correct this, as they’ve qualified for the 2027 edition of the Rugby World Cup. 

Today, the Spain national team plays in the Rugby Europe Championship, which is one level below the Six Nations. They’re rightfully regarded as a team on the up, and they’ll be looking to cause a shock or two in Australia in 2027. 

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