{"id":72027,"date":"2016-08-03T09:47:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T07:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=72027"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:07:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:07:53","slug":"fcb-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fcb-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"All about FCB Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you hear the name <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, you probably think about Messi, Neymar, Su\u00e1rez, Iniesta or Piqu\u00e9. Just like most football clubs, though, Barcelona is home to plenty of other sports teams with less visibility, its rugby squad being one of them. Dating back to 1924, <strong>FCB Rugby<\/strong>, as it is often shortened to avoid confusion with the football team, has had a long and successful history, having conquered 19 national titles and also 19 regional competitions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fcb-rugby\/#Rugby\" title=\"Rugby?\">Rugby?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fcb-rugby\/#FCB_Rugby_squads\" title=\"FCB Rugby squads\">FCB Rugby squads<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fcb-rugby\/#How_to_follow_FCB_Rugby\" title=\"How to follow FCB Rugby\">How to follow FCB Rugby<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rugby\"><\/span><strong>Rugby?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_72032\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72032\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rugby-Barcelona-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by KWSW via Visualhunt.com \/ CC BY-NC-ND\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shatteringdreams\/5499873742\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KWSW<\/a> via <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/visualhunt.com\">Visualhunt.com<\/span> \/ <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Depending on where in the world you are from, you may or may not be familiar with the sport of <strong>rugby<\/strong>, which is most popular in Australia and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N5MiDo3aX1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">New Zealand<\/a>. While it shares its origins with American Football, the two sports have evolved in different directions and fans of each would be quick to tell you that they are completely different.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rugby<\/strong> is a game of two teams who carry, pass, kick and ground a ball with the objective of scoring as many points as possible. A point is scored when the ball is grounded after passing the opponent\u2019s goal line. What makes the game tactically interesting are a few special rules: the ball needs to be passed backwards in order to go forward, and it can be kicked forward only if the kicker\u2019s team mates are behind the ball when it\u2019s kicked. This creates a need for team work and defines the game as a constant collective endeavor to create and use space in the most effective ways possible.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FCB_Rugby_squads\"><\/span><strong>FCB Rugby squads<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Famous Spanish actor Javier Bardem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">once said<\/a> that \u201cplaying <strong>rugby<\/strong> in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.\u201d The truth is, while <strong>rugby<\/strong> is far from being the most popular sport in the country or even in Catalonia, there is a constantly growing niche for it among sports enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To prove this, we just need to look at the number of different <strong>FCB Rugby<\/strong> squads, which contain players of all ages and genders. In addition to the Senior <strong>FC Barcelona Rugby<\/strong> team, which competes in the Spanish <strong>rugby<\/strong> system\u2019s higher tier, there\u2019s also a B team, a youth team, under-18 and under-16 squads, a school squad for children still learning the sport, a veteran team for older athletes and a women\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Spain national team is currently placed at 23rd out of 102 teams in the World Rankings, which isn\u2019t bad at all.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_follow_FCB_Rugby\"><\/span><strong>How to follow FCB Rugby<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_72033\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72033\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rugby-game-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Tobias4242 via Visual hunt \/ CC BY-SA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/76382390@N06\/14633722581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tobias4242<\/a> via <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/visualhunt.com\">Visual hunt<\/span> \/ <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If this article has piqued your curiosity and you\u2019d like to know more about <strong>FCB Rugby<\/strong>, make sure to follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fcbarcelonarugby\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">social media<\/a> to start getting a feel of what\u2019s happening in the club and in the sport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019d like to watch some <strong>rugby<\/strong> live-action, Barcelona\u2019s home games take place at the\u00a0<em>La Teixonera<\/em> <strong>rugby<\/strong> field, located at <em>Calle Granja Vella, 10-12<\/em>. You can keep up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FC_Barcelona_Rugby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">schedule<\/a> of all their different squads at\u00a0the club\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope to have helped you find a new cool interest you had never thought about before! Please use the comment box below to let us know your thoughts on the sport of <strong>rugby<\/strong>. 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