CR El Salvador

Recent history

El Salvador were relegated to the second-tier Primera Division, in 1995/96 season, spending one season in the second-tier Primera División, but immediately returned to the División de Honor after topping the table in the 1996/97 season. That success was followed by the side's winning the División de Honor in the 1997/98, becoming the first newly-promoted team to win the title. The following season led to two more titles: the Ibero Cup and another Copa del Rey, adding to the club's distinguished history.

Two more titles followed in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 seasons. In 2004/05 and 2005/06 the club finished as runners up in the league, but won the Copa del Rey twice, along with a new Ibero Cup and two Spanish Super Cups.

In the 2003/04 season, CR El Salvador participated in a European competition for the first time, debuting against Harlequins in London, before going out in the second round - a first for a Spanish club - to the Italian team Rovigo.

In the 2006/07 season, they won all three titles at senior level: División de Honor, the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup title.

In the 2007/08 season, it was yet another excellent year for the team, as they won the Division de Honor and the Super Cup title.

In the Amlin Challenge cup in 2010/2011, they won Petrarca Padova rugby in Pepe Rojo stadium (37-16)

Honors

• Spanish League: 9
  • 1990–91, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2024–25
• Copa del Rey: 8
  • 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2022
• Supercopa: 6
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
• Copa Ibérica: 5
  • 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2016

Season by season

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• 39 seasons in División de Honor (Last season told 2024-25)

International honours

• POR Juan Murré
• SAM Uale Mai
• SAM Esera Lauina
• SAM Joe Mamea
• ESP Manuel Serrano
• ESP Jaime Nava
• ESP Julio Álvarez
• ESP Pablo Feijoo
• ESP Carlos Souto
• ESP Sergio Souto
• ESP Iván Criado
• ESP Javier Miranda
• ESP Salé Ibarra
• ESP "Toche"
• ESP César Sempere
• TON James Faiva
• ESP Matthew Bede Smith

Other notable players

• ENG Sam Katz (England Students International)
• NZL Gillies Kaka (capped by New Zealand 7s)
• NZL Jacob Kennedy (signs from Hawke's Bay, capped by New Zealand Under 19)
• ENG Andy Long (England international)
• NZL Charlie O'Connell (signs from Canterbury, capped by New Zealand Under 19)
• NZL Joe McDonnell (New Zealand international)
• TGA David Palu (Tonga international)
• RSA Regardt Van Eyk (former player from Mighty Elephants in the Currie Cup)
• NZL Justin Wilson (former player from Auckland Blues, Hurricanes and Chiefs in Super12/14. Capped by New Zealand Māoris and New Zealand 7s) ●Hansie Graff (signed from SWD Eagles, also played for Bayonne and the Sharks.)

Notable Signings

• Sam Katz - England Students national rugby union team whose previous club was Loughborough Students RUFC. Highest scorer of 328 points in the División de Honor for 2014/15 season and 388 points for 2015/16 season.
• Uale Mai – Manu Samoa and Samoa Sevens international, 2006 IRB International Sevens Player of the Year, signed for 2010–11.
• Joe McDonnell - New Zealand international signed from Newcastle Falcons as player coach for 2009/10 season.
• Andy Long - England national rugby union team international signed from Newcastle Falcons as player for 2009/10 season. He signed for Northampton Saints in half of the season.

References

References

1. (2024-10-02). "Colina Clinic, Patrocinador principal de El Salvador Femenino".