Spain women's national rugby union team
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For the men's team, see Spain national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Spain women's national rugby sevens team.
The Spain women's national rugby union team played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28. The team played the Women's Six Nations from 2000 to 2006, but they were replaced by Italy for 2007, in order to mirror the men's tournament.
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Nickname(s) | Las Leonas | ||
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Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Juan González Marruecos | ||
Captain | Cristina Blanco | ||
Most caps | Aroa González (74) | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 13 (as of 25 March 2024) | ||
First international | |||
Spain 0–28 France (2 May 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Spain 119–0 Finland (A Coruña, Spain; 30 April 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 3–86 England (Madrid, Spain; 11 February 2006) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1991) | ||
Best result | 6th 1991 |
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