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Valencia Huracanes

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Valencia Huracanes
Club information
Full nameValencia Huracanes
ColoursBlue and Orange
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Website[1]
Current details
Ground(s)
ChairmanDean Buchan
CoachAdrien Frigola
CompetitionEspana Rugby League
Uniforms
Home colours

The Valencia Huracanes or Los Huracanes are a Spanish rugby league club, based in Valencia. They have applied to join the Rugby Football League's League 1 competition. During 2020 they have exhibition matches scheduled and will compete in the Espana Rugby league with a focus on developing Spanish players.[1] They were announced as one of the teams comprising the inaugural Euro XIII Cup competition in 2022.

History

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The club was first formed in 2019 by Dean Buchan, an English businessman who formed a consortium which submitted a proposal to compete in Rugby Football League competition. Their goal for 2020 is to form a competitive squad to be able to compete in 2021 in League One. They planned to stage a double header with Super League XXIV finalists St. Helens and Salford Red Devils but that fell through and they instead hosted a standalone fixture against the Featherstone Rovers, which they lost 102–14.[2]

Current squad

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Inaugural squad vs Featherstone Rovers[3] [4]

Los Huracanes Rugby league squad

Centre

  • Aitor Romero Diaz

Prop

  • Ruben Romero Diaz

Hookers

  • Miquel Tomas Enrique

Back Rowers

  • Ruben Olivares Munoz

Dual Registered

Coaching Staff

  • Adrien Frigola (Head Coach)

Results

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance Source
11 January 2020 Valencia Huracanes 14 – 102 Featherstone Rovers Friendly Estadio de Rugby, Villajoyosa 586 [5]
May 2020 Keighley Cougars Cancelled Valencia Huracanes Friendly Cougar Park, Keighley, England N/A [6]
June 2020 Rochdale Hornets Cancelled Valencia Huracanes Friendly Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, England N/A [7]
5 July 2020 North Luzon Headhunters Postponed Valencia Huracanes Friendship Cup 2020 Manila, Philippines N/A [8]
January 2021 Valencia Huracanes Featherstone Rovers Friendly Estadio de Rugby, Villajoyosa TBA [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Valencia Huracanes launch". Valencia International. 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Valencia set to stage Grand Final repeat as part of ambitious plans to take professional rugby league to Spain". Daily Mirror. 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Valencia reveal first players for Featherstone test". Love Rugby League. 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Salford trio loaned to Valencia". Love Rugby League. 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ Ltd, Go Media. "REPORT: VALENCIA HURACANES 14-102 ROVERS". Featherstone Rovers. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. ^ "Keighley set face Valencia May friendly". Keighley News. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  7. ^ "Rochdale confirm friendly against-Valencia Huracanes". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  8. ^ "Friendship Cup 2020". Valencia Huracanes. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  9. ^ "Rovers return to Spain". Featherstone Rovers. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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