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We are a social
rugby team based in Madrid that was founded in 1997 (for
more on the history of the club click here).
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Even though we are mainly a social club we do take our rugby
seriously, and enjoy winning as much as any team. We work hard
and we play hard! We believe that even though we do not play in
a league we have much to offer the Spanish game.
The Madrid Lions, being a social rugby club,
welcomes anybody who would like to play rugby whilst staying in
Madrid. Since
founded we have had over 400 members/guests, young and old(er),
from a nationality base of 23 countries!
Alejandro (Left) has great problems reaching the bar, due
to his stunted growth!
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Due to the nature of our club we have a
high player turnover with some players just staying for a few
months, whilst some can't even remember when they moved here. On
an international note we are not merely another British expatriates
club. We welcome anybody
from any
country as we believe it gives our
game a truly multicultural flavour, whilst highlighting the true
rugby ethic.
What are the benefits of playing for the Lions I hear you ask?
If you are new to Madrid then our extensive knowledge of places
to go (I mean drink!) in Madrid would be invaluable to you. Plus
you get a lions discount in our adopted home, Finnegans.
If you are not new to Madrid you will still benefit hugely from
joining (see above!). The unique camaraderie a real rugby club
can offer far outweighs any discount on beer (wilfy: who wrote
this!).
From time to time we try to arrange tours
to clubs across the country for a short weekend. For a taste of
what we got up to on previous tours see our photo
gallery section of our site. We also
thoroughly enjoy hosting visiting sides from all over the world
(usually England!) so if you are interested just drop us an email.
Feel free to browse our site. We endeavor to update it as often
as possible so check back soon to catch up with what we have done
recently. If anybody has any content
for the website please email the webmaster with your suggestions,
text or photos.
Canterbury of New Zealand suppliers of Madrid Lions RFC team jerseys
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