We are a social rugby team based in Madrid that was founded in 1997 (for more on the history of the club click here).

Spot the ball!

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!

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.

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