Diables Barcelona

Rugby union team

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Rugby team

Diables

Founded| 2021 (Diables franchise)
Location| Barcelona, Spain
Region| Catalonia
President| Jordi Homs
League(s)| Currie Cup
Official website
barcelonarugby.eu

The Diables Barcelona are a professional rugby franchise from the city of Barcelona that was born in 2021 to compete in an international franchise league. The Diables made their first appearance in November 2021 to play in the Toyota Challenge tournament[1][2] at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.[3][4]

The franchise aspires to participate in a new international competition that is being created and already has a place guaranteed.[5][6] This new competition will mainly involve teams from southern Africa and Europe. Some of the franchises have already announced their willingness to participate, such as the Cheetahs[7] or Kuva Blue thunder [8] of Zimbabwe.

Diables Barcelona Toyota Challenge squad

Hookers

* Jean-Pierre Lieberum
* Khwezilokusa Mkhafu

Props

* Stephan de Jager
* Joan Domenech
* Bart Le Roux
* Buhle Nojekwa
* Martin Oosthuizen

Locks

* Michael Benadie
* Wilmer Coetzer
* Gerard Ginel
* Albert Kapenda
* Chris van Heerden

Loose forwards

* Edmund Brand
* Christo Bester
* Oriol Fariñas
* Bernat Guilera
* Chris van Heerden

Scrum-halves

* Felipe Brill
* Pol Fonts
* Vani Pijoos
* Sean Snyman

Fly-halves

* Hanno van Biljon

Centres

* Roberto Deligios
* Liyema Gaba
* Hedley Hadlow
* Julen Sánchez

Wingers

* Tomàs Casat
* David Hinojosa
* Fransesc Pulido
* Tisetso Yika

Fullbacks

* Matias Giannetti
* Aaron Kelly

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, DEV denotes a development squad player, ST denotes a short-term signing,  denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.

## See also

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* Toyota Challenge

## References

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1. ^ "Toyota Challenge - Toyota Cheetahs vs. Diables Barcelona".
2. ^ "Unique rugby feast planned for Bloemfontein".
3. ^ "La nueva franquicia profesional de Rugby en Barcelona comienza a caminar rumbo a Sudàfrica". 8 November 2021.
4. ^ "Els Diables Barcelona es presenten per competir en una nova Lliga internacional". 8 November 2021.
5. ^ "Els Diables tenen garantida una plaça en una nova lliga europea professional".
6. ^ "Esports - Jordi Homs: "Fa tres anys que treballem en aquest projecte"".
7. ^ "International Rugby Competitions".
8. ^ "Big boost for Zim rugby players".