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| Full name | Independiente Rugby Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Verdes (greens) Bisontes (bisons) | |
| Founded | 1971 | |
| Location | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| Ground(s) | San Román de la Llanilla (Capacity: 1,500) | |
| President | Manuel Sánchez Suárez | |
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Independiente Rugby Club is a Spanish amateur rugby union club based in the Cantabrian city of Santander. The club was established in 1971. Independiente plays its home matches at the Mies de Cozada, a multi-use stadium in San Román de la Llanilla. The team traditionally plays in green and white colours.
He is currently not active in any category having given up playing the 2023 - 2024 season in the Honor Division "B" for economic reasons, having not registered his professional players with Social Security and not having paid the corresponding amounts. , having a debt of around €280,000 with it.
For several years, the club was known for sponsorship reasons as Bathco Independiente or Bathco, the latter of which is now the name of Club de Rugby Santander.