The Diables Barcelona are a professional rugby union 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 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
The franchise aspires to participate in a new international competition that is being created and already has a place guaranteed. 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 or Kuva Blue thunder of Zimbabwe.
Diables Barcelona Toyota Challenge squadHookers 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 HeerdenLoose 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 BiljonCentres 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 Toyota Challenge
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