Basque Country women's national rugby union team (Basque: Euskadiko emakumeen selekzioa) is the national and/or representative women's rugby union team of the Basque Country. It is organised by the Basque Rugby Federation and has been active since 1994–95. Unlike the men's team, the Basque Country women's team have only played a small number of international games. They regularly play friendlies against club and provincial teams.
History Competitions Since 1994–95 the Basque Country women's team have competed in the Spanish Regions Championship featuring other women's teams representing the autonomous communities of Spain. This competition is organised by the Spanish Rugby Federation. Since 2006–07 they have also competed in the Pyrenees International Tournament.
List of results Date Home Score Away Venue30 September 1995 Côte Basque Landes10–17 Basque Country1995–96 US Herms19–10 Basque CountryZarautz1996–97 Armagnac Bigorre5–44 Basque Country1996–970–32 Basque Country1996–97 Périgord Agenais0–25 Basque Country1997–98 US Herms30–0 Basque Country1997–98 Aquitaine B0–10 Basque Country1997–98 Armagnac Bigorre7–47 Basque Country1998–99 US Herms53–12 Basque Country1998–99 Basque Country65–15 Armagnac Bigorre1999–2000 Basque Country34–0 US Herms2000–01 Les Pachys d'Herm12–5 Basque Country2000–01 Basque Country15–20 British Police XV2000–01 Basque Country86–0 Aragon2001–02 Basque Country5–5 Navarre2001–02 Les Pachys d'Herm20–19 Basque Country2001–02 Basque Country3–0 Madrid 2002–03 Madrid10–5 Basque Country 2003–04 Catalonia10–5 Basque Country 2004–05 Basque Country10–0 AS Bayonne2005–06 Basque Country28–0 Galicia 2005–0632–5 Basque Country2005–06 Basque Country5–542005–06 Basque Country46–5 Navarre9 September 2006 Béarn15–0 Basque CountryLagor29 September 2007 Basque Country7–17 AS BayonneMenditte31 May 200837–0 Basque CountryBayonne2007–08 Basque Country25–15 Madrid 13 September 2008 Basque Country5–31L.A.R.G.E.Salies-de-Béarn14 March 2010 Catalonia12–17 Basque CountryLleida 2009–10 Basque Country15–10 Madrid 12 December 2010 Basque Country15–22 CataloniaDurango, Biscay 2010–11 Madrid27–7 Basque Country 6 February 2016 Basque Country5–42Hernani, Gipuzkoa10 September 2016 Basque Country0–116Gamarra, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Notes Spanish Regions Championship final Pyrenees International Tournament final
Honours Spanish Regions Championship Winners: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10: 5 Runners-up: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2010–11: 3 Pyrenees International Tournament Winners: 2008–09, 2009–10: 2 Runners-up: 2006–07, 2010–11 : 2
Players 2016 squad Squad called up for the friendly match against France U20 on 6 February 2016.
Head coach: José Miguel Galdós
Euskadi XVHookers Sabina Argagnon (AS Bayonnais) Ilargi Díaz (Gaztedi RT)
Props Ingrid Amigoren (AS Bayonnais) Patricia Carricaburu (Lons RF) Amaya Gonzalez (AS Bayonne) Magali Haiçaguerre (AS Bayonnais) Maite Irigoien (La Única RT) Maika Irizoz (La Única RT) Irati Ormazabal (Hernani CRE) Ane Puerta (Hernani CRE) Cristina Guntin (AS Bayonnais)
Locks Maika Brust (AS Bayonnais) Lea Etxebarrieta (Hernani CRE) Laura Ruiz de Erentxun (La Única RT) Marina Vargas (Eibar RT)Flankers Lide Elgezabal (Durango RT) Leire Ruiz (Gaztedi RT) Maitane Salinas (La Única RT)
Numbers 8 Nora Solano (Hernani CRE)
Scrum-halves Maddi Braco (La Única RT) Anne Fernández (Gaztedi RT) Marie Menanteau (AS Bayonnais)
Fly-halves Popolle Boudon (AS Bayonnais) Aitana Pérez (Gaztedi RT)Centres Uribarri Barrutieta (Durango RT) Ainhoa Belekortu (Gaztedi RT) Céline Héguy (AS Bayonne) Laura Lorenzo (Hernani CRE)
Wings Enara Cacho (AS Bayonnais) Melanie Cenderet (AS Bayonnais) Miren Echezarreta (Gaztedi RT) Ana Mariñelarina (La Única RT) Irene Reyes (La Única RT)
Fullbacks Anabel Pérez (Hernani CRE) Joana Murray (Durango RT) Noelia Telletxea (La Única RT)
internationals
internationals
See also Basque Country national rugby union team France women's national rugby union team Spain women's national rugby union team
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