Ángeles Muñoz welcomes the senior team of Marbella Rugby Club after winning the top Andalusian competition

José Carlos García

Marbella

The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, highlighted the sports achievements of this season of the Marbella Rugby Club, whose senior men's team has been champion ... of the BMS league, the top Andalusian competition. The mayor, who has welcomed the players, emphasized the city council's commitment "to grassroots sports in the city and to those who have the capacity and aptitude to represent the municipality in major events and, moreover, with excellent results." Muñoz, who was accompanied by the councilor of the sector, Lisandro Vieytes, recalled that the City Hall "has been supporting local clubs and great prospects financially for a long time to help them cope with the expenses derived from traveling to championships." "In some cases, they are even minors and need to be accompanied by their parents," the mayor noted, highlighting "the enormous effort made by those who represent our city in regional, national, and international tournaments."

In the case of the senior team of the Marbella Rugby Club, they finished fourth in the regular league, qualifying for the semifinals, where they defeated the leader at home, Universidad de Granada, who had not lost a single match before. The final was in Puerto de Santa María, against CR Portuense, where they won by 11 to 22 in what was the last match as an active player for the captain, Nacho Molina. The president of the club, Pepe Arjona, expressed his gratitude for the recognition from the City Council to the first team, which has been the champion of Andalusia. "In our history, we have been champions five times and the last two, in the past three years; we have a very cohesive team with a good base to keep moving up," he stated, while highlighting that within this entity there are 40 different nationalities.

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