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SilverStorm El Salvador
Full name	Club de Rugby El Salvador
Nickname(s)	Chamizos
Founded	1960
Location	Valladolid, Spain
Ground(s)	Estadio Pepe Rojo (Capacity: 2,500)
Chairman	Santiago Toca
Coach(es)	Juan Carlos Pérez
League(s)	División de Honor
2022–23	División de Honor, 6th
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.rugbyelsalvador.com

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Club de Rugby El Salvador, known for sponsorship reasons as SilverStorm El Salvador on the men's category and as Crealia El Salvador on the women's, is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the men's División de Honor de Rugby and in the women's División de Honor Femenina de Rugby competitions, the highest levels of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in Valladolid in central Spain, playing their matches at the Estadio Pepe Rojo. The club's colours are black and white.

El Salvador is one of the most successful Spanish rugby union clubs, having won División de Honor in seven times, Copa del Rey in six times and Supercopa de España in five times.

Recent history

El Salvador were relegated to the second-tier Primera Division, in 1995/96 season, spending one season in the second-tier Primera División, but immediately returned to the División de Honor after topping the table in the 1996/97 season. That success was followed by the side's winning the División de Honor in the 1997/98, becoming the first newly-promoted team to win the title. The following season led to two more titles: the Ibero Cup and another Copa del Rey, adding to the club's distinguished history.

Two more titles followed in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 seasons. In 2004/05 and 2005/06 the club finished as runners up in the league, but won the Copa del Rey twice, along with a new Ibero Cup and two Spanish Super Cups.

In the 2003/04 season, CR El Salvador participated in a European competition for the first time, debuting against Harlequins in London, before going out in the second round - a first for a Spanish club - to the Italian team Rovigo.

In the 2006/07 season, they won all three titles at senior level: División de Honor, the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup title.

In the 2007/08 season, it was yet another excellent year for the team, as they won the Division de Honor and the Super Cup title.

In the Amlin Challenge cup in 2010/2011, they won Petrarca Padova rugby in Pepe Rojo stadium (37-16)

Honors

Spanish League: 8
- 1990–91, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
Copa del Rey: 8
- 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2022
Supercopa: 6
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
Copa Ibérica: 5
- 1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2016

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Notes
1970–71	1	División de Honor	2nd
1971–72	1	División de Honor	2nd
1972–73	1	División de Honor	3rd
1973–78		DNP
1978–79	2	Primera Nacional	3rd
1979–80	2	Primera Nacional	2nd
1980–81	2	Primera Nacional	3rd
1981–82	2	Primera Nacional	2nd
1982–83	2	Primera Nacional	3rd
1983–84	2	Primera Nacional	6th
1984–85	2	Primera Nacional	1st
1985–86	2	Primera Nacional	2nd	↑
1986–87	1	División de Honor	8th
1987–88	1	División de Honor	3rd
1988–89	1	División de Honor	5th
1989–90	1	División de Honor	2nd
1990–91	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
1991–92	1	División de Honor	6th
1992–93	1	División de Honor	7th	Cup champion
1993–94	1	División de Honor	3rd
1994–95	1	División de Honor	6th
1995–96	1	División de Honor	9th	↓
1996–97	2	Primera Nacional	1st	↑
1997–98	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
1998–99	1	División de Honor	5th	Cup champion

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Notes
1999–00	1	División de Honor	2nd
2000–01	1	División de Honor	7th
2001–02	1	División de Honor	2nd
2002–03	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
2003–04	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
2004–05	1	División de Honor	2nd	Cup champion
2005–06	1	División de Honor	2nd	Cup champion
2006–07	1	División de Honor	1st	League/Cup champion
2007–08	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
2008–09	1	División de Honor	2nd
2009–10	1	División de Honor	1st	League champion
2010–11	1	División de Honor	3rd	Cup champion
2011–12	1	División de Honor	7th
2012–13	1	División de Honor	4th / SF
2013–14	1	División de Honor	2nd / F
2014–15	1	División de Honor	5th / SF
2015–16	1	División de Honor	2nd / W	League/Cup champion
2016-17	1	División de Honor	1st / F
2017-18	1	División de Honor	2nd / F
2018-19	1	División de Honor	1st / F
2019-20	1	División de Honor	2nd
2020-21	1	División de Honor	3rd / SF
2021-22	1	División de Honor	1st / SF	Cup champion
2022-23	1	División de Honor	6th / QF

38 seasons in División de Honor

International honours

Other notable players

Sam Katz (England Students International)
Gillies Kaka capped by New Zealand 7s)
Jacob Kennedy (signs from Hawke's Bay, capped by New Zealand Under 19)
Andy Long (England international)
Charlie O'Connell (signs from Canterbury, capped by New Zealand Under 19)
Joe McDonnell (New Zealand international)
David Palu (Tonga international)
Regardt Van Eyk (former player from Mighty Elephants in the Currie Cup)
Justin Wilson (former player from Auckland Blues, Hurricanes and Chiefs in Super12/14. Capped by New Zealand Māoris and New Zealand 7s)

●Hansie Graff (signed from SWD Eagles, also played for Bayonne and the Sharks.)

Notable Signings

Sam Katz - England Students national rugby union team whose previous club was Loughborough Students RUFC. Highest scorer of 328 points in the División de Honor for 2014/15 season and 388 points for 2015/16 season.
Uale Mai – Manu Samoa and Samoa Sevens international, 2006 IRB International Sevens Player of the Year, signed for 2010–11.
Joe McDonnell - New Zealand international signed from Newcastle Falcons as player coach for 2009/10 season.
Andy Long - England national rugby union team international signed from Newcastle Falcons as player for 2009/10 season. He signed for Northampton Saints in half of the season.

External links

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+{{Distinguish|El Salvador national rugby union team}}
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+  | nickname    = Chamizos
   | founded     = 1960
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-  | capacity    = 5,000
+  | capacity    = 2,500
   | location    = [[Valladolid]], Spain
   | countryflag = Spain
-  | chairman    = Juan Carlos Martín
+  | chairman    = Santiago Toca
   | coach       = Juan Carlos Pérez
-  | captain     = Iván Criado
+  | captain     =
   | league      = [[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
-  | season      = 2015–16
+  | season      = 2022–23
-  | position    = División de Honor, {{tooltip|2nd|regular season}} / {{tooltip|W|playoffs}}
+  | position    = División de Honor, {{tooltip|6th|regular season}}
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-'''Club de Rugby El Salvador''' is a Spanish [[rugby union]] club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the [[División de Honor de Rugby]] competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in [[Valladolid]] in central Spain, playing their matches at the [[Estadio Pepe Rojo]]. El Salvador plays in white and black colours. The team has in the past won both the Spanish League and the [[Copa del Rey de Rugby]].
+'''Club de Rugby El Salvador''', known for sponsorship reasons as '''SilverStorm El Salvador''' on the men's category and as '''Crealia El Salvador''' on the women's, is a Spanish [[rugby union]] club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the men's [[División de Honor de Rugby]] and in the women's [[División de Honor Femenina de Rugby]] competitions, the highest levels of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in [[Valladolid]] in central Spain, playing their matches at the [[Estadio Pepe Rojo]]. The club's colours are black and white.
-El Salvador is one of the most accomplished Spanish rugby union clubs having won [[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]] in seven times, [[Copa del Rey de Rugby|Copa del Rey]] in six times and [[Supercopa de España de Rugby|Supercopa de España]] in five times.
+El Salvador is one of the most successful Spanish rugby union clubs, having won [[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]] in seven times, [[Copa del Rey de Rugby|Copa del Rey]] in six times and [[Supercopa de España de Rugby|Supercopa de España]] in five times.
-==History==
+==Recent history==
+El Salvador were relegated to the second-tier Primera Division, in 1995/96 season, spending one season in the second-tier Primera División, but immediately returned to the División de Honor after topping the table in the 1996/97 season. That success was followed by the side's winning the División de Honor in the 1997/98, becoming the first newly-promoted team to win the title. The following season led to two more titles: the Ibero Cup and another Copa del Rey, adding to the club's distinguished history.
-After spending one season in the First Division, the first team were promoted to Division de Honor again in the 1997/98 season; prelude to the coming season, a fact also unprecedented in a newly promoted, be proclaimed champion for the second time league. The following season was ended with two more titles: Ibero Cup and the Copa del Rey again, awards that came to swell the already lengthy prize of our club. In the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 seasons were in subcampeonatos won two league and one in Cup in 2002/03 and 2003/04 were achieved two new league titles, and in 2004/05 and 2005/06, two Spanish Cups, two League subcampeonatos of a new Ibero Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. All these titles, together with those achieved at lower levels, credited to our club as the entity most honored of our community and one of the most winners of Spain.
+Two more titles followed in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 seasons. In 2004/05 and 2005/06 the club finished as runners up in the league, but won the Copa del Rey twice, along with a new Ibero Cup and two Spanish Super Cups.
-In the 2003/04 season for the first time CR El Salvador participated in a European competition, debuting in front of the mythical Harlequins in London and getting beat in 2nd round for the first time in a Spanish club to an Italian team (Rovigo), for the next season as getting milestone being the first Spanish club to move one round of the European Shield.
+In the 2003/04 season, CR El Salvador participated in a European competition for the first time, debuting against [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] in London, before going out in the second round - a first for a Spanish club - to the Italian team Rovigo.
-At present, with over 200 players in total, up from prebenjamines the first team, with the help of key Cetransa main sponsor and the other collaborators, the goal remains the beginnings of more than forty years ago: train players at a young age to know who appreciate the values of rugby, try to remain in the top national and try to return to European competitions.
-In the 2006/07 season, they won all three titles at senior level, Division champion Honour, HM King Cup and the Super Cup title.
+In the 2006/07 season, they won all three titles at senior level: División de Honor, the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup title.
-In the 2007/08 season, it was yet another excellent year for the team who won the Division de Honor and the Super Cup title.
+In the 2007/08 season, it was yet another excellent year for the team, as they won the Division de Honor and the Super Cup title.
 In the Amlin Challenge cup in 2010/2011, they won Petrarca Padova rugby in Pepe Rojo stadium (37-16)
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 *'''[[División de Honor de Rugby|Spanish League]]:''' '''8'''
 **1990–91, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
-*'''[[Copa del Rey de Rugby|Copa del Rey]]:''' '''7'''
+*'''[[Copa del Rey de Rugby|Copa del Rey]]:''' '''8'''
-**1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016
+**1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2022
-*'''[[Supercopa de España de Rugby|Supercopa]]:''' '''5'''
+*'''[[Supercopa de España de Rugby|Supercopa]]:''' '''6'''
-**2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
+**2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
-*'''[[Copa Ibérica de Rugby|Copa Ibérica]]:''' '''4'''
+*'''[[Copa Ibérica de Rugby|Copa Ibérica]]:''' '''5'''
-**1992, 1999, 2004, 2005
+**1992, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2016
-{{DH2014-15}}
 ==Season by season==
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 | align="center"|6th
 |
-|}
-|valign="top" width=0%|
-{|  class="wikitable"
-!Season
-!Tier
-!Division
-!Pos.
-!Notes
 |-
 |style="background:#efefef;"|[[1995–96 División de Honor de Rugby|1995–96]]
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 | align="center"|5th
 | style="background:gold"|Cup champion
+|}
+|valign="top" width=0%|
+{|  class="wikitable"
+!Season
+!Tier
+!Division
+!Pos.
+!Notes
 |-
 |style="background:#efefef;"|[[1999–2000 División de Honor de Rugby|1999–00]]
@@ Line 318: / Line 316: @@
 | align="center"|{{tooltip|2nd|regular season}} / {{tooltip|W|playoffs}}
 | style="background:gold"|League/Cup champion
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby|2016-17]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|1st / F
+|
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2017–18 División de Honor de Rugby|2017-18]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|2nd / F
+|
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2018–19 División de Honor de Rugby|2018-19]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|1st / F
+|
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2019–20 División de Honor de Rugby|2019-20]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|2nd
+|
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2020–21 División de Honor de Rugby|2020-21]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|3rd / SF
+|
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2021–22 División de Honor de Rugby|2021-22]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|1st / SF
+| style="background:gold"|Cup champion
+|-
+|style="background:#efefef;"|[[2022–23 División de Honor de Rugby|2022-23]]
+| align="center"|1
+|[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]
+| align="center"|6th / QF
+|
 |}
 |}
 ----
-*'''32''' seasons in '''[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]'''
+*'''38''' seasons in '''[[División de Honor de Rugby|División de Honor]]'''
 == International honours ==
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 * {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Esera Lauina]]
 * {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Joe Mamea]]
-* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Serrano]]
+* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Serrano (rugby union)|Manuel Serrano]]
 * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaime Nava]]
+*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Julio Álvarez (rugby union)|Julio Álvarez]]
 * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Feijoo]]
 * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Souto (rugby union)|Carlos Souto]]
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 * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José María Revilla|"Toche"]]
 * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[César Sempere]]
+* {{flagicon|TON}} [[James Faiva]]
+* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Matthew Bede Smith]]
 == Other notable players ==
-* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Katz (rugby player)|Sam Katz]] ([[England Students rugby union team|England Students International]])
+* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Katz (rugby union)|Sam Katz]] ([[England Students rugby union team|England Students International]])
 * {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Gillies Kaka]] capped by [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand 7s]])
 * {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jacob Kennedy (rugby union)|Jacob Kennedy]] (signs from Hawke's Bay, capped by [[New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team|New Zealand Under 19]])
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 * {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Joe McDonnell (rugby union)|Joe McDonnell]] ([[All Blacks|New Zealand]] international)
 * {{flagicon|TGA}} [[David Palu]] ([[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] international)
-* {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Regardt Van Eyk]] (former player from [[Eastern Province Kings|Mighty Elephants]] in the [[Currie Cup]])
+* {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Regardt Van Eyk]] (former player from [[Eastern Province Elephants|Mighty Elephants]] in the [[Currie Cup]])
 * {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Justin Wilson (rugby player)|Justin Wilson]] (former player from Auckland Blues, Hurricanes and Chiefs in Super12/14. Capped by [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team|New Zealand Māoris]] and [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand 7s]])
+●Hansie Graff (signed from SWD Eagles, also played for Bayonne and the Sharks.)
 ==Notable Signings==
-*[[Samuel Katz (rugby union)|Sam Katz]] - [[England Students national rugby union team]] who's previous club was [[Loughborough Students RUFC]]. Highest scorer of 296 points in the [[División de Honor]] for 2014/15 season and 352 points for 2015/16 season.
+*[[Sam Katz (rugby union)|Sam Katz]] - [[England Students national rugby union team]] whose previous club was [[Loughborough Students RUFC]]. Highest scorer of 328 points in the División de Honor for 2014/15 season and 388 points for 2015/16 season.
 *[[Uale Mai]] – [[Samoa national rugby union team|Manu Samoa]] and [[Samoa national rugby sevens team|Samoa Sevens]] international, 2006 [[IRB International Sevens Player of the Year]], signed for 2010–11.
 *[[Joe McDonnell (rugby union)|Joe McDonnell]] - [[All Blacks|New Zealand]] international signed from [[Newcastle Falcons]] as player coach for 2009/10 season.
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+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Spanish rugby union teams]]
+[[Category:Rugby union teams in Spain]]
 [[Category:Sport in Valladolid]]
 [[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1960]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1960]]
+[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Castile and León]]
-[[Category:Sports teams in Castile and León]]

v t e División de Honor
Current teams	Alcobendas Aparejadores Ciencias Complutense Cisneros El Salvador FC Barcelona Gernika La Vila Les Abelles Ordizia Santboiana Valladolid
Former teams	AD Plus Ultra Arquitectura Arquitectos Granada Arquitectura Sevilla At. San Sebastián Atlético Madrid Rugby Bathco Bera Bera Bilbao RC BUC Club Amigos Del Rugby Sevilla CAU Madrid CAU Valencia CDC San José CDU Bilbao CDU Córdoba CDU Grabada CDU Sevilla CEU Barcelona CM Isabel la Católica CN Barcelona CN Montjuic CN Poble Nou CR Atlético Portuense CUD Valladolid Divina Pastora Filosofía y Letras RC GEiEG Getxo Artea Hernani Hípica RC Independiente RC Irún RT Juv. Karmen L'Hospitalet Liceo Francés CRC Madrid Olímpico RC Oviedo RC RC Cornellà SEU Madrid Sevilla FC Sporting Gijón Tatami RC Valencia Vigo Zaharrean RT
Seasons	1952-53 1953-54 1969-70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974-75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999-00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e División de Honor B
Group A	AVK Bera Bera Babyauto Zarautz Blusens Networks Universidade CRAT A Coruña Durango Nissan-Gaursa Eibar Hierros Anetxe El Salvador Emerging La Única Real Oviedo UBU Cajaviva Uribealdea VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B
Group B	Barcelona Enginyers BUC Barcelona CAU Valencia Fénix L'Hospitalet La Vila Les Abelles Sant Cugat Sitges Tecnidex Valencia
Group C	Arquitectura Atlético Portuense CAR Cáceres CAU Madrid Ciencias Fundación Cajasol Complutense Cisneros Zeta Helvetia Ingenieros Industriales Liceo Francés Olímpico Pozuelo Universidad de Granada URA Almería
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16