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Rugby | Road to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia
The Spanish franchise begins its preseason training camp with 27 players called up by the RFER (Royal Spanish Rugby Federation). This first stage in Alicante and Valladolid is key to preparing for the international tournament in Georgia and consolidating the Los Leones squad ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Top-level Spanish rugby is back in action. The franchise Castilla y León Iberians has officially kicked off the 2026 season with the start of its first training camp, a crucial phase of physical and tactical preparation that marks the first step on the road to the prestigious Tbilisi Cup to be held in Georgia.
From August 27th to September 11th, the national team will undergo an intense training program divided between two strategic locations. The first stop takes place in Bonalba (Alicante), where the focus is on physical conditioning and assimilating the first tactical concepts. Afterwards, the team will move to Valladolid to polish the final details of its fine-tuning.
A squad of 27 warriors for the international challenge
For this first contact, the technical staff of Real Federación Española de Rugby (RFER) has convened a group of 27 playersThe squad represents a perfect symbiosis between the experience of established internationals and the drive of young talents joining the project, guaranteeing internal competition that will raise the collective level. This demanding preparation will culminate in a friendly match against [opponent's name]. Recoletas Salud Caja Rural Burgos Aparejadores, a litmus test to gauge the team's form before their debut on the international stage.
The Lions' mirror: the strategy towards the World Cup
This gathering goes far beyond a simple tournament. Castilla y León Iberians It is consolidated as the cornerstone of the high-performance model of the RFERThe franchise functions as the true mirror of the men's XV national team. Los Leonesallowing for comprehensive monitoring and tracking of the technical and physical progress of key players. Every training session and every match of the Iberians It is designed to strengthen the core of the national team. The ultimate goal is clear and ambitious: to arrive in the best possible condition to compete at the highest level on the biggest stage of all, the Copa del Mundo de Australia 2027.
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