# Spain national rugby union team

The Spain national rugby union team, nicknamed Los Leones (The Lions), is administered by the Spanish Rugby Federation. The team competes in the annual European Nations Cup, the highest European rugby championship outside the Six Nations. The national side is ranked 18th in the world (as of 25 November 2024).
Rugby union in Spain dates back to 1901, although Spain did not play its first international until 1929, beating Italy 9–0 in Barcelona. Throughout the century, Spain mostly played against other European opponents such as France, Italy, Romania, West Germany, the Soviet Union, and Portugal. The team's greatest moment of success came in 1999, when Spain qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Despite being whitewashed, the team performed admirably in a group which included South Africa and Scotland.
Today, Spain competes in the European Nations Cup against Georgia, Germany, Portugal, Romania, and Russia. Spain has never been crowned European champions, though has come close. The closest they've come to becoming European champions was in 2012, having beaten both Romania and Georgia and finishing second.

## History
### Early history and amateur era

The exact starting point of rugby union in Spain is unknown; Catalan student Baldiri Aleu introduced the game from France to a mainstream Spanish audience in 1921, but the game might have been played on Spanish soil earlier. Through the 1920s, the game gradually gained popularity through universities in the country. The first Copa del Rey de Rugby was organized in 1926, and won by Barcelona. An unofficial Spanish XV played France, including Yves du Manoir, in 1927, but it was organised by a rebel governing body.
Spain played their first officially recognised match in 1929, winning 9–0 over Italy in the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc. During the 1930s the Spanish rugby team played sporadically in the 1930s, playing against the national teams of Italy, Morocco, Germany, and Portugal. Due to the outbreak of World War II, rugby in much of Europe was suspended, and this included Spain. Rugby operations throughout Europe were continued in the 1950s; through this decade the Spanish struggled to the likes of West Germany, Italy and Romania. This pattern of consistency continued somewhat in the 1960s and 1970s; Spain traditionally struggled versus more established opponents such as Romania and Italy, but beat other neighboring sides such as Portugal and Morocco. However, while no official games were played between Spain and the Home Nations or the SANZAR, some Spanish sides traveled to play against various foreign sides.
The 1980s proved to be somewhat of a golden age for Spanish rugby; for the first time Spain played against non-FIRA competition, playing a test against both the Māori All Blacks as well as South American giants Argentina in November 1982, in Madrid. The Spanish were thrashed 66–3 to the Māori, but came close to upsetting Argentina, losing only 28 to 19. The Spanish also received Zimbabwe through various tests in the 80s. The Spanish recorded upsets, defeating Zimbabwe in Harare in 1984, winning 30–18.

### World Cup begins (1987–2009)

Even more impressive, the Spanish swept a two-game tour in Zimbabwe, a team that had appeared in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, winning 28–16 and 14–9 in Bulawayo and Harare. Other notable results in this period included beating Uruguay 18–6, as well as giving scares to the sides of England and Scotland, and coming within 10 points of beating the Māori in 1988. By the end of the 80s, Spain was considered one of the best non-5 Nations teams in Europe, just barely behind Romania, Italy, and the Soviet Union. Spain officially joined the IRB in 1987, after not being invited for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, despite the USSR declining an invitation.
The 1990s provided a mixed fortune of both near misses and eventual success. In the 1991 qualifying rounds, Spain easily toppled its first group consisting of the Netherlands, Poland and Belgium, all games being played at home. However, Spain very narrowly missed on qualifying for the Rugby World Cup, losing 19–6 against Romania, finishing third behind Italy and Romania. In 1992, Spain finally beat Romania for the first time in 1992, winning 6–0. Spain again nearly beat Argentina that same year, only losing 43–34 in a shootout in Madrid.
1995 began in similar fashion to the 1991 campaign, easily toppling the first group. However, Spain were unfortunately placed in a group with Wales, losing the key fixture 54–0, and again coming close, yet not close enough.
Spain began their quest for 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification in Pool 3 of Round B of the European qualification. They won all four of their games in the round, finishing first in the group above Portugal. They, along with Portugal advanced to the next pool round with Scotland. They finished second and qualified for their first Rugby World Cup.
For the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Spain were in Pool A, along with Scotland, South Africa and Uruguay. Their first ever World Cup game was played against Uruguay, with Spain losing 27–15. They lost their subsequent pool games to Scotland and the Springboks by 40 points, both of which were played at Murrayfield. They failed to score a try in the tournament, the only team in the World to have qualified but not scored a try in the World cup.
Spain began 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying games in May 2002. Spain advanced to Round 3 after defeating Portugal. However, they lost to both Italy and Romania, and moved through to face Russia for a place in the repechage competition. Despite losing the first game in Madrid 3–36, and looking dead in the water, Spain pulled off a very unlikely victory, winning 38–22. Despite losing on aggregate, Spain went through the repechage due to Russia being disqualified for fielding ineligible players. They defeated Tunisia and moved on to face the United States. Spain lost 62–13 and 58–13, again missing out on the World Cup.
For the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Spain finished at the top of Pool A or Round 2 of the European qualification and advanced to Round 3 where they went into Pool A. Here they won all four fixtures to finish at the top and advance to the play-off. There they faced Germany, and although they lost the first game, they won the second and went through on a 42–28 aggregate and went into Round 4 where they defeated the Czech Republic to enter Round 5. However they lost out to Romania and Georgia in Pool B, ending their hopes of reaching the World Cup in France.

### 2010–present

Spain missed the qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, this time struggling through their fixtures. They lost 8 of their 10 fixtures, beating only Germany those two times, and missed out on advancing to the next round of qualifying.
Spain entered the top 20 in the IRB ranking in February 2013 for the first time following a 25–18 win over the higher ranked Georgia making headlines with semi-pro back Jack Rowland making a surprising call up, due to both fly-half and first team inside center pulling out with injury moments before the squad was announces. Rowland a last moment replacement scoring 12 out of the 25 points on his international debut. Surprising ranked Georgia first time in 29 years with a victory. Spain remained in the top 20 throughout the year, ending 2013 ranked 19th. Despite this, the 2015 campaign was similarly disastrous, winning only two of their games as well as two draws. This led to a restructure of the makeup and strategies of the FER. Spain has recently participated in the World Rugby Nations Cup and the 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup.
The 2019 qualifying saw the team markedly improve; in 2017 they beat Germany, Russia and Belgium, and lost narrowly to Romania at home. The Spaniards started 2018 with great fortune, as they defeated Russia on their home soil for the first time since 2002, and defeated Romania for the first time since 2012. With both of these victories, Spain led their qualifying group and looked set for a possible qualification at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but a defeat at Belgium in the last round, and a heavy deduction of points because of fielding of ineligible players, ended their hopes.
A similar outcome occurred in 2022 when the team initially qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup after wins over direct rivals Romania and Portugal, but was later disqualified due to fielding a player who didn't meet the selection criteria. This second expulsion resulted in many veteran players abandoning the national team and the Spanish side struggled to get good results in the 2023 rugby championship campaign. With heavy defeats against Georgia and Portugal and a narrow home defeat to Romania.
After a win to Switzerland on 9 February 2025 in the Rugby Europe championship, Spain qualified for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup.

## Kits

Historically, Spain's kit reflected the colours of Spain; a red jersey with blue shorts deriving from the House of Bourbon. The current home kit consists of a red shirt with a triangular pattern and black on the waist sides, dark blue shorts and dark blue socks, while the away kit consists of a dark blue jersey, red waist sides, dark blue shorts and dark blue socks; previously, during the 1980s and 1990s, the Spanish team wore a yellow top as away kit.
In 2013, it was announced that O'Neills, one of Ireland's most notable sporting brands, would be providing the new kits for Spain. This partnership is expected to last for the rest of the decade. The team has been previously sponsored by Iberia, Orange and Renfe, and previous kit providers include Canterbury, Westport, Viator, Kondy Sport and Puma.
Currently, the kits are provided by Joma since 2016. Since 2017, Generali is the current sponsor.

### Kit suppliers

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| 2013-2015 | O'Neills | |
| 2016- | Joma | Assicurazioni Generali |

## Record
### European Nations Cup & FIRA Trophy

FIRA Nations Cup (1965 – 1973) :
| Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points | Champs |
| Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | Table points | Champs |
| France | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 824 | 198 | +626 | 65 | 7 |
| Romania | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 528 | 222 | +306 | 51 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 135 | 411 | –267 | 16 | 0 |
| Morocco | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 332 | –267 | 13 | 0 |
| Italy | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 86 | 227 | –141 | 12 | 0 |
| West Germany | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 132 | –51 | 6 | 0 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 5 | 0 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 132 | –113 | 3 | 0 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 108 | –85 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Division | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | PF | PA | Points | Position |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 105 | 9 | 4th |
| 2001–02 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 246 | 247 | 16 | 4th |
| 2003–04 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 129 | 335 | 11 | 6th |
| 2004–06 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 87 | 23 | 1st |
| 2007–08 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 233 | 240 | 18 | 4th |
| 2008–10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 145 | 304 | 14 | 5th |
| 2010–12 | 1A | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 225 | 275 | 26 | 3rd |
| 2012–14 | 1A | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 159 | 243 | 15 | 4th |
| 2014–16 | 1A | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 23 | 4th |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 54 | 13 | 3rd |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 66 | 13 | 3rd |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 75 | 18 | 2nd |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 93 | 13 | 2nd |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 109 | 12 | 4th |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 135 | 17 | 2nd |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 133 | | 4th |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 127 | | 3rd |
Note: Green signifies promotion; red signifies relegation. Italic signifies current competition.

### Rugby World Cup record

| Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Head coach | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| 1987 | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 94 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 94 |
| 1999 | Pool stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 122 | Squad | A. Feijoo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 144 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 359 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 528 | 224 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 145 | 304 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 159 | 243 |
| 2019 | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 85 |
| 2023 | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 334 | 244 |
| 2027 | Qualified | | | | | | | Squad | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 37 |
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 124 | — | — | 80 | 43 | 3 | 34 | 2157 | 1828 |

### Overall

Men's World Rugby Rankingsvte Top 20 as of 10 March 2025 :
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 | | South Africa | 092.78 |
| 2 | 1 | New Zealand | 090.36 |
| 3 | 1 | Ireland | 089.71 |
| 4 | | France | 089.51 |
| 5 | | Argentina | 084.97 |
| 6 | | England | 084.37 |
| 7 | | Scotland | 082.36 |
| 8 | | Australia | 081.52 |
| 9 | | Fiji | 080.07 |
| 10 | | Italy | 077.89 |
| 11 | | Georgia | 074.69 |
| 12 | | Wales | 073.75 |
| 13 | | Japan | 072.95 |
| 14 | | Samoa | 072.68 |
| 15 | | United States | 070.02 |
| 16 | | Portugal | 068.30 |
| 17 | | Spain | 067.34 |
| 18 | | Uruguay | 067.06 |
| 19 | | Tonga | 065.46 |
| 20 | | Romania | 062.76 |
| 21 | | Chile | 061.72 |
| 22 | | Hong Kong | 059.49 |
| 23 | | Canada | 059.18 |
| 24 | | Netherlands | 059.16 |
| 25 | | Namibia | 057.87 |
| 26 | | Belgium | 057.83 |
| 27 | | Zimbabwe | 057.16 |
| 28 | | Brazil | 056.53 |
| 29 | | Switzerland | 054.24 |
| 30 | | Sweden | 054.10 |
* ↑ Change from the previous week
Spain's historical rankings :
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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Spain national XV at test level up until 17 March 2025.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
| Andorra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 129 | 3 | +126 |
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 78 | 211 | –133 |
| Argentina XV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 81 | –68 |
| Argentina Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 41 | –34 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 92 | –82 |
| Australia A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 36 | –33 |
| Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 52 | –26 |
| Belgium | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 81.25% | 484 | 123 | +361 |
| Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | 148 | 151 | –3 |
| Chile | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | 151 | 86 | +65 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 84 | 35 | +49 |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | 340 | 116 | +224 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00% | 69 | 63 | +6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 53 | 13 | +40 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 86 | –69 |
| England U23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 19 | 31 | –12 |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 52 | 115 | –63 |
| France XV | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4.17% | 283 | 1,075 | –792 |
| French Military | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00% | 34 | 52 | –18 |
| Georgia | 27 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 11.11% | 400 | 898 | –498 |
| Germany | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 73.33% | 418 | 198 | +220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 29 | 7 | +22 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 63 | 9 | +54 |
| Italy | 27 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 11.11% | 187 | 581 | –394 |
| Emerging Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 37 | –37 |
| Italy A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 13 | –2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 43 | 114 | –71 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 27 | 36 | –9 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 40 | 7 | +33 |
| Morocco | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | 332 | 142 | +190 |
| Namibia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | 174 | 134 | +40 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 94.74% | 590 | 176 | +414 |
| New Zealand Māori | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 88 | –73 |
| New Zealand Classic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 33 | –7 |
| Poland | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | 320 | 207 | +113 |
| Portugal | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 64.29% | 937 | 697 | +240 |
| Romania | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 12.5% | 482 | 1,148 | –666 |
| Royal Air Force | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00% | 26 | 59 | –33 |
| Russia | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 33.33% | 592 | 674 | –82 |
| Samoa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 40 | 62 | –22 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 48 | –48 |
| Scotland XV | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 211 | –177 |
| Scotland A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 39 | –32 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 76 | 6 | +70 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 47 | –44 |
| Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 60 | 152 | –92 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 58 | 30 | +28 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 83 | 13 | +70 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 48 | 88 | –40 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 141 | 51 | +90 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 76 | 19 | +57 |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 41 | 211 | –170 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.33% | 272 | 295 | –23 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 54 | –54 |
| Wales XV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 16 | 65 | –49 |
| West Germany | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00% | 137 | 96 | +41 |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 86 | 17 | +69 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | 153 | 108 | +45 |
| Total | 414 | 173 | 228 | 13 | 41.79% | 8,043 | 9,332 | –1,289 |

## Players
### Current squad

On the 29 October, the following 42 players were called up for Spains Autumn internationals, playing against Uruguay, USA and Fiji.
Head Coach: Pablo Bouza
* Caps Updated: 23 November 2024
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Vicente Del Hoyo | Hooker | (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 29) | 30 | Real Ciencias |
| Álvaro García | Hooker | (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 21) | 7 | Stade Français |
| Diego Gonzalez | Hooker | (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Cetransa El Salvador |
| Santiago Ovejero | Hooker | (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 27) | 17 | Stade Niçois |
| Thierry Futeu | Prop | (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29) | 37 | C' Chartres Rugby |
| Joël Merkler | Prop | (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) | 9 | Toulouse |
| Hugo Pirlet | Prop | (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) | 3 | Colomiers |
| Jacobo Ruiz | Prop | (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 21) | 1 | Cetransa El Salvador |
| Lucas Santamaría | Prop | (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25) | 14 | Tarbes |
| Bernardo Vázquez | Prop | (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35) | 4 | Recoletas Burgos |
| Jon Zabala | Prop | (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28) | 30 | Section Paloise |
| Alex Perez | Lock | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) | 3 | Valladolid RAC |
| Ignacio Piñeiro | Lock | (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 22) | 10 | Oyonnax |
| Marc Sánchez | Lock | (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 25) | 4 | Valladolid RAC |
| Matheo Triki | Lock | (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 24) | 6 | Chambéry |
| Imanol Urraza | Lock | (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22) | 6 | Rangers Vicenza |
| Asier Usárraga | Lock | (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 30) | 11 | CA Brive |
| Vicente Boronat | Back row | (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27) | 3 | Recoletas Burgos |
| Pepe Borraz | Back row | (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | Cisneros |
| Brice Ferrer | Back row | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) | 11 | US Dax |
| Matthew Foulds | Back row | (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33) | 32 | UE Santboiana |
| Pablo Guirao | Back row | (2004-11-10) 10 November 2004 (age 20) | 2 | Alcobendas |
| Ekain Imaz | Back row | (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 22) | 12 | Biarritz |
| Nicolas Moleti | Back row | (2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Aparejadores Rugby |
| Raphaël Nieto | Back row | (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24) | 8 | Stade Niortais |
| Alex Saleta | Back row | (2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 23) | 7 | AMPO Ordizia |
| Kerman Aurrekoetxea | Scrum-half | (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24) | 14 | Biarritz |
| Estanislao Bay | Scrum-half | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 32) | 18 | Recoletas Burgos |
| Ike Irusta | Scrum-half | (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 24) | 6 | Cisneros |
| Bautista Güemes | Fly-half | (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 34) | 26 | CP Les Abelles |
| Gonzalo López-Bontempo | Fly-half | (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 25) | 11 | RC Massy |
| Gonzalo Vinuesa | Fly-half | (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23) | 18 | Cisneros |
| Pau Aira | Centre | (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23) | 6 | Barça Rugby |
| Manuel Alfaro | Centre | (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 26) | 1 | Alcobendas |
| Alex Alonso | Centre | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | 13 | Valladolid RAC |
| Yago Fernandez | Centre | (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21) | 0 | Terenure College RFC |
| Álvar Gimeno | Centre | (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27) | 41 | Real Ciencias |
| Iñaki Mateu | Centre | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 28) | 22 | Recoletas Burgos |
| Martín Alonso | Wing | (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 25) | 3 | Vannes |
| Alberto Carmona | Wing | (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) | 12 | RC Toulon |
| Federico Casteglioni | Wing | (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34) | 41 | Recoletas Burgos |
| Martiniano Cian | Wing | (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23) | 11 | Valladolid RAC |
| Gauthier Minguillon | Wing | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 31) | 22 | Valence Romans |
| J. W. Bell | Fullback | (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 35) | 24 | CR El Salvador |

### Notable former players

* Alberto Malo (1986–1999) – 89 caps
* Francisco Puertas Soto (1994–2001) – 93 caps
* César Sempere (2004–2014) – 56 caps, 31 tries, 177 points
* Pablo Feijoo (2002–2015) – 67 caps, 20 tries
* Esteban Roqué Segovia (2004–2007) – 22 caps, 285 points
* Oriol Ripol (1998–2002) – 17 caps, played 8 seasons in English Premiership
* Diego Zarzosa (1998–2009) – 46 caps
* Cédric Garcia (2004) – 3 caps, played 12 seasons in the French Top 14

## Coaches
### Current coaching staff

The current coaching staff of the Spanish national team:
| Name | Role |
| Pablo Manuel Pérez | Manager |
| Pablo Bouza | Head coach |
| Miguel Velasco | Assistant coach |
| Valentín Telleriarte | Video-analyst |
| Mar Álvarez | Strength & Conditioning coach |
| Dr. Carmen Leon Paris | Team doctor |
| Martin Diego Nunez | Physiotherapist |
| Hugo Garcia Fernandez | Physiotherapist |

### Former coaches

| Coach | Years |
| Enrique Gutiérrez | 1927–1928 |
| Manuel Ordóñez | 1931–1932 |
| José Hermosa | 1935–1936 |
| César Palomino | 1936 |
| Jesús Luque | 1952–1953 |
| Juan Vázquez | 1953–1960 |
| Arnaldo Griñó | 1960–1966 |
| Ramón Rabassa | 1965 (caretaker) |
| Alberto Serena | 1967–1968 |
| Alfredo Calzada | 1968–1970 |
| Gérard Murillo | 1970–1978 |
| Morgan Thomas | 1978–1979 |
| Luis Mocoroa | 1979 (caretaker) |
| Francisco Sacristán | 1979–1982 |
| Jesús Linares | 1982–1984 |
| Ángel Luis Jiménez | 1984–1986 |
| José Maria Epalza | 1986–1989 |
| Gérard Murillo | 1989–1993 |
| Alfonso Feijoo | 1992 (caretaker) |
| Bryce Bevin | 1993–1997 |
| Alfonso Feijoo | 1997–1999 |
| Tomás García | 1999–2002 |
| Pierre Pérez | 2002–2003 |
| Gerard Glynn | 2003–2010 |
| Régis Sonnes | 2010–2012 |
| Francisco Puertas | 2012–2021 |
| Santiago Santos | 2021–2023 |