# Basque Country women's national rugby union team

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 | Venue |
| 30 September 1995 | Côte Basque Landes | 10–17 | Basque Country | |
| 1995–96 | US Herms | 19–10 | Basque Country | Zarautz |
| 1996–97 | Armagnac Bigorre | 5–44 | Basque Country | |
| 1996–97 | France A | 0–32 | Basque Country | |
| 1996–97 | Périgord Agenais | 0–25 | Basque Country | |
| 1997–98 | US Herms | 30–0 | Basque Country | |
| 1997–98 | Aquitaine B | 0–10 | Basque Country | |
| 1997–98 | Armagnac Bigorre | 7–47 | Basque Country | |
| 1998–99 | US Herms | 53–12 | Basque Country | |
| 1998–99 | Basque Country | 65–15 | Armagnac Bigorre | |
| 1999–2000 | Basque Country | 34–0 | US Herms | |
| 2000–01 | Les Pachys d'Herm | 12–5 | Basque Country | |
| 2000–01 | Basque Country | 15–20 | British Police XV | |
| 2000–01 | Basque Country | 86–0 | Aragon | |
| 2001–02 | Basque Country | 5–5 | Navarre | |
| 2001–02 | Les Pachys d'Herm | 20–19 | Basque Country | |
| 2001–02 | Basque Country | 3–0 | Madrid | |
| 2002–03 | Madrid | 10–5 | Basque Country | |
| 2003–04 | Catalonia | 10–5 | Basque Country | |
| 2004–05 | Basque Country | 10–0 | AS Bayonne | |
| 2005–06 | Basque Country | 28–0 | Galicia | |
| 2005–06 | France Universities | 32–5 | Basque Country | |
| 2005–06 | Basque Country | 5–54 | Spain | |
| 2005–06 | Basque Country | 46–5 | Navarre | |
| 9 September 2006 | Béarn | 15–0 | Basque Country | Lagor |
| 29 September 2007 | Basque Country | 7–17 | AS Bayonne | Menditte |
| 31 May 2008 | France Universities | 37–0 | Basque Country | Bayonne |
| 2007–08 | Basque Country | 25–15 | Madrid | |
| 13 September 2008 | Basque Country | 5–31 | L.A.R.G.E. | Salies-de-Béarn |
| 14 March 2010 | Catalonia | 12–17 | Basque Country | Lleida |
| 2009–10 | Basque Country | 15–10 | Madrid | |
| 12 December 2010 | Basque Country | 15–22 | Catalonia | Durango, Biscay |
| 2010–11 | Madrid | 27–7 | Basque Country | |
| 6 February 2016 | Basque Country | 5–42 | France U20 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
| 10 September 2016 | Basque Country | 0–116 | Spain | Gamarra, Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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#### Notes

* ^1 Spanish Regions Championship final
* ^2 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
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## Players
### 2016 squad

Squad called up for the friendly match against France U20 on 6 February 2016.
Head coach: José Miguel Galdós
| Euskadi XV |
| Hookers 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) 0 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) |

### France internationals

* Carla Arbez
* Lise Arricastre
* Ana Ayerra
* Patricia Carricaburu
* Céline Ferer
* Céline Héguy
* Danièle Irazu
* Sandrine Jauregiberri
* Julie Pujol

### Spain internationals

* Karitte Alegria
* Arantxa Arana
* Beatriz Baraia-Etxaburu
* Eider Barrena
* Iona Barrena
* Uribarri Barrutieta
* Maika Brust
* Enara Cacho
* Amets Castrejana
* Itziar Diez Murga
* Amaia Erbina
* Lide Erbina
* Rosanna Estanyol
* Victoriano Esnaola
* Inés Etxegibel
* Amaya Fernández
* Anne Fernández
* Olatz Fernández de Arroyabe
* Eider García
* Irene Heras
* Saioa Jaurena
* Angelina Masdeu
* Idoia Olaberria
* Agurtzane Orbegozo
* Nerea Otxoa de Aspuru
* Ana Isabel de la Parte
* Aitziber Porras
* Isabel Rodríguez
* Idoia Salazar
* Itsaso Salazar
* Maitane Salinas
* Estibaliz Uriarte