Attica Springboks RFC

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Attica Springboks RFC
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Full nameAttica Springboks Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Springboks
Founded2000
Location Athens, Greece
President Flag of Greece.svg Anna Gounari
Coach(es) Flag of Greece.svg George Tsatsaronis (Men's)
Captain(s) Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Vaiopoulos
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Attica Springboks RFC is a Greek rugby union and rugby league club in Athens. Many of the founding members were from South Africa, whose national team is called the Springboks, hence the name. The club plays both disciplines, Union and League. It is the one of few Greek Rugby clubs with an active and growing grass-roots Rugby academy with children from 5-17.

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Home Field

Attica Springboks home ground is at Zirineio Stadium in Kifissia and its practice ground is based at Glyka Nera municipal stadium north of Athens

Youth academy, Women's team and Veterans team

Attica Springboks fields a youth academy with children aged 5–17, a women's team and a veterans team.

History

The club was founded in October 2000. So far, it has won one championship in 2012.

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