Diables Barcelona

Diables
Founded	2021 (Diables franchise)
Location	Barcelona, Spain
Region	Catalonia
President	Jordi Homs
League(s)	Currie Cup
Official website
	barcelonarugby.eu

The Diables Barcelona are a professional rugby franchise from the city of Barcelona that was born in 2021 to compete in an international franchise league. The Diables made their first appearance in November 2021 to play in the Toyota Challenge tournament at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

The franchise aspires to participate in a new international competition that is being created and already has a place guaranteed. This new competition will mainly involve teams from southern Africa and Europe. Some of the franchises have already announced their willingness to participate, such as the Cheetahs or Kuva Blue thunder of Zimbabwe.

Diables Barcelona Toyota Challenge squad
Hookers Jean-Pierre Lieberum Khwezilokusa Mkhafu Props Stephan de Jager Joan Domenech Bart Le Roux Buhle Nojekwa Martin Oosthuizen Locks Michael Benadie Wilmer Coetzer Gerard Ginel Albert Kapenda Chris van Heerden	Loose forwards Edmund Brand Christo Bester Oriol Fariñas Bernat Guilera Chris van Heerden Scrum-halves Felipe Brill Pol Fonts Vani Pijoos Sean Snyman Fly-halves Hanno van Biljon	Centres Roberto Deligios Liyema Gaba Hedley Hadlow Julen Sánchez Wingers Tomàs Casat David Hinojosa Fransesc Pulido Tisetso Yika Fullbacks Matias Giannetti Aaron Kelly

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ^DEV denotes a development squad player, ^ST denotes a short-term signing, denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.