Gatos de Madrid

The team's home stadia, are the different stadiums of the constituent clubs of the franchise: Estadio de Las Terrazas in Alcobendas, Stade Ramón Urtubi and Campo Central de Ciudad Universitaria in Madrid; which are all located in the Community of Madrid.

The name and emblem of the franchise were elected after a popular contest,[1] where the moniker Gatos (Cats) was chosen due to being an appellative of everyone born in Madrid, with four Madrilenian grandparents.

The name dated back to the Reconquista where the inhabitants of the Land of Madrid distinguished themselves for their skill to climb walls, which was needed in those warring times against the peninsular Moors.

Moreover, another account recounts that said moniker harkened back to the War of Independence in 1808, against the French, where following the 2 May uprising, the inhabitants of Madrid fought in the roofs like cats.

Eventually, the franchise's badge was a yellow cat eye with a black oval,[2] representing a rugby ball.

Scrum during the match Gatos vs. Almogavers (2009)