Rugby is one of the most traditional sports in Andorra. VPC Andorra XV was founded in 1961 as the rugby union section of FC Andorra. A group of students who had practiced rugby during their stay in France and Spain, decided to introduce it in the country. Later the club was renamed VPC Andorra Rugby XV. The acronyms "VPC" means Civil Protection Volunteers. The original idea was to get the orders of the fire chief and the service of the country, whenever necessary, to collaborate on various tasks of civil protection: fires, finding missing persons, mountain rescue, in collaboration service order. Although the country currently has an effective structure for Civil Protection, the club is still in its determination to cooperate whenever necessary.
Catalan and Spanish stage (1961-1986)
At the beginning, VPC Andorra XV joined the Catalan Rugby Federation, following the Spanish Rugby Federation. The first results were quite bright, quickly getting placed among the top of the Catalan and Spanish rugby. Unfortunately, in 1971 the club was agree the federation that his team can not climb the categories of honor never to state. It was said that the team was abroad, comprising by foreign players. The club accepted thinking about they could remove this clause in the future. The Andorran team became overwhelmingly dominated the Rugby Catalan Championship, stringing a series of titles. The Catalan Cup allowed to also play the Spanish Cup. The victories in the Spanish Cup was important, defeating top teams of the Catalan and Spanish Rugby Championship. The Andorran club won a Catalan Cup in 1977, with very satisfactory results, demonstrating that the VPC Andorra should fight in top level categories.
French stage (1986-present)
Missing hopes to compete at the highest level of the Spanish rugby system, the club decided to take a decisive step and decided to compete in France in the 1986-87 season on the committee of Roussillon and in the committee Midi-Pyrénées in 1993. Despite some early hard beginning, VPC Andorra XV has been rising steadily and currently live sporting level, a period which is fairly positive having won two promotions and two Honneur Midi-Pyrénées Championship finals, achieving a promotion to Fédérale 3.
Youth and women teams
VPC Andorra XV have nowadays a school of rugby. Also the youth team, the second team and women's team are the pillars of the Andorran club project based in the future of rugby in the country.
