2014–15 División de Honor de Rugby
2014–15 División de Honor | |
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Date |
13 September 2014 – 3 May 2015 (regular season) 17 May 2015 – (championship playoff) |
Champions | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
Runners-up | Santboiana |
Relegated | Blusens Universidade Vigo |
Matches played | 132 |
Tries scored | 820 (average 6.212 per match) |
Top point scorer | Samuel Katz, 265 |
Top try scorer | Falemaka Tatafu, 20 |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 División de Honor was the 37th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1970. Regular season began on 13 September 2014 and finished on 3 May 2015.
Championship's playoffs began on 17 May finishing with the Final on 31 May.
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares were the defending champions, while Ciencias Fundación Cajasol was the relegated team to División de Honor B 2014–15.
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares won its six title after defeating UE Santboiana 19–8 in the Final.
Competition format
The regular season runs through 18 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, it is the turn of championship playoffs. The breakdown is as follows;
- Teams in 1st & 2nd at regular season standings receive a bye to semifinal.
- Teams at 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th position plays for the two vacant places in quarter-finals.
- Team in 11th position plays the relegation playoff.
- Team in 12th position is relegated.
- Each win means 4 points to winning team.
- A draw means 2 points for each team.
- 1 bonus point for a team that achieves 4 tries in a match.
- A defeat by 7 or less points means 1 bonus point for defeated team.
Teams
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Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Guernica, Biscay |
Hermi El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
Bathco Rugby | Mies de Cozada | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria |
AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500[1] | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona |
Getxo Artea | Fadura | 500 | Getxo, Biscay |
Complutense Cisneros | Central de la Ciudad Universitaria | 12,400 | Madrid |
Blusens Universidade Vigo | Lagoas-Marcosende | 3,000 | Vigo |
Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
Regular season standings
Qualified for Playoff (Semifinals) | |
Qualified for Playoff (Quarter-finals) | |
Relegation playoff | |
Relegated |
# | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Points | |||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Difference | ||||
1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 681 | 394 | +287 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 18 | 94 |
2 | Santboiana | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 757 | 428 | +329 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 15 | 91 |
3 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 702 | 444 | +258 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 17 | 81 |
4 | Bathco Rugby | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 615 | 485 | +130 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 13 | 77 |
5 | Hermi El Salvador | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 357 | +260 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 13 | 73 |
6 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 468 | 572 | −104 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 49 |
7 | AMPO Ordizia | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 507 | 534 | −27 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 9 | 45 |
8 | Pozuelo | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 353 | 558 | −205 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 7 | 37 |
9 | Getxo Artea | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 440 | 636 | −196 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 8 | 36 |
10 | Hernani | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 374 | 598 | −224 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 9 | 33 |
11 | FC Barcelona | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 472 | 615 | −143 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 13 | 31 |
12 | Blusens Universidade Vigo | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 376 | 741 | −365 | 59 | 102 | −43 | 11 | 25 |
Source: División de Honor Table (accessed 3 May 2015) |
Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 27 | |||||||||||
4 | Bathco Rugby | 14 | 5 | Hermi El Salvador | 10 | ||||||||
5 | Hermi El Salvador | 16 | 1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 19 | ||||||||
2 | UE Santboiana | 8 | |||||||||||
2 | UE Santboiana | 29 | |||||||||||
3 | Complutense Cisneros | 52 | 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 13 | ||||||||
6 | Bizkaia Gernika | 19 |
Quarter-finals
May 17, 2015 | Bathco Rugby | 14–16 | Hermi El Salvador | San Román, Santander | |
12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Penalty try 33' c Blanco 51' c Con: García (2/2) 33', 51' |
Report | Try: Blanco 18' c Con: Katz (1/1) 19' Pen: Katz (3/3) 8', 13', 60' |
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Basque Country) |
May 17, 2015 | Complutense Cisneros | 52–19 | Bizkaia Gernika | Campo Central, Madrid | |
14:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Norton 20' c, 23' c, 39' c Boccardo 35' c Villanueva 44' Carreras 53' c Sainz-Trápaga 59' Hernández 69' c Con: Norton (4/5) 20', 24', 36', 40' Tudela (2/3) 54', 70' |
Report | Try: Etxaniz 29' c Magunazelaia 49' c Wiedemann 79' Con: Casteglioni (2/3) 30', 50' |
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Castille and León) |
Semifinals
May 23, 2015 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 27–10 | Hermi El Salvador | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Snee 17' c Mateu 27' c Griffiths 40' c Con: Griffiths (3/3) 17', 27', 40' Pen: Griffiths (2/2) 67', 77' |
Report | Try: Casado 11' c Con: Katz (1/1) 11' Pen: Katz (1/1) 5' |
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid) |
May 24, 2015 | Santboiana | 29–13 | Complutense Cisneros | Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: García 5' Tauli 34', 68' Sanz 66' Pen: Anufe (3/3) 11', 59', 61' |
Report | Try: Villanueva 74' c Con: Tudela (1/1) 74' Pen: Tudela (2/2) 39', 41' |
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) |
Final
May 31, 2015 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 19–8 | Santboiana | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Miejimolle 4' c Con: Griffiths (1/1) 4' Pen: Griffiths (4/4) 25', 31', 54', 62' |
Report | Con: Sanz 79' Pen: Baró (1/1) 47' |
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Andalusia) |
2014–15 División de Honor winners |
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![]() VRAC Quesos Entrepinares Sixth title |
Relegation playoff
Relegation playoff to be played over two legs by the team qualified 11th in División de Honor and losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final play the relegation playoff. Winner team will play in División de Honor 2015–16 season and the loser team in División de Honor B.
Relegation/promotion playoff | ||||||
11th | FC Barcelona | 17 | 22 | =39 | ||
DHB | Sant Cugat | 13 | 13 | =26 |
1st leg
May 30, 2015 | San Cugat | 13–17 | FC Barcelona | La Guinardera, Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
16:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Raya 46' c Con: Louteiro (1/1) 46' Pen: Louteiro (1/1) 65' Drop: Berasategui (1/1) 41' |
Report | Try: Martínez 4' c Cabeza 60' c Con: Martínez (2/2) 4', 60' Pen: Martínez (1/1) 33' |
Referee: Declan Lane (Australia) |
2nd leg
June 6, 2015 | FC Barcelona | 22–13 | San Cugat | La Teixonera, Barcelona | |
16:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Montes 8' Fuertes 40' c Pinto 44' c Con: Martínez (1/2) 40' Belda (1/1) 44' Pen: Belda (1/1) 64' |
Report | Try: Granell 46' c Con: Louteiro (1/1) 46' Pen: Serrano (1/1) 20' Louteiro (1/1) 51' |
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) |
FC Barcelona won 39–26 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor for 2015–16 season.
Scorers statistics
Top try scorers
Rank | Player | Tries | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
20 | Blusens Universidade Vigo |
2 | ![]() |
17 | Santboiana |
3 | ![]() |
16 | Santboiana |
4 | ![]() |
15 | FC Barcelona |
5 | ![]() |
14 | Complutense Cisneros |
6 | ![]() |
13 | Getxo Artea |
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13 | AMPO Ordizia | |
8 | ![]() |
12 | Bizkaia Gernika |
9 | ![]() |
10 | Blusens Universidade Vigo |
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9 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
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9 | Hermi El Salvador | |
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9 | Santboiana |
Top points scorers
Rank | Player | Points | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
296 | Hermi El Salvador |
2 | ![]() |
216 | AMPO Ordizia |
3 | ![]() |
201 | FC Barcelona |
4 | ![]() |
185 | Complutense Cisneros |
5 | ![]() |
177 | Santboiana |
6 | ![]() |
170 | Bathco Rugby |
7 | ![]() |
144 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
8 | ![]() |
137 | Bathco Rugby |
9 | ![]() |
124 | Hernani |
10 | ![]() |
109 | Getxo Artea |
See also
References
- ↑ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ regular season stats