2014–15 División de Honor de Rugby

2014–15 División de Honor
Countries Spain
Date13 September 2014 – 3 May 2015 (regular season)
17 May 2015 – (championship playoff)
ChampionsValladolid
Runners-upSantboiana
RelegatedVigo RC
Matches played137
Tries scored820
(average 6 per match)
Top point scorerSamuel Katz, 265
Top try scorerFalemaka Tatafu, 20

The 2014–15 División de Honor was the 48th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953. Regular season began on 13 September 2014 and finished on 3 May 2015.

The playoffs began on 17 May finishing with the Final taking place on 31 May.

Valladolid were the defending champions and won their sixth title after defeating UE Santboiana 19–8 in the Final.

Competition format

The season took place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were awarded according to the following:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
  • 1 bonus point for a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer

The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches played the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams played off to take the remaining two spots.

The club which finished bottom was relegated, while the club that finished 11th went into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.

Promotion and relegation

The bottom team in the standings was relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th played the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B was promoted to División de Honor.

Teams

Team Stadium Capacity Location
Barcelona La Teixonera 500 Barcelona
2014–15 División de Honor de Rugby is located in Spain
Valladolid / El Salvador

Valladolid /
El Salvador
Santboiana
Santboiana
Gernika
Gernika
Ordizia
Ordizia
CRC Madrid
CRC Madrid
Barcelona
Barcelona
Getxo
Getxo
Complutense Cisneros
Complutense Cisneros
Vigo
Vigo
Hernani
Hernani
Independiente
Independiente
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2014–15 División de Honor teams
Bizkaia Gernika Urbieta 2,500 Gernika, Bizkaia
CR Complutense Cisneros Estadio Complutense 12,400 Madrid
El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
Getxo Artea R.T. Fadura 1000 Guecho
Hernani Landare Toki 500 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
Independiente RC San Román 1,500 Santander, Cantabria
Ordizia Altamira 500[1] Ordizia, Gipuzkoa
Pozuelo Valle de las Cañas 300 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid
Santboiana Baldiri Aleu 4,000 Sant Boi de Llobregat
Universidade Vigo Lagoas-Marcosende 3,000 Vigo
Valladolid RAC Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid

Results

BAR CIS ELS GER GET HER IND ORD POZ SAN VAL VIG
Barcelona 33-38 17-18 27-20 43-25 32-5 36-58 17-23 13-13 9-17 31-33 43-24
Cisneros 35-14 22-17 49-7 29-13 40-15 22-21 69-8 32-23 29-37 26-37 42-19
El Salvador 40-7 26-18 29-22 42-7 45-8 21-9 22-26 30-0 36-3 21-22 47-0
Gernika RT 32-18 27-40 30-20 19-16 10-11 17-11 19-7 34-0 24-26 10-21 38-31
Getxo 26-23 10-29 25-35 48-16 39-15 22-18 27-7 14-15 19-25 13-31 32-17
Hernani 35-14 7-11 3-10 14-19 17-13 27-38 26-12 16-17 0-38 21-29 35-15
Independiente 43-30 44-19 28-22 24-15 35-10 46-31 15-5 32-20 18-37 23-21 20-14
Ordizia 18-3 19-37 25-17 39-20 36-12 28-35 17-26 48-10 26-33 28-34 51-5
Pozuelo 18-16 9-34 10-36 23-26 25-30 21-18 12-14 29-20 24-28 3-26 35-19
Santboiana 32-13 31-25 36-22 63-24 61-10 50-10 21-30 36-28 29-13 19-16 68-7
Valladolid 40-13 27-18 22-23 35-19 56-7 44-20 40-29 32-14 31-20 18-14 47-7
Vigo 22-20 0-38 17-38 20-20 42-22 27-5 26-33 10-22 12-13 27-53 15-19

Table

# Team Games Points Tries Bon Pts
P W D L F A +/- F A +/-
1 Valladolid 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 Independiente RC 22 16 0 6 615 485 +130 74 62 +12 13 77
5 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 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 Barcelona 22 4 1 17 472 615 −143 52 79 −27 13 31
12 Universidade Vigo 22 3 1 18 376 741 −365 59 102 −43 11 25
Source: División de Honor Table (accessed 3 May 2015)
Qualified for Playoff (semifinals)
Qualified for Playoff (quarter-finals)
Relegation playoff
Relegated


Championship playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Castile and LeónValladolid 27
4 CantabriaIndependiente 14 5 Castile and León El Salvador 10
5 Castile and León El Salvador 16 1 Castile and LeónValladolid 19
2 CataloniaUE Santboiana 8
2 CataloniaUE Santboiana 29
3 Community of MadridComplutense Cisneros 52 3 Community of MadridComplutense Cisneros 13
6 Basque Country (autonomous community)Bizkaia Gernika 19

Quarter-finals

May 17, 2015 Independiente RC 14–16 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 Valladolid 27–10 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 Valladolid 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
Castile and León
Valladolid
Sixth title

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by FC Barcelona, who finished 11th in División de Honor, and their neighbours Sant Cugat, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Barcelona won the tie, winning 39-26 on aggregate.

Relegation/promotion playoff
11th Catalonia FC Barcelona 17 22 39
DHB Catalonia 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

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Rank Player Tries Team
1 Tonga Falemaka Tatafu 20 Universidade Vigo
2 New Zealand Afaese Tauli 17 Santboiana
3 Spain Nil Baró 16 Santboiana
4 Spain Joan Losada 15 FC Barcelona
5 Spain José Luis del Valle 14 Complutense Cisneros
6 Australia Liam Windon 13 Getxo Artea
New Zealand Phillip Huxford 13 Ordizia
8 Spain Iñigo Olaeta 12 Bizkaia Gernika
9 South Africa Mpho Mbiyozo 10 Universidade Vigo
10 New Zealand Leigh Thompson 9 Valladolid
Spain Alejandro Sánchez 9 El Salvador
Spain Federico González 9 Santboiana

Top points scorers

Rank Player Points Team
1 England Sam Katz 296 El Salvador
2 Australia Danny Kroll 216 Ordizia
3 Spain Rafael Staat 201 FC Barcelona
4 Spain Miguel Jiménez 185 Complutense Cisneros
5 Tonga Fangatapu Apikotoa 177 Santboiana
6 Spain Mariano García 170 Independiente RC
7 England Gareth Griffiths 144 Valladolid
8 New Zealand Brad Linklater 137 Independiente RC
9 Spain Igor Genua 124 Hernani
10 Australia Liam Windon 109 Getxo Artea

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ^ "regular season stats". Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-02.