2015–16 División de Honor de Rugby

2015–16 División de Honor
Countries Spain
Date19 September 2015 – 1 May 2016 (regular season)
15 May 2016 – 28 May 2016 (championship playoff)
ChampionsEl Salvador
Runners-upValladolid
RelegatedPozuelo
Matches played137
Tries scored791
(average 5.8 per match)
Top point scorerSamuel Katz, 317
Top try scorerAnthony Matoto, 24

The 2015–16 División de Honor was the 49th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953. Regular season began on 19 September 2015 and finished on 1 May 2016.

The playoffs began in May, with the Final taking place on 28 May.

El Salvador won its eighth División de Honor title after defeating local arch-rivals Valladolid in the Final 24–23, held at Estadio Pepe Rojo on 28 May. Pozuelo was the team relegated to División de Honor B de Rugby.

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
Alcobendas Las Terrazas 2,000 Alcobendas, Madrid
2015–16 División de Honor de Rugby is located in Spain
Valladolid / El Salvador

Valladolid /
El Salvador
Santboiana
Santboiana
Gernika
Gernika
Ordizia
Ordizia
Complutense
Complutense
Barcelona
Barcelona
Getxo
Getxo
Complutense Cisneros
Complutense Cisneros
Hernani
Hernani
Alcobendas
Alcobendas
Independiente
Independiente
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2015–16 División de Honor teams
Barcelona La Teixonera 500 Barcelona
Cisneros Estadio Complutense 12,400 Madrid
El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
Gernika_RT Urbieta zelaia 1,000 Gernika
Getxo Artea R.T. Fadura 1,000 Guecho
Hernani Landare Toki 500 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
Independiente 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
Valladolid Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid

Results

ALC BAR CIS ELS GER GET HER IND ORD POZ SAN VAL
Alcobendas 29-7 27-36 24-16 42-18 42-7 34-17 37-24 44-56 22-23 14-44 10-43
Barcelona 23-16 24-41 15-15 28-24 40-20 24-15 7-47 22-34 10-6 38-44 21-30
Cisneros 7-20 41-23 17-27 32-29 53-31 51-17 16-24 49-31 30-3 36-18 22-22
El Salvador 27-17 45-10 29-21 38-15 47-18 57-0 30-23 43-14 52-17 42-39 40-19
Gernika RT 16-13 55-12 16-14 21-37 20-22 27-21 24-30 22-32 19-17 33-32 17-21
Getxo 14-19 18-25 27-32 12-51 34-22 31-12 17-28 14-50 28-39 31-15 5-27
Hernani 30-25 26-20 34-27 13-40 42-20 15-29 20-34 22-20 22-18 0-32 0-41
Independiente 26-34 34-34 21-16 36-34 17-19 35-21 31-12 50-14 42-30 49-20 16-39
Ordizia 27-28 15-19 13-16 18-24 20-13 25-27 29-46 6-29 42-33 10-37 16-18
Pozuelo 10-21 5-29 19-22 8-40 34-19 21-33 30-25 24-41 56-36 31-13 10-29
Santboiana 28-24 34-13 17-21 61-24 40-10 49-24 48-22 24-13 56-12 56-7 26-32
Valladolid 38-21 45-12 33-6 20-5 41-13 28-14 75-12 20-13 46-20 64-14 44-15

Table

# Team Games Points Tries Bon Pts
P W D L F A +/- F A +/-
1 Valladolid 22 20 1 1 775 328 +447 105 38 67 16 98
2 El Salvador 22 17 1 4 763 438 +325 97 54 43 13 83
3 Independiente 22 14 1 7 663 498 +165 81 57 24 14 72
4 Santboiana 22 13 0 9 748 530 +218 100 65 35 17 69
5 Cisneros 22 13 1 8 606 505 +101 82 61 21 14 68
6 Alcobendas 22 11 0 11 563 537 +26 75 64 11 14 58
7 FC Barcelona 22 8 2 12 456 639 -183 54 92 -38 6 42
8 Getxo Artea RT 22 7 0 15 477 695 -298 64 95 -31 12 40
9 Ordizia R.E. 22 6 0 16 540 714 -174 73 96 -23 16 40
10 Hernani CRE 22 7 0 15 423 743 -320 60 110 -50 10 38
11 Gernika R.T 22 7 0 15 472 619 -147 58 78 -20 9 37
12 CRC Pozuelo 22 6 0 16 455 695 -240 58 97 -39 11 35
Source: División de Honor Table (accessed 4 May 2016)


Qualified for Playoff (semifinals)
Qualified for Playoff (quarter-finals)
Relegation playoff
Relegated

Championship playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Castile and LeónValladolid 33
4 CataloniaUE Santboiana 23 5 Community of MadridComplutense Cisneros 26
5 Community of MadridComplutense Cisneros 25 1 Castile and LeónValladolid 23
2 Castile and LeónEl Salvador 24
2 Castile and LeónEl Salvador 36
3 CantabriaIndependiente Rugby 42 3 CantabriaIndependiente Rugby 16
6 Community of MadridAlcobendas 13

Quarter-finals

15 May 2016 Independiente RC 42–13 Alcobendas San Román, Santander  
12:30 (UTC+2) Try: Latrónico 2' c
Steward 8' c, 80' c
Penalty try 35' c
Schab 53'
Con: Zabalegui (3/4) 2', 8', 35'
García (1/1) 80'
Pen: Zabalegui (3/3) 50', 64', 74'
 Boxscore Try: Íñiguez 56' c
Con: Ati (1/1) 56'
Pen: Ati (2/2) 7', 31'
 Referee: Luis Santos (Castile and León)
15 May 2016 Santboiana 23–25 Complutense Cisneros Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat  
12:30 (UTC+2) Try: Nichols 25' c
Casey 43'
Baker 78'
Con: Casey (1/3) 25'
Pen: Millán (2/2) 55', 72'
 Boxscore Try: Sainz-Trápaga 28' c
Con: Nacho Martínez (1/1) 28'
Pen: Nacho Martínez (5/5) 14', 40', 52', 76', 80'
Drop: Gimeno 60'
 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Basque Country)

Semifinals

21 May 2016 El Salvador 36–16 Independiente RC Pepe Rojo, Valladolid  
17:00 (UTC+2) Try: Díaz 55' c
Carter 68' c
Zebango 80' c
Con: Katz (3/3) 55', 68', 80'
Pen: Katz (3/3) 3', 42', 50', 53'
 Boxscore Try: Coronel 39' c
Con: Zabalegui (1/1) 39'
Pen: Zabalegui (3/3) 11', 25', 36'
 Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Andalusia)
22 May 2016 Valladolid 33–26 Complutense Cisneros Pepe Rojo, Valladolid  
12:30 (UTC+2) Try: Abril 15' c
Griffiths 32' c
Castiglioni 65' c
Con: Griffiths (3/3) 15', 32', 65'
Pen: Griffiths (3/3) 13', 22', 72'
Nuno Penha (1/1) 78'
 Boxscore Try: Molina 28 c, 75'
Cano 80'
Con: Nacho Martínez (1/3) 28'
Pen: Nacho Martínez (3/3) 6', 42', 46'
 Referee: Marc Riera (Catalonia)

Final

28 May 2016 Valladolid 23–24 El Salvador Pepe Rojo, Valladolid  
17:30 (UTC+2) Try: Nuno Penha 9'
Con: Griffiths (0/1)
Pen: Griffiths (5/5) 2', 26', 30', 45', 72'
Drop: Griffiths 63'
 Boxscore Try: Marrón 13' c
Blanco 70'
Con: Katz (1/2) 13'
Pen: Katz (4/4) 37', 49', 57', 79'
 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Basque Country)


2015–16 División de Honor winners
Castile and León
El Salvador
Eighth title

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played over two legs by Bizkaia Gernika, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor, and CAU Valencia, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Bizkaia Gernika won 129–25 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor for 2016–17 season.

Relegation/promotion playoff
11th Basque Country (autonomous community) Bizkaia Gernika 35 94 129
DHB Valencian Community CAU Valencia 7 18 25

1st leg

5 June 2016 CAU Valencia 7–35 Bizkaia Gernika Campo del Río Turia, Valencia  
12:00 Try: Herrero 50' c
Con: Sorribes (1/1) 50'
 Boxscore Try: Pietrelli 5' c
Amor 9' c, 77' c
Souville 25' c
Bertero 38' c
Con: Bertero (5/5) 6', 10', 26', 39', 78'
 Referee: Ignacio Muñoz (Madrid)

2nd leg

12 June 2016 Bizkaia Gernika 94–18 CAU Valencia Urbieta, Gernika  
12:00 Try: Pietrelli 1' c, 8' c, 19' c, 41'
Magunazelaia 6' c
Verran 16' c, 27' c, 57' c
Sclavi 39' c
Morgan 50' c
Es Saheb 55' c, 69'
Albizua 65' c
Con: Bertero (11/13) 2', 7', 9', 17', 20', 28', 40', 51', 56', 58', 66'
 Boxscore Try: Morente 14'
Ortega 66' c
Con: Sorribes (1/2) 67'
Pen: Sorribes (2/2) 13', 21'
 Referee: Félix Villegas (Castile and León)

Scorers statistics

Top try scorers

[2]

Rank Player Tries Team
1 Tonga Anthony Matoto 24 Getxo Artea R.T.

Top points scorers

Rank Player Points Team
1 England Sam Katz 352 El Salvador

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 2016-05-04.