2014–15 División de Honor | |
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Countries | Spain |
Date | 13 September 2014 – 3 May 2015 (regular season) 17 May 2015 – (championship playoff) |
Champions | Valladolid |
Runners-up | Santboiana |
Relegated | Vigo RC |
Matches played | 137 |
Tries scored | 820 (average 6 per match) |
Top point scorer | Samuel Katz, 265 |
Top try scorer | Falemaka 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 regular season runs through 22 match days. 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
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City |
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Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona |
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 |
Valladolid /
El Salvador
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 | |||||||
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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 | Valladolid | 27 | ||||||||||||
4 | Independiente | 14 | 5 | El Salvador | 10 | |||||||||
5 | El Salvador | 16 | 1 | Valladolid | 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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 | Falemaka Tatafu | 20 | Universidade Vigo |
2 | Afaese Tauli | 17 | Santboiana |
3 | Nil Baró | 16 | Santboiana |
4 | Joan Losada | 15 | FC Barcelona |
5 | José Luis del Valle | 14 | Complutense Cisneros |
6 | Liam Windon | 13 | Getxo Artea |
Phillip Huxford | 13 | Ordizia | |
8 | Iñigo Olaeta | 12 | Bizkaia Gernika |
9 | Mpho Mbiyozo | 10 | Universidade Vigo |
10 | Leigh Thompson | 9 | Valladolid |
Alejandro Sánchez | 9 | El Salvador | |
Federico González | 9 | Santboiana |
Top points scorers
Rank | Player | Points | Team |
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1 | Sam Katz | 296 | El Salvador |
2 | Danny Kroll | 216 | Ordizia |
3 | Rafael Staat | 201 | FC Barcelona |
4 | Miguel Jiménez | 185 | Complutense Cisneros |
5 | Fangatapu Apikotoa | 177 | Santboiana |
6 | Mariano García | 170 | Independiente RC |
7 | Gareth Griffiths | 144 | Valladolid |
8 | Brad Linklater | 137 | Independiente RC |
9 | Igor Genua | 124 | Hernani |
10 | Liam Windon | 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". Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-02.