2015–16 División de Honor de Rugby
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.
| 2015–16 División de Honor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Countries |  Spain |
| Date | 19 September 2015 – 1 May 2016 (regular season) 15 May 2016 – 28 May 2016 (championship playoff) |
| Champions | El Salvador |
| Runners-up | Valladolid |
| Relegated | Pozuelo |
| Matches played | 137 |
| Tries scored | 791 (average 5.8 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Samuel Katz, 317 |
| Top try scorer | Anthony Matoto, 24 |
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 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
Valladolid /
El Salvador
Santboiana
Gernika
Ordizia
Complutense
Barcelona
Getxo
Complutense Cisneros
Hernani
Alcobendas
Independiente
2015–16 División de Honor teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | 500 | Alcobendas |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia |
| Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid |
| El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| FC Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona |
| Gernika_RT | Urbieta zelaia | 1,000 | Gernika |
| Getxo Artea R.T. | Fadura | 1,000 | Guecho |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
| Independiente RC | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria |
| Ordizia | Altamira | 500[1] | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| Valladolid | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
Regular season standings
| # | 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 | Bathco Independiente | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 663 | 498 | +165 | 81 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 72 |
| 4 | UE Santboiana | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 748 | 530 | +218 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 69 |
| 5 | CR Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 606 | 505 | +101 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 14 | 68 |
| 6 | Alcobendas Rugby | 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 | Bizkaia 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 |  Valladolid |
33 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  UE Santboiana |
23 | 5 |  Complutense Cisneros |
26 | ||||||||
| 5 | Complutense Cisneros |
25 | 1 | Valladolid |
23 | ||||||||
| 2 | El Salvador |
24 | |||||||||||
| 2 | El Salvador |
36 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  Independiente Rugby |
42 | 3 | Independiente Rugby |
16 | ||||||||
| 6 | Alcobendas |
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 |
|---|
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 |  Bizkaia Gernika
| 35 | 94 | 129 | ||
| DHB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 points scorers
| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sam Katz |
352 | El Salvador |
References
- "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- regular season stats
External links
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