2013–14 División de Honor de Rugby
The 2013–14 División de Honor is the 36th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1970. Regular season began on 14 September 2013 and finished on 4 May 2014.
| 2013–14 División de Honor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Countries |  |
| Champions | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Hermi El Salvador |
| Relegated | Ciencias Fundación Cajasol |
| Matches played | 137 |
| Top point scorer | Brad Linklater, 228 |
| Top try scorer | Ignacio Contardi, 21 |
The playoff semifinals were played on 18/19 May with the Final taking place on 1 June.
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares successfully defended its 2012–13 season title by defeating city rivals Hermi El Salvador 26–15 in the championship final. Ciencias Fundación Cajasol was the relegated team to División de Honor B 2014–15.
Competition format
The regular season runs through 22 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
VRAC /
El Salvador
Santboiana
Gernika
Ordizia
Atl. Madrid
Ciencias Cajasol
Getxo
Complutense Cisneros
Vigo
Hernani
Independiente
2013–14 División de Honor teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500[1] | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| Atlético Madrid | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia |
| Blusens Universidade Vigo | Lagoas-Marcosende | 3,000 | Vigo |
| Ciencias Fundación Cajasol | La Cartuja | 1,932 | Seville |
| CR Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid |
| Getxo Artea R.T. | Fadura | 1,000 | Guecho |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
| Independiente RC | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| SilverStorm El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Valladolid RAC | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
Regular season standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Bon | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 591 | 429 | 162 | 17 | 85 |
| 2 | Hermi El Salvador | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 625 | 403 | 222 | 14 | 78 |
| 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 629 | 476 | 153 | 14 | 78 |
| 4 | Independiente RC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 593 | 512 | 81 | 15 | 67 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 571 | 539 | 48 | 17 | 61 |
| 6 | AMPO Ordizia | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 522 | 522 | 0 | 12 | 60 |
| 7 | Getxo Artea | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 490 | 428 | 62 | 10 | 54 |
| 8 | Santboiana | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 477 | 566 | −89 | 13 | 53 |
| 9 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 529 | 546 | −17 | 14 | 50 |
| 10 | Hernani | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 463 | 643 | −180 | 9 | 41 |
| 11 | Blusens Universidade Vigo | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 502 | 686 | −184 | 9 | 37 |
| 12 | Ciencias Fundación Cajasol | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 407 | 649 | −242 | 14 | 22 |
Source: Federación Española de Rugby
| Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals | |
| Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals | |
| Relegation playoff | |
| Relegated |
Championship playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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20 | 4 | |
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| 5 |  |
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29 | 3 | |
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| 2013–14 División de Honor winners |
|---|
VRAC Fifth title |
Quarter-finals
| May 17, 2014 | Complutense Cisneros | 29–27 | AMPO Ordizia | Campo Central, Madrid | |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Manu Sainz 32' c, 34' m Hayali 35' m Paco Hernández 40' m Con: Girão (1/4) Pen: Girão (1/1) 3' |
Report | Try: Arraztoa 41' c Tudela 57' c Huxford 82' c Con: Steyl (3/3) Pen: Steyl (2/2) 17', 26' |
Referee: Villegas Casado (Castile and León) |
| May 18, 2014 | Independiente RC | 20–18 | Atlético Madrid | Mies de Cozada, Santander | |
| 12:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Rodríguez 5' m Quevedo 53' c Mora 59' m Con: Mateu (1/3) Pen: Mateu (1/1) |
Report | Try: Ramírez 10' m Armental 25' c Balbín 35' m Con: Balbín (1/2) Pen: Balbín (1/2) 1' |
Referee: Gallastegi Sodupe (Basque Country) |
Semifinals
| May 24, 2014 | VRAC | 29–24 | Independiente RC | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 17:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Fernández 22' c Abril 32' c López 38' c Herrera 70' m Con: Griffiths (3/4) Pen: Griffiths (1/1) 59' |
Report | Try: Mañero 19' c penalty try 56' c Álvarez 79' c Con: García (3/3) Pen: García (1/1) 3' |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Pedro Montoya (Euskadi) |
| May 25, 2014 | Hermi El Salvador | 22–9 | Complutense Cisneros | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Max Vega 51' m Mamea 56' m, 80' c Serrano 74' m Con: Pearce (1/4) |
Report | Pen: Girão (3/3) 16', 33', 45' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Andalusia) |
Final
| June 1, 2014 | VRAC | 26–15 | Hermi El Salvador | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Gavidi 25' c Vessey 34' m Barnes 59' m Con: Griffiths (1/3) Pen: Griffiths (3/3) 6', 9', 19' |
Report | Try: Miranda 49' m V Sánchez 76' c Con: P Rodríguez (1/2) Pen: P Rodríguez (1/1) 15' |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Basque Country) |
Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Blusens Universidade Vigo, who finished 11th in División de Honor, and neighbours Sant Cugat, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Vigo won the tie, winning 48-40 on aggregate.
| Relegation/promotion playoff | ||||||
| 11th |  | 10 | 38 | 48 | ||
| DHB |  | 29 | 11 | 40 | ||
1st leg
| June 1, 2014 | Sant Cugat | 29–10 | Blusens Universidade Vigo | La Guinardera, Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
| 12:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Lafuente 13' m Pla 22' c Losada 37' c Granell 48' c Con: Berasategui (3/4) Pen: Berasategui (1/1) 67' |
Report | Try: Tatafu 52' c Con: Simon (1/1) Pen: Simon (1/1) 33' |
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Andalusia) |
2nd leg
| June 7, 2014 | Blusens Universidade Vigo | 38–11 | Sant Cugat | Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo | |
| 17:40 (UTC+2) | Try: Tito 3' m de Cabo 23' m Berlande 27' m Monreal 43' c Tatafu 58' c Con: Simon (2/5) Pen: Simon (3/3) 17', 45', 76' |
Report | Try: Gómez 39' m Con: Berasategui (0/1) Pen: Berasategui (1/2) 13' Drop: Berasategui (1/1) 25' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Félix Villegas (Castile and León) |
Blusens Universidade Vigo won 48–40 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor for 2014–15 season.
Scorers statistics
By try points
| Player | Try points | Team |
|---|---|---|
|
110 | Independiente RC |
|
75 | Bizkaia Gernika |
 |
70 | Santboiana |
 |
65 | Bizkaia Gernika |
|
60 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
 |
55 | Blusens Universidade Vigo |
 |
55 | Complutense Cisneros |
|
55 | Getxo Artea |
 |
55 | Bizkaia Gernika |
 |
50 | AMPO Ordizia |
By total points
| Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|
|
228 | Getxo Artea |
|
218 | Complutense Cisneros |
|
190 | Hermi El Salvador |
|
190 | Atlético Madrid |
|
189 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
|
173 | AMPO Ordizia |
|
147 | Bizkaia Gernika |
|
146 | Independiente RC |
|
141 | Hernani |
 |
124 | Blusens Universidade Vigo |
See also
References
- "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- regular season stats Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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