2017–18 División de Honor de Rugby

2017–18 División de Honor
Countries Spain
Date15 September 2017 to 26 May 2019
ChampionsValladolid
Runners-upEl Salvador
PromotedUBU-Colina Clinic
RelegatedGetxo Artea RT
Matches played137
Tries scored847
(average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorerValentin Cruz, 290
Top try scorerJohn Wesell Bell, 22

The 2017–18 División de Honor was the 51st season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.

Valladolid won its second consecutive title, its eighth overall after defeating local arch-rivals SilverStorm El Salvador in the Final.

Competition format

The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are 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 play the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams play off to take the remaining two spots.

The club which finishes bottom is relegated, while the club that finishes 11th goes into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.

Promotion and relegation

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

Teams

Team Stadium Capacity Location
Alcobendas Las Terrazas 2,000 Alcobendas, Madrid
2017–18 División de Honor de Rugby is located in Spain
Valladolid
Valladolid
El Salvador

El Salvador
Santboiana
Santboiana
Bizkaia Gernika
Bizkaia Gernika
Ordizia
Ordizia
Barcelona
Barcelona
Cisneros
Cisneros
Hernani
Hernani
Alcobendas
Alcobendas
Independiente
Independiente
La Vila
La Vila
Getxo
Getxo
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2017-18 División de Honor teams
Barcelona La Teixonera 500 Barcelona
Bizkaia Gernika Urbieta 2,500 Gernika, Bizkaia
Complutense Cisneros Estadio Complutense 12,400 Madrid
El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
Getxo Artea R.T. Fadura 1,000 Guecho
Hernani Landare Toki 500 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
Independiente RC San Román 1,500 Santander, Cantabria
La Vila Campo de Rugby El Pantano 3,000 Villajoyosa, Valencia
Ordizia Altamira 500[1] Ordizia, Gipuzkoa
Santboiana Baldiri Aleu 4,000 Sant Boi de Llobregat
Valladolid Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid

Results

ALC BAR CIS ELS GER GET HER IND LaV ORD SAN VAL
Alcobendas 64-12 24-16 19-37 31-29 70-10 41-12 30-27 29-12 24-24 46-22 29-30
Barcelona 7-34 45-30 15-31 30-17 37-43 62-12 31-37 36-11 34-19 16-12 31-42
Cisneros 15-29 23-29 40-62 39-26 48-27 42-25 26-43 30-49 25-35 45-14 10-57
El Salvador 32-28 50-20 56-22 39-12 94-7 49-7 38-43 42-0 26-23 40-12 14-16
Gernika RT 10-11 21-29 15-13 12-22 19-14 23-20 15-10 27-21 19-17 36-34 8-14
Getxo 17-29 37-22 0-64 10-48 12-26 59-12 28-34 18-22 28-38 3-39 12-41
Hernani 5-34 20-0 22-28 12-40 11-16 33-0 31-29 36-26 12-39 0-5 17-45
Independiente 35-27 32-38 40-29 8-29 48-26 46-31 61-33 41-14 36-37 32-31 17-27
La Vila 20-21 22-21 19-22 21-36 23-7 52-19 24-8 29-31 24-35 24-17 14-24
Ordizia 23-44 29-3 37-21 34-39 30-21 61-14 52-12 27-26 32-0 35-14 30-41
Santboiana 78-7 32-24 41-22 23-28 42-20 59-33 60-24 32-35 27-8 29-22 29-26
Valladolid 25-22 35-18 80-14 32-13 48-12 50-14 53-0 32-21 54-19 46-45 49-32

Table

Team P W D L F A +/- TF TA Bon Los Pts
1. Valladolid 22 21 0 1 867 381 +341 97 46 14 1 102
2. El Salvador 22 19 0 3 751 342 +409 108 39 16 1 97
3. Alcobendas 22 15 1 6 637 356 +281 85 43 12 3 77
4. Independiente RC 22 13 0 9 621 559 +62 81 74 15 5 75
5. Ordizia 22 13 1 8 626 502 +124 74 69 10 5 72
6. Santboiana 22 11 0 11 512 508 +4 74 69 11 5 64
7. Barcelona 22 9 0 13 491 558 -67 64 77 10 2 51
8. Bizkaia Gernika 22 9 0 13 348 455 -107 47 55 4 3 44
9. Complutense Cisneros 22 7 0 15 557 617 -60 76 83 10 1 42
10. CR La Vila 22 67 0 15 377 518 -141 54 72 6 4 39
11. Hernani 22 4 0 18 316 630 -314 46 89 5 4 26
12. Getxo Artea R.T. 22 3 0 19 322 854 -532 41 131 6 3 23
Qualified for semi finals of playoffs
Qualified for playoffs
Relegation play-off
Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter finals Semifinals Final
1 Castile and LeónValladolid 44
3 CantabriaIndependiente 44 3 CantabriaIndependiente 5
6 CataloniaSant Boiana 33 Castile and LeónValladolid 18
Castile and LeónEl Salvador 12
2 Castile and LeónEl Salvador 18
4 Community of MadridAlcobendas 40 4 Community of MadridSanitas 12
5 Basque Country (autonomous community)Ordizia 33

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played over two legs by Hernani, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor and Ciencias Sevilla, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Hernani won 57-48 on aggregate and remained in the División de Honor A.

Relegation/promotion playoff
11th Basque Country (autonomous community) Hernani 27 30 57
DHB Andalusia Ciencias Sevilla 31 17 48

References

  1. ^ "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.