The 2022–23 Liga Iberdrola de Rugby was the 13th season of the Liga Iberdrola de Rugby, the top flight of Spanish domestic women's rugby union competition and the 7th to be sponsored by Iberdrola.[1][2] The reigning champions entering the season are Corteva Cocos who claimed their 2nd league title after winning the 2021-22 final against Majadahonda.[3][4]
Eight teams compete in the league – the top seven teams from the previous season and Crealia El Salvador who were promoted as champions of the 2021–22 Honor Division B.[5][6] They replaced Sanse Scrum who were relegated after nine years in the top flight.[7]
First Four are play-off places.
Second to last plays a relegation playoff against Honor Division B runner-up.
Last placed relegated to Honor Division B.
Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by the Spanish Rugby Federation on 26 July 2022.[14] The league kicked off on October 1[15]
Try: Cristina Cueto (2) 14' c, 76' m Maria Kimberly Marcos 17' m Yelyzaveta Havrylova 45' m Vico Gorrochategui 51' c Marta Fresno 65' c Con: Marta Pro (3) 15', 52', 76' Cards: Marta Fresno 69' to 79'
Try: Alicia San Martín 3' c Quen Makkinga 12' c Sina Te Aroha Tainefu (2) 22' c, 35' c penalty try 51' Judith Hernández 67' c Cecilia Huarte 69' m Con: Alejandra Fernández (5) 4', 13', 23', 36', 68' Cards: Cecilia Huarte 38' to 48'
Try: Alba María Alonso (2) 24' c, 80' c Ester Peirotén 32' c Paula Xutglà 69' m Con: Elisa Álvarez (2) 25', 33' Paula Gil 80' Cards: Sofía Ayuso 78' to 80'
Try: María Miguel (2) 2' c, 73' m Ashlea Grace Bishop 10' m Tecla Masoko 27' c Carmen Fernández 43' m Con: Alba Alpín (2) 3', 28' Pen: Alba Alpín 59' Cards: Ocean Tierney 24' to 34'
Try: Marta Carmona (2) 16' c, 28' c Merenia Marie Paraone 24' c Julia Castro 39' c Lucía Gayoso 46' m Ana Peralta 67' m María De Las Huertas Román 73' c Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (5) 17', 25', 29', 40', 74' Cards: Nicole Francesca Cerulli 70' to 80'
Try: María Kimberly Marcos (2) 5' m, 65' c Alba Mireya Vives 29' m Claudia Pérez 46' c Vico Gorrochategui 59' c Rocío Rodera 69' c Con: Marta Pro (3) 60', 66', 70' Jade Cardouat 47' Cards: Marta Pro 38' to 48'
Try: Patricia Zandile Khumalo 22' m Amaiur Mayo 29' c Rianna Mere Aspinall 55' m Cheyne Ranei Ariana Copeland 80' m Con: Marit Lemmens 30' Cards: Oraçao Sambu 38' to 48' Amaiur Mayo 66' to 76'
Try: Irene Alonso 42' m Ocean Tierney 44' c Belsay Escudero 47' m Tecla Masoko 63' c Con: Alba Alpín (2) 45', 64' Pen: Alba Alpín 15' Cards: Emma Lee Taruke Clearly 79' to 80'
Try: Marta Carmona 22' c Ana Peralta 36' m María De Las Huertas Román 40' m Ana Serrano 45' c Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku 78' m Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 23', 46' Pen: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (3) 8', 20', 25', 70'
Try: Raquel García (2) 28' m, 39' m Emma Lee Taruke Cleary 43' c Ocean Tierney 75' c Con: Alba Alpín (2) 43', 75' Cards: Noelia Pessoa 9' to 19' Inés Antolínez 50' to 60' 64'
Try: Hosanna Arietta Aumua 65' c Amaiur Mayo 70' m Con: Rianna Mere Aspinall 65' Cards: Eider García 29' to 39' Cheyne Ranei Ariana Copeland 36' to 46'
Try: Eva Aguirre 33' c penalty try 57' Marta Cantabrana 61' c Alba Noa Castellano 75' m Lorena Frutos 78' c Con: Jade Cardouat 34' Marta Pro (2) 62', 79' Cards: Vico Gorrochategui 26' to 36' Alba Mireya Vives 37' to 47'
Try: Aleuzenev Alejandra Cid 13' m Raquel Riera 47' m Eider García 61' c Hosanna Arietta Aumua 69' m Con: Rianna Mere Aspinall 62' Cards: Jone Carral 21' to 31' Patricia Zandile Khumalo 44' to 54'
Try: Arantzazu Olabarria 49' c Katya Piñero 56' m Con: Elisa Álvarez 49' Pen: Elisa Álvarez 10' Cards: Elsa Del Pino 41' to 51' Raquel Alonso 52' to 62'
Try: Irene Romero (2) 6' m, 26' m Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku (3) 19' m, 47' c, 66' c Lucia Gayoso 38' c Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (3) 39', 48', 67' Cards: María De Las Huertas Román 70' to 80'
Try: Cristina Cueto 30' c María Kimberly Marcos 37' m Alba Noa Castellano 43' m Claudia Pérez 47' m Luisina Contreras 70' m Con: Alba Noa Castellano 31' Pen: Alba Noa Castellano 14' Cards: Diana Guerrero 20' to 30'
Try: Sara Marín 13' c Mireia García (2) 21' c, 60' m Alysha Stone 40' m Con: Ana María Iglesias (2) 14', 22' Pen: Ana María Iglesias 19' Cards: Mireia García 65' to 75'
Try: Paula Agustina Ghiorzi 5' m Amaiur Mayo 52' c Hosanna Arietta Aumua 66' c Patricia Zandile Khumalo 74' m Con: Cheyne Ranei Ariana Copeland (2) 53', 67' Cards: Oraçao Sambu 39' to 49'
Try: Rocío Rodera 4' m Vico Gorrochategui 30' c Daniela Diaz 47' c Con: Jade Cardouat (2) 31', 48' Cards: Rocío Rodera 76' to 80' Yelyzaveta Havrylova 79' to 80'
Try: Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku 6' m Julia Castro 16' m Lea Ducher 52' m Merenia Marie Paraone 63' c Ana Peralta 72' c Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 64', 73' Pen: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 42', 50'
Try: Marta Carmona 8' m Julia Castro 22' c Merenia Marie Paraone 27' m Ana Peralta (2) 34' c, 57' m Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku 36' m Cristina González 59' m Mele Hingano Tavake 73' m Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 22', 34' Pen: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 50', 67'
Try: Yelyzaveta Havrylova 3' m Alba Noa Castellano 8' m Claudia Pérez (2) 25' m, 39' c Vico Gorrochategui (2) 35' m, 66' m Marta Pro 58' m Con: Alba Noa Castellano 40'
Try: Chiara Pisu 16' m Laura Arnaiz (3) 20' m, 46' c, 52' c Con: Ana Marina Sánchez (2) 47', 53' Cards: Magali Harvey 27' to 37' Hannah Olivia Persson 57' to 67'
Try: Carmen Fernández 13' c Amaia Fabo (3) 39' m, 50' c, 73' m Belsay Escudero 43' c Con: Alba Alpín (3) 14', 44', 51' Pen: Alba Alpín 10' Cards: Jimena Parra 69' to 79'
Try: Lucia Gayoso 12' m María De Las Huertas Román (2) 21' m, 77' c Ana Peralta 29' m Con: Claudia Sánchez 78' Pen: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro 6' Cards: Justice Karena 48' to 58'
Try: Alba Mireya Vives 10' m Lucía Díaz (2) 23' m, 53' m Alba Noa Castellano 45' c Cristina Cueto 67' m Con: Alba Noa Castellano 46' Cards: Alba Mireya Vives 62' to 72' Luisina Contreras 72' to 80'
Try: Alicia San Martín 11' c Mariana Carolina Romero 38' c Anna Elizabeth Caplice 43' c Judith Hernández (2) 50' m, 75' c Quen Makkinga 73' m Cecilia Huarte 80' c Con: Ana Iglesias (5) 11', 38', 44', 75', 80'
Try: Rianna Mere Aspinall 8' m Lide Erbina 19' m Hosanna Arietta Aumua (2) 25' c, 43' m Sabrina Poulin (2) 38' m, 50' c Con: Sabrina Poulin (2) 25', 50' Cards: Adara Alfonso 73' to 80'
Try: Vico Gorrochategui 28' c Marta Estellés 36' c Yelyzaveta Havrylova 40' m Con: Cristina López (2) 29', 37' Pen: Cristina López (3) 22', 59', 74' Cards: Marta Fresno 43' to 53' Macarena Del Valle 66' to 76'
Try: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 3' m, 76' c María De Las Huertas Román 44' c Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro 45' Blanca Ruíz 77' Pen: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (2) 49', 69' Cards: Mele Hingano Tavake 19' to 29' Merenia Marie Paraone 66' to 76'
Try: Carla Méndez 11' c Saray Avilés 25' m Jimena Parra 38' m Beatriz Rivera 72' c Con: Alba Alpín (2) 12', 73' Cards: Emma Lee Taruke Cleary 76' to 80'
Try: Aiora Hijarrubia 2' c Inés Bueso-Inchausti 9' c Sofía Ayuso 16' m Pilar Rico 34' c Ana Vila 79' m Con: Elisa Álvarez (3) 3', 10', 35' Cards: Sofía Ayuso 51' to 61'
Try: Carla Arca 13' c Alysha Stone 23' c Mireia García 66' m Ana María Iglesias 75' m Con: Ana María Iglesias (2) 14', 24' Pen: Ana María Iglesias (3) 28', 52', 55'
Try: Mariana Carolina Romero (2) 17' m, 42' c Isabel Martí 27' c Tania Martínez 70' c Con: Ana Iglesias (3) 27', 42', 70' Cards: Judith Hernández 61' to 71'
Try: Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku 7' c Mele Hingano Tavake 10' c María De Las Huertas Román (2) 21' c, 62' m Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro (3) 8', 11', 22' Cards: María De Las Huertas Román 31' to 41' Marta Carmona 66' to 76'
Try: Alba Mireya Vives 15' c María Kimberly Marcos 25' c Marta Pro 29' m Vico Gorrochategui 37' c Cristina Cueto 65' m Lucía Díaz 71' c Claudia Pérez 76' c Con: Jade Cardouat (2) 15', 25' Cristina López (3) 39', 71', 76'
Try: Raquel García (2) 21' m, 46' c Alba Alpín 33' c Tecla Masoko 44' m Carmen Fernández 68' m Con: Alba Alpín (2) 34', 46' Cards: Isabel Sierra 51' to 61'
After the 2022 General Assembly, the Spanish Rugby Federation announced the creation of a new competition, the Women's Super Cup, that would pit Corteva Cocos, as champions of the previous season league and Majadahonda as winners of the regular season, and would act as start of the season.[16]Majadahonda dominated the match and won their first title after 28 years.[17][18][19]
Try: María De Las Huertas Román 15' c Lavinia Silia Taukalaliku 77' m Con: Carolina Fernanda Alfaro 16' Cards: Lucía Gayoso 31' to 41' Ana Peralta 38' to 48'
Try: Maria Kimberly Marcos (2) 8' m, 39' m Eva Aguirre 56' c Cristina Cueto 59' c Silvia Hernandez-Vaquero 67' m Marta Cantabrana 74' c Con: Marta Pro (3) 57', 60', 75'
^ abRound 10 match between Sant Cugat and Eibar ended originally as a 12–27 bonus win for Eibar, but was later changed to a 21-0 bonus win for Sant Cugat because Eibar fielded too many foreign players. Eibar also received an extra 2 points deduction.[9][10][11] A month later the Administrative Court of Sport suspended the sanction in a preventative measure.[12][13]