2015–16 División de Honor B de Rugby
The 2015–16 División de Honor B, the XVIII edition since its inception in 1998, began on September 19, 2015 with the first matchday of regular season and will run through 29 May with the Promotion playoffs Final. For 2015–16 season, championship comprises 3 groups of 12 teams each.
Competition format
The season comprises Main stage or regular season and Promotion playoff. The regular season runs through 22 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, the two top teams of each group and two-best 3rd placed teams qualify for promotion playoff.Points during regular season are awarded as following;
- 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
Group A
- Teams from northern section of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | |
Blusens Networks Universidade | As Lagoas-Marcosende | Vigo | ||
Babyauto Zarautz | Asti | Zarautz | 1st | |
Durango Nissan-Gaursa | Arripausueta | Durango | 2nd | |
AVK Bera Bera | Miniestadio de Anoeta | San Sebastián | 3rd | |
UBU-Aparejadores Burgos | San Amaro | Burgos | 4th | |
Uribealdea | Atxurizubi | Mungia | 5th | |
CRAT A Coruña | Acea da Ma | A Coruña | 6th | |
Real Oviedo Rugby | El Naranco | Oviedo | 7th | |
El Salvador B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | 8th | |
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | 9th | |
Eibar Hierros Anetxe | Unbe | Eibar | 10th | |
La Única | Berokizelaia | Pamplona |
Group B
- Teams from eastern part of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | |
Sant Cugat | La Guinardera | Sant Cugat del Vallès | 1st | |
CAU Valencia | Campo del Río Turia | Valencia | 2nd | |
La Vila | El Pantano | Villajoyosa | 3rd | |
Les Abelles | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | 4th | |
Tecnidex Valencia | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | 5th | |
Barcelona Enginyers | Mar Bella | Barcelona | 6th | |
Fénix | Pinares de Venecia | Zaragoza | 7th | |
BUC Barcelona | La Foixarda | Barcelona | 8th | |
Sitges | Santa Bàrbara | Sitges | 9th | |
L'Hospitalet | Feixa Llarga | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 10th | |
Santboiana B | Baldiri Aleu | Sant Boi de Llobregat | ||
Químic Barcelona | La Teixonera | Barcelona |
Group C
- Teams from southern section of Spain
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | |
Ciencias Sevilla | La Cartuja | Seville | 2nd | |
Liceo Francés | Ramón Urtubi | Madrid | 3rd | |
Olímpico Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 4th | |
Arquitectura | Campo Central | Madrid | 5th | |
Helvetia | La Cartuja | Seville | 6th | |
Ingenieros Industriales | El Cantizal | Las Rozas | 7th | |
CAU Madrid | Orcasitas | Madrid | 8th | |
Universidad de Granada | Fuentenueva | Granada | 9th | |
CAR Cáceres | El Cuartillo | Cáceres | 10th | |
Complutense Cisneros Zeta | Campo Central | Madrid | 11th | |
Atlético Portuense | Ciudad Deportiva | El Puerto de Santa María | ||
URA Almería | Emilio Campra | Almería |
Regular season standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
- CR Atlético Portuense initially qualified for promotion playoff, but later declined to take part.
Promotion playoff
Qualified teams
To determine pairings, teams qualified are sorted by total points.According to competition rules, pairings are based as follows:
Round | Pairing |
Quarter-final | - |
Quarter-final | A) 1st vs. 8th |
Quarter-final | B) 2nd vs. 7th |
Quarter-final | C) 3rd vs. 6th |
Quarter-final | D) 4th vs. 5th |
Semifinals | - |
Semifinals | E) Winner A) vs. Winner D) |
Semifinals | F) Winner B) vs. Winner C) |
Final | G) Winner E) vs. Winner F) |
Calendar
Quarter finals
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Matches
1st leg
2nd leg
Final
1st leg
2nd leg
- CAU Valencia play the relegation/promotion playoff against Bizkaia Gernika.
Scorers statistics
Top try scorers
Rank | Player | Tries | Team |
1 | David Camacho | 27 | Atlético Portuense |
2 | Matías Jara | 23 | La Vila |
3 | Alejandro Ortega | 22 | Ciencias Sevilla |
4 | Lee Lay | 20 | Arquitectura |
5 | Antxon Iriondo | 17 | Durango Nissan-Gaursa |
5 | Pau Anguita | 17 | Barcelona Enginyers |
5 | Luis Vázquez | 17 | Ciencias Sevilla |
8 | Juan Gabriel Aristemuño | 16 | Aparejadores Burgos |
8 | Phillip Huxford | 16 | Babyauto Zarautz |
8 | Falemaka Tatafu | 16 | Blusens Networks Universidade |
- | - | 16 | - |