# 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 | 2014–15 |
| Blusens Networks Universidade | As Lagoas-Marcosende | Vigo | | R |
| 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 | Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine | 9th |
| Eibar Hierros Anetxe | Unbe | Eibar | | 10th |
| La Única | Berokizelaia | Pamplona | | P |

### Group B

* Teams from eastern part of Spain
| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2014–15 |
| 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 | P |
| Químic Barcelona | La Teixonera | Barcelona | P |

### Group C

* Teams from southern section of Spain
| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2014–15 |
| Ciencias Sevilla | I.D. 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 | I.D La Cartuja | Seville | | 6th |
| Ingenieros Industriales | El Cantizal | Las Rozas | | 7th |
| CAU Madrid | Orcasitas | Madrid | Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 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 | | P |
| URA Almería | Emilio Campra | Almería | | P |

## Regular season standings
### Group A

* Qualified for promotion playoff
| # | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | Bonus points | Points |
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Points |
| 1 | Babyauto Zarautz | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 751 | 280 | +471 | 106 | 36 | +70 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 | Aparejadores Burgos | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 655 | 371 | +284 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 18 | 86 |
| 3 | AVK Bera Bera | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 425 | 384 | +41 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 | Uribealdea | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 471 | 372 | +99 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 11 | 57 |
| 5 | CRAT Univ. da Coruña | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 432 | 371 | +61 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 9 | 57 |
| 6 | Blusens Networks Universidade | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 449 | 414 | 35 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Real Oviedo Rugby | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 450 | 453 | −3 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 10 | 46 |
| 8 | Durango Nissan-Gaursa | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 394 | 453 | −59 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 12 | 44 |
| 9 | AVIA Eibar | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 365 | 575 | −210 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | El Salvador B | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 345 | 711 | −366 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 8 | 40 |
| 11 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 310 | 528 | −218 | 36 | 72 | −36 | 6 | 40 |
| 12 | La Única | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 343 | 478 | −135 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 7 | 35 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group A Archived 2016-01-14 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

#### Group B

* Qualified for promotion playoff
| # | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | Bonus points | Points |
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Points |
| 1 | La Vila | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1005 | 200 | +805 | 152 | 27 | +125 | 18 | 102 |
| 2 | Sant Cugat | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 685 | 337 | +348 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 13 | 89 |
| 3 | CAU Valencia | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 831 | 311 | +520 | 115 | 36 | +79 | 19 | 79 |
| 4 | Les Abelles | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 584 | 347 | +237 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 12 | 68 |
| 5 | BUC Barcelona | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 518 | 546 | −28 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 11 | 61 |
| 6 | Barcelona Enginyers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 507 | 507 | 0 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 11 | 55 |
| 7 | Tecnidex Valencia | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 420 | 540 | −120 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Santboiana B | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 415 | 543 | −128 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | L'Hospitalet | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 370 | 587 | −217 | 50 | 83 | −33 | 11 | 43 |
| 10 | Fénix | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 375 | 631 | −256 | 48 | 88 | −40 | 6 | 38 |
| 11 | Sitges | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 282 | 794 | −512 | 32 | 113 | −81 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Químic Barcelona | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 228 | 877 | −649 | 24 | 137 | −113 | 1 | 5 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group B Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

#### Group C

* Qualified for promotion playoff
| # | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | Bonus points | Points |
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Points |
| 1 | Ciencias Sevilla | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1180 | 195 | +985 | 183 | 25 | +158 | 19 | 107 |
| 2 | Liceo Francés | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 715 | 348 | +367 | 112 | 41 | +71 | 15 | 87 |
| 3 | Atlético Portuense* | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 672 | 505 | +167 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 20 | 76 |
| 4 | Arquitectura | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 562 | 549 | +13 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 15 | 65 |
| 5 | Olímpico Pozuelo | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 554 | 535 | +19 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | CAR Cáceres | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 435 | 578 | −143 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Ingenieros Industriales | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 456 | 521 | −65 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Helvetia | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 490 | 652 | −162 | 64 | 89 | −25 | 8 | 48 |
| 9 | Complutense Cisneros B | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 527 | 615 | −88 | 71 | 92 | −21 | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | UR Almería | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 477 | 659 | −182 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 10 | 42 |
| 11 | CAU Madrid | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 412 | 691 | −279 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 9 | 37 |
| 12 | Universidad de Granada | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 219 | 851 | −632 | 27 | 129 | −102 | 7 | 7 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group C Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||
* 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.
| # | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | Bonus points | Points |
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | Difference | Bonus points | Points |
| 1 | Ciencias Sevilla | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1180 | 195 | +985 | 183 | 25 | +158 | 19 | 107 |
| 2 | La Vila | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1005 | 200 | +805 | 152 | 27 | +125 | 18 | 102 |
| 3 | Babyauto Zarautz | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 751 | 280 | +471 | 106 | 36 | +70 | 15 | 99 |
| 4 | Sant Cugat | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 685 | 337 | +348 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 13 | 89 |
| 5 | Liceo Francés | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 715 | 348 | +367 | 112 | 41 | +71 | 15 | 87 |
| 6 | Aparejadores Burgos | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 655 | 371 | +284 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 18 | 86 |
| 7 | CAU Valencia | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 831 | 311 | +520 | 115 | 36 | +79 | 19 | 79 |
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

| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Notes |
| Quarter-finals | 23/24 April | 3 | 6 → 3 | Ciencias Sevilla receive a bye to Semifinals as the best overall team. |
| Quarter-finals | 30 April/1 May | 3 | 6 → 3 | Ciencias Sevilla receive a bye to Semifinals as the best overall team. |
| Semifinals | 7/8 May | 2 | 4 → 2 | Ciencias Sevilla gain entry. |
| Semifinals | 14/15 May | 2 | 4 → 2 | Ciencias Sevilla gain entry. |
| Final | 21/22 May | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
| Final | 28/29 May | 1 | 2 → 1 | |

### Quarter finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| La Vila | 29–19 | CAU Valencia | 14–13 | 15–6 |
| Babyauto Zarautz | 33–45 | UBU-Aparejadores Burgos | 12–15 | 21–30 |
| Sant Cugat | 11–20 | Liceo Francés | 3–12 | 8–18 |
* CR La Vila, disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. CAU Valencia advanced to next round.
Teams qualified to Semifinals :
| La Vila | Aparejadores Burgos | Liceo Francés |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ciencias Sevilla | 39–19 | Liceo Francés | 16–12 | 23–7 |
| UBU-Aparejadores Burgos | 40–50 | CAU Valencia | 23–23 | 17–27 |

#### Matches
##### 2nd leg

Teams qualified to Final :
| Ciencias Sevilla | CAU Valencia |

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ciencias Sevilla | 38–37 | CAU Valencia | 15–22 | 23–15 |

#### 2nd leg

Promoted to División de Honor :
* Ciencias Sevilla (2 years later)
* 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 |

### Top points scorers

| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
| 1 | Matías Jara | 353 | La Vila |
| 2 | Eduardo Sorribes | 312 | CAU Valencia |
| 3 | Lucas Panichelli | 270 | Babyauto Zarautz |
| 4 | Iñaki Berasategui | 211 | Sant Cugat |
| 5 | Nacho de Luque | 207 | URA Almería |
| 6 | Alfonso Menéndez | 185 | Real Oviedo Rugby |
| 7 | Mikel Álvarez | 179 | Aparejadores Burgos |
| 8 | José de la Cueva | 172 | Atlético Portuense |
| 9 | Luis Gascón | 167 | CRAT A Coruña |
| 10 | Eduardo Lasanta | 165 | Ingenieros Industriales |