# 2014–15 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2014–15 División de Honor was the 48th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953. Regular season began on 13 September 2014 and finished on 3 May 2015.
The playoffs began on 17 May finishing with the Final taking place on 31 May.
Valladolid were the defending champions and won their sixth title after defeating UE Santboiana 19–8 in the Final.

## Competition format

The season took place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were 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 played the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams played off to take the remaining two spots.
The club which finished bottom was relegated, while the club that finished 11th went into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.

### Promotion and relegation

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

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Location | |
| Barcelona | La Teixonera | 500 | Barcelona | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Gernika, Bizkaia | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| CR Complutense Cisneros | Estadio Complutense | 12,400 | Madrid | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Getxo Artea R.T. | Fadura | 1000 | Guecho | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Independiente RC | San Román | 1,500 | Santander, Cantabria | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Ordizia | Altamira | 500 | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Santboiana | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Universidade Vigo | Lagoas-Marcosende | 3,000 | Vigo | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |
| Valladolid RAC | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Valladolid / El SalvadorSantboianaGernikaOrdiziaCRC MadridBarcelonaGetxoComplutense CisnerosVigoHernaniIndependienteclass=notpageimage| 2014–15 División de Honor teams |

## Results

| | BAR | CIS | ELS | GER | GET | HER | IND | ORD | POZ | SAN | VAL | VIG |
| Barcelona | | 33-38 | 17-18 | 27-20 | 43-25 | 32-5 | 36-58 | 17-23 | 13-13 | 9-17 | 31-33 | 43-24 |
| Cisneros | 35-14 | | 22-17 | 49-7 | 29-13 | 40-15 | 22-21 | 69-8 | 32-23 | 29-37 | 26-37 | 42-19 |
| El Salvador | 40-7 | 26-18 | | 29-22 | 42-7 | 45-8 | 21-9 | 22-26 | 30-0 | 36-3 | 21-22 | 47-0 |
| Gernika RT | 32-18 | 27-40 | 30-20 | | 19-16 | 10-11 | 17-11 | 19-7 | 34-0 | 24-26 | 10-21 | 38-31 |
| Getxo | 26-23 | 10-29 | 25-35 | 48-16 | | 39-15 | 22-18 | 27-7 | 14-15 | 19-25 | 13-31 | 32-17 |
| Hernani | 35-14 | 7-11 | 3-10 | 14-19 | 17-13 | | 27-38 | 26-12 | 16-17 | 0-38 | 21-29 | 35-15 |
| Independiente | 43-30 | 44-19 | 28-22 | 24-15 | 35-10 | 46-31 | | 15-5 | 32-20 | 18-37 | 23-21 | 20-14 |
| Ordizia | 18-3 | 19-37 | 25-17 | 39-20 | 36-12 | 28-35 | 17-26 | | 48-10 | 26-33 | 28-34 | 51-5 |
| Pozuelo | 18-16 | 9-34 | 10-36 | 23-26 | 25-30 | 21-18 | 12-14 | 29-20 | | 24-28 | 3-26 | 35-19 |
| Santboiana | 32-13 | 31-25 | 36-22 | 63-24 | 61-10 | 50-10 | 21-30 | 36-28 | 29-13 | | 19-16 | 68-7 |
| Valladolid | 40-13 | 27-18 | 22-23 | 35-19 | 56-7 | 44-20 | 40-29 | 32-14 | 31-20 | 18-14 | | 47-7 |
| Vigo | 22-20 | 0-38 | 17-38 | 20-20 | 42-22 | 27-5 | 26-33 | 10-22 | 12-13 | 27-53 | 15-19 | |

## Table

| # | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Tries | Bon | Pts |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | F | A | +/- | Bon | Pts |
| 1 | Valladolid | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 681 | 394 | +287 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 18 | 94 |
| 2 | Santboiana | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 757 | 428 | +329 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 15 | 91 |
| 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 702 | 444 | +258 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 17 | 81 |
| 4 | Independiente RC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 615 | 485 | +130 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 13 | 77 |
| 5 | El Salvador | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 357 | +260 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 13 | 73 |
| 6 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 468 | 572 | −104 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Ordizia | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 507 | 534 | −27 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Pozuelo | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 353 | 558 | −205 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Getxo Artea | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 440 | 636 | −196 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Hernani | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 374 | 598 | −224 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 9 | 33 |
| 11 | Barcelona | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 472 | 615 | −143 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 13 | 31 |
| 12 | Universidade Vigo | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 376 | 741 | −365 | 59 | 102 | −43 | 11 | 25 |
| Source: División de Honor Table (accessed 3 May 2015) ||||||||||||||
* Qualified for Playoff (semifinals)
* Qualified for Playoff (quarter-finals)
* Relegation playoff
* Relegated

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Valladolid | 27 | | | |
| 4 | Independiente | 14 | 5 | El Salvador | 10 | | | |
| 5 | El Salvador | 16 | | | | 1 | Valladolid | 19 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UE Santboiana | 8 |
| | | | 2 | UE Santboiana | 29 | | | |
| 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 52 | 3 | Complutense Cisneros | 13 | | | |
| 6 | Bizkaia Gernika | 19 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Final

* 2014–15 División de Honor winners
* Valladolid Sixth title

## Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by FC Barcelona, who finished 11th in División de Honor, and their neighbours Sant Cugat, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Barcelona won the tie, winning 39-26 on aggregate.
| Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff | Relegation/promotion playoff |
| 11th | FC Barcelona | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| DHB | Sant Cugat | 13 | 13 | 26 |

### 2nd leg

FC Barcelona won 39–26 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor for 2015–16 season.

## Scorers statistics
### Top try scorers

| Rank | Player | Tries | Team |
| 1 | Falemaka Tatafu | 20 | Universidade Vigo |
| 2 | Afaese Tauli | 17 | Santboiana |
| 3 | Nil Baró | 16 | Santboiana |
| 4 | Joan Losada | 15 | FC Barcelona |
| 5 | José Luis del Valle | 14 | Complutense Cisneros |
| 6 | Liam Windon | 13 | Getxo Artea |
| 6 | Phillip Huxford | 13 | Ordizia |
| 8 | Iñigo Olaeta | 12 | Bizkaia Gernika |
| 9 | Mpho Mbiyozo | 10 | Universidade Vigo |
| 10 | Leigh Thompson | 9 | Valladolid |
| 10 | Alejandro Sánchez | 9 | El Salvador |
| 10 | Federico González | 9 | Santboiana |

### Top points scorers

| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
| 1 | Sam Katz | 296 | El Salvador |
| 2 | Danny Kroll | 216 | Ordizia |
| 3 | Rafael Staat | 201 | FC Barcelona |
| 4 | Miguel Jiménez | 185 | Complutense Cisneros |
| 5 | Fangatapu Apikotoa | 177 | Santboiana |
| 6 | Mariano García | 170 | Independiente RC |
| 7 | Gareth Griffiths | 144 | Valladolid |
| 8 | Brad Linklater | 137 | Independiente RC |
| 9 | Igor Genua | 124 | Hernani |
| 10 | Liam Windon | 109 | Getxo Artea |