# Getxo Artea RT

Getxo Artea Rugby Taldea is a Spanish rugby union club. The club currently competes in the División de Honor B de Rugby competition, the 2nd level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Getxo Artea play in yellow and black

## Honours
### Male team

* Spanish championship
** Champions: 1993
* Spanish King's cup
** Champions: 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1997
** Runners-up: 1993, 1995 and 2005

### Female team

* European Female Clubs' Cup
** Runners-up: 2009
* Spanish Queen's cup
** Champions: 2001 and 2008
** Runners-up: 2004

## 2014–15 season standings

División de Honor — 2014/15 season :
| | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | TB | LB |
| 1º. | Santboiana | 53 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 202 | 9 | 0 |
| 2º. | VRAC | 49 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 234 | 7 | 2 |
| 3º. | El Salvador | 47 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 181 | 6 | 1 |
| 4º. | Cisneros | 44 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 240 | 8 | 0 |
| 5º. | Independiente | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 267 | 4 | 2 |
| 6º. | Gernika | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 252 | 310 | 3 | 2 |
| 7º. | Ordizia | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 284 | 2 | 1 |
| 8º. | CRC | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 184 | 293 | 1 | 2 |
| 9º. | Vigo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 219 | 336 | 3 | 4 |
| 10º. | Getxo | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 330 | 1 | 2 |
| 11º. | Barcelona | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 261 | 320 | 3 | 6 |
| 12º. | Hernani | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 162 | 386 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Federación Española de Rugby
* Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals
* Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals
* Relegation playoff
* Relegated

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1978–79 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | ↓ |
| 1979–80 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st | ↑ |
| 1980–81 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1981–82 | 1 | División de Honor | 3rd | |
| 1982–83 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 1983–84 | 1 | División de Honor | 9th | ↓ |
| 1984–85 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st | ↑ |
| 1985–86 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1986–87 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | |
| 1987–88 | 1 | División de Honor | 9th | ↓ |
| 1988–89 | 2 | Primera Nacional | 1st | ↑ |
| 1989–90 | 1 | División de Honor | 4th | Cup champion |
| 1990–91 | 1 | División de Honor | 3rd | Cup champion |
| 1991–92 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | Cup champion |
| 1992–93 | 1 | División de Honor | 1st | League champion |
| 1993–94 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | División de Honor | 3rd | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | División de Honor | 2nd | Cup champion |
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1997–98 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | División de Honor | 9th | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | División de Honor | 10th | ↓ |
| 2002–03 | 2 | División de Honor B | 1st | ↑ |
| 2003–04 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | División de Honor | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | División de Honor | 10th | ↓ |
| 2009–10 | 2 | División de Honor B | 6th | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | División de Honor B | 1st | ↑ |
| 2011–12 | 1 | División de Honor | 5th / SF | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | División de Honor | 7th | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | División de Honor | 9th | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | División de Honor | 8th | |
* 32 seasons in División de Honor

## Squad 2012–13

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Bittor Aboitiz | Prop | Spain |
| Edorta García | Prop | Spain |
| Alaitz Boiegi | Prop | Spain |
| Chris Rowland | Prop | England |
| Guillermo Peñarredonda | Prop | Spain |
| Mario Martín | Hooker | Spain |
| Beñat Lavin | Hooker | Spain |
| Peio Landaburu | Lock | Spain |
| Jagoba Acebo | Lock | Spain |
| Craig Moore | Lock | New Zealand |
| Iker Hualde | Lock | Spain |
| Santiago Pérez | Lock | Spain |
| Aitor Larraona | Flanker | Spain |
| Gaizka Aguirre | Flanker | Spain |
| Mikel Arana | Flanker | Spain |
| Iñigo Lugarezaresti | Number 8 | Spain |
| Player | Position | Union |
| José Luis Young | Scrum-half | Argentina |
| Mikel Etxeandia | Scrum-half | Spain |
| Gabriel Besga | Scrum-half | Spain |
| Eneko Landa | Fly-half | Spain |
| Imanol Monasterio | Centre | Spain |
| Iñaki Boiegui | Centre | Spain |
| José Luís Jiménez | Centre | Spain |
| Vincent Booiman | Centre | Netherlands |
| Jon Uriarte | Wing | Spain |
| Jon Bilbao | Wing | Spain |
| Paul Fabre | Wing | France |
| Asier Garamendi | Wing | Spain |
| Gorka Gárate | Wing | Spain |
| Brad Linklater | Fullback | New Zealand |
| Xabier Mendinueta | Fullback | Spain |