2012–13 División de Honor de Rugby
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| 2012–13 División de Honor | |
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| Countries |  Spain |
| Champions | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
| Runners-up | Santboiana SEAT |
| Relegated | La Vila |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Top point scorer | Eduardo Sorribes, 190 |
| Top try scorer | Clinton Sills, 20 |
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The 2012–13 División de Honor is the 35th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1970. Regular season began in September 2012 and finished on April 28, 2013.
Championship's playoffs began on 19 May finishing with the Final on 2 June.
Defending champions, VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, successfully defended its previous season title after defeating Santboiana SEAT 27–25 in the championship final. La Vila was the relegated team to División de Honor B.
Contents
Competition format
The regular season runs through 18 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, it is the turn of championship playoffs. The breakdown is as follows;
- Teams in 1st & 2nd at regular season standings receive a bye to semifinal.
- Teams at 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th position plays for the two vacant places in quarter-finals.
- Team in 11th position plays the relegation playoff.
- Team in 12th position is relegated.
- 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
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| AMPO Ordizia | Altamira | 500[1] | Ordizia, Gipuzkoa |
| Bizkaia Gernika | Urbieta | 2,500 | Guernica, Biscay |
| La Vila | El Pantano | 1,550 | Villajoyosa, Alicante |
| Ciencias Fundación Cajasol | La Cartuja | 1,932 | Seville |
| Getxo Artea | Fadura | 500 | Getxo |
| Cetransa El Salvador | Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid |
| Blusens Universidade Vigo | Lagoas-Marcosende | 3,000 | Vigo |
| Santboiana SEAT | Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat |
| Atlético Madrid | Valle de las Cañas | 300 | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
| Complutense Cisneros | Central de la Ciudad Universitaria | 12,400 | Madrid |
| Hernani | Landare Toki | 500 | Hernani, Gipuzkoa |
Regular season standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Dif | Bonus | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 680 | 412 | 268 | 17 | 85 |
| 2 | Santboiana SEAT | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 638 | 407 | 231 | 13 | 81 |
| 3 | Bizkaia Gernika | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 673 | 445 | 228 | 15 | 75 |
| 4 | Cetransa El Salvador | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 530 | 390 | 140 | 14 | 68 |
| 5 | AMPO Ordizia | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 584 | 536 | 48 | 13 | 65 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 491 | 495 | −4 | 8 | 60 |
| 7 | Ciencias Fundación Cajasol | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 557 | 555 | 2 | 18 | 50 |
| 8 | Getxo Artea | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 474 | 520 | −46 | 14 | 50 |
| 9 | Complutense Cisneros | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 544 | 636 | −92 | 14 | 50 |
| 10 | Blusens Universidade Vigo | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 480 | 601 | −121 | 10 | 44 |
| 11 | Hernani | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 354 | 568 | −214 | 8 | 32 |
| 12 | La Vila | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 383 | 823 | −440 | 5 | 17 |
Source: Federación Española de Rugby
| Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals | |
| Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals | |
| Relegation playoff | |
| Relegated |
Championship playoffs
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 22 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Cetransa El Salvador | 34 | 4 | Cetransa El Salvador | 18 | ||||||||
| 5 | AMPO Ordizia | 26 | 1 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 27 | ||||||||
| 2 | Santboiana SEAT | 25 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Santboiana SEAT | 28 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Bizkaia Gernika | 15 | 6 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | ||||||||
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 División de Honor winners |
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 VRAC Quesos Entrepinares Fourth title |
Quarter-finals
| May 18, 2013 | Bizkaia Gernika | 15–29 | Atlético Madrid | Urbieta, Gernika | |
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Urionabarrenetxea 40' García-Parrado 48' c Con: Olaeta (1/2) Pen: Olaeta (1/1) 33' |
Report | Try: Cloppet 2' c Rey 27' c Brasca 56' c Martín 65' Con: Nacho Heredia (3/4) Pen: Nacho Heredia (1/1) |
Referee: Félix Villegas (Castile and León) |
| May 19, 2013 | Cetransa El Salvador | 34–26 | AMPO Ordizia | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Carter 38' c Díaz 41' de la Llana 62' Mamea 71' c Carter 74' c Con: Carrizo (3/5) Pen: Carrizo (1/1) 6' |
Report | Try: Marshall 22' c Darkintis 80' c Con: Kroll (2/2) Pen: Kroll (4/4) 3', 26', 54', 60' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Catalonia) |
Semifinals
| May 25, 2013 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 22–18 | Centransa El Salvador | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Rolls 18' Álex Gutiérrez 36' c Gavidi 79' c Con: Griffiths (2/3) Pen: Griffiths (1/1) 55' |
Report | Try: Carter 6' c Pearce 26' c Con: Carrizo (2/2) Pen: Carrizo (2/2) 33', 48' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pedro Montoya (Basque Country) |
| May 26, 2013 | Santboiana SEAT | 28–17 | Atlético Madrid | Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 12:00 (UTC+2) | Try: ? 28' c Puig 37' c Kirikiri ?' c Con: Lauret (2/2) Pen: Lauret (2/2) 26', 66' Canning (1/1) 76' |
Report | Try: Canosa 58' c ? 78' c Con: Nacho Heredia (2/2) Pen: Nacho Heredia (1/2) 40' |
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) |
Final
| June 2, 2013 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares | 27–25 | Santboiana SEAT | Pepe Rojo, Valladolid | |
| 12:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Try penal 31' c Gavidi 75' c Perico 82' c Con: Griffiths (3/3) Pen: Griffiths (2/2) 13', 54' |
Report | Try: Baker 12' c Kiri Kiri 24' Lyons 63' c Con: Lauret (2/3) Pen: Lauret (2/2) 10', 17' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) |
Relegation playoff
Relegation playoff to be played through two legs. Team qualified 11th in División de Honor and losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final play the relegation playoff. Winner team will play in División de Honor in 2013–14 season and loser in División de Honor B.
| Relegation/promotion playoff | ||||||
| 11th | Hernani | 31 | 5 | =36 | ||
| DHB | Alcobendas | 11 | 14 | =25 | ||
1st leg
| May 12, 2013 | Alcobendas | 11–31 | Hernani | Las Terrazas, Alcobendas | |
| 12:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Mateu 66' Pen: Ati (2/2) 41', 45' |
Report | Try: Apezetxea 14' Etxeberria 22' c Garmendia 73' c Con: Genua (2/3) Pen: Genua (4/4) 20', 40', 63', 80' |
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Andalusia) |
2nd leg
| May 19, 2013 | Hernani | 5–14 | Alcobendas | Landare Toki, Hernani | |
| 12:00 (UTC+2) | Try: Esnal 28' |
Report | Try: Anastasi 6' c Fertu 70' c Con: Ati (2/2) |
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Catalonia) |
- Hernani remained in División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas remained in División de Honor B.
See also
References
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