2014–15 División de Honor B de Rugby
# 2014–15 División de Honor B de Rugby

The 2014–15 División de Honor B, the XVII edition, began on September 13, 2014 with the first matchday of regular season and finished on May 23, 2015 with the Promotion playoffs final. For 2014–15 season, the championship expands to 3 groups of 10/12 teams each.

Alcobendas Rugby won the promotion playoff to Sant Cugat 18–13 and returned to División de Honor three years after of relegation.

## Competition format

The season comprises Main stage or regular season, 2nd stage and Final. The regular season runs through 22 matchdays (groups A and C) and 18 matchdays (Group B). Upon completion the regular season, the two top teams of each group qualify for 2nd stage. 2nd stage features two groups of three teams each, in a round-robin format, playing each team 4 matches in total. Top team of each group play the Final with the winner team being promoted to División de Honor while the loser team play the promotion playoff against the team qualified 11th in División de Honor. Teams qualified in 10th, 11th & 12th in the standings play the relegation playoff to Primera Nacional.

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 | 2013–14 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AVK Bera Bera | Miniestadio de Anoeta | San Sebastián | | 1st |
| Uribealdea | Atxurizubi | Mungia | Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine | 2nd |
| Eibar Hierros Anetxe | Unbe | Eibar | | 3rd |
| Babyauto Zarautz | Asti | Zarautz | | 4th |
| CRAT Univ. da Coruña | Acea da Ma | A Coruña | | 5th |
| Real Oviedo Rugby | El Naranco | Oviedo | | 6th |
| Durango | Arripausueta | Durango | | 7th |
| Oxigar Belenos | Muro de Zaro | Avilés | | P |
| Aparejadores Burgos | San Amaro | Burgos | | P |
| VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine | P |
| Bathco Rugby B | Mies de Cozada | Santander | | P |
| Hermi El Salvador B | Pepe Rojo | Valladolid | | P |

### Group B

* Teams from eastern section of Spain

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2013–14 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sant Cugat | La Guinardera | Sant Cugat del Vallès | 2nd |
| La Vila | El Pantano | Villajoyosa | 3rd |
| CAU Valencia | Campo del Río Turia | Valencia | 4th |
| Les Abelles | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | 5th |
| Tecnidex Valencia | Quatre Carreres | Valencia | 6th |
| L'Hospitalet | Feixa Llarga | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 7th |
| Poble Nou-Enginyers | Mar Bella | Barcelona | 8th |
| BUC Barcelona | La Foixarda | Barcelona | 9th |
| Fénix | Pinares de Venecia | Zaragoza | P |
| Sitges | Santa Bàrbara | Sitges | P |

### Group C

* Teams from southern section of Spain

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Website | 2013–14 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Alcobendas | Las Terrazas | Alcobendas | | 1st |
| CAU Madrid | Orcasitas | Madrid | Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 3rd |
| Helvetia | La Cartuja | Seville | | 4th |
| Arquitectura | Campo Central | Madrid | | 5th |
| Ingenieros Industriales | El Cantizal | Las Rozas | | 6th |
| Liceo Francés | Ramón Urtubi | Madrid | | 7th |
| Universidad de Granada | Fuentenueva | Granada | | 8th |
| Ciencias Fundación Cajasol | La Cartuja | Seville | | R |
| Olímpico Pozuelo | Valle de las Cañas | Pozuelo de Alarcón | | P |
| Complutense Cisneros B | Campo Central | Madrid | | P |
| Tasman Boadilla | Complejo Deportivo | Boadilla del Monte | | P |
| CAR Cáceres | El Cuartillo | Cáceres | | P |

## Standings

### Regular season

**Group A**

* Qualified for 2nd Stage

| # | 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 | 769 | 232 | +537 | 105 | 27 | +78 | 14 | 98 |
| 2 | Durango | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 597 | 253 | +344 | 92 | 27 | +65 | 15 | 89 |
| 3 | AVK Bera Bera | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 244 | +433 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 16 | 80 |
| 4 | Aparejadores Burgos | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 533 | 364 | +169 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Uribealdea | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 649 | 364 | +285 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 11 | 61 |
| 6 | CRAT Univ. da Coruña | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 398 | 341 | 57 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 6 | 54 |
| 7 | Real Oviedo Rugby | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 421 | 520 | −99 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 | Hermi El Salvador B | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 334 | 550 | −216 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 333 | 438 | −105 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 9 | 43 |
| 10 | Eibar Hierros Anetxe | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 297 | 499 | −202 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 7 | 31 |
| 11 | Oxigar Belenos | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 349 | 598 | −249 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Bathco Rugby B | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 197 | 1151 | −954 | 28 | 180 | −152 | 5 | 5 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group A Archived 2016-01-14 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

**Group B**

* Qualified for 2nd Stage

| # | 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 | Sant Cugat | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 575 | 284 | +291 | 82 | 34 | +48 | 14 | 78 |
| 2 | CAU Valencia | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 605 | 230 | +375 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 13 | 77 |
| 3 | La Vila | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 626 | 163 | +463 | 88 | 21 | +67 | 12 | 76 |
| 4 | Les Abelles | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 366 | 392 | −26 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Tecnidex Valencia | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 337 | 313 | +24 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Poble Nou-Enginyers | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 305 | 420 | −115 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Fénix | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 223 | 483 | −260 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | BUC Barcelona | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 441 | −117 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Sitges | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 230 | 548 | −318 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | L'Hospitalet | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 174 | 491 | −317 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 1 | 21 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group B Archived 2015-04-09 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

**Group C**

* Qualified for 2nd Stage

| # | 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 | Alcobendas | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1234 | 224 | +1010 | 190 | 29 | +161 | 21 | 109 |
| 2 | Ciencias Sevilla | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 714 | 341 | +373 | 103 | 49 | +54 | 15 | 87 |
| 3 | Liceo Francés | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 483 | 513 | −30 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 10 | 62 |
| 4 | Olímpico Pozuelo | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 519 | 492 | +27 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 12 | 62 |
| 5 | Arquitectura | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 566 | 544 | +22 | 88 | 80 | +8 | 13 | 61 |
| 6 | Helvetia | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 439 | 582 | −143 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Ingenieros Industriales | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 465 | 567 | −102 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | CAU Madrid | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 416 | 576 | −160 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 8 | 44 |
| 9 | Universidad de Granada | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 386 | 628 | −242 | 48 | 98 | −50 | 8 | 40 |
| 10 | CAR Cáceres | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 366 | 545 | −179 | 44 | 82 | −38 | 10 | 38 |
| 11 | Complutense Cisneros B | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 441 | 627 | −186 | 66 | 95 | −29 | 12 | 38 |
| 12 | Tasman Boadilla | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 388 | 778 | −390 | 60 | 113 | −53 | 5 | 31 |
| Source: División de Honor B – Group C Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

### 2nd phase

**Group A**

* Qualified for Final

| # | 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 | Alcobendas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Babyauto Zarautz | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 89 | −39 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | CAU Valencia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 82 | −13 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | 6 |
| Source: División de Honor B – 2nd stage – Group A Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

**Group B**

* Qualified for Final

| # | 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 | Sant Cugat | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 70 | +71 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Ciencias Sevilla | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Durango | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 111 | −60 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 1 | 5 |
| Source: División de Honor B – 2nd stage – Group B Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

## Final

Promoted to División de Honor :

* Alcobendas (3 years later)
* Sant Cugat play the relegation/promotion playoff against FC Barcelona.

## Scorers statistics

### Top try scorers

| Rank | Player | Tries | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lee Lay | 41 | Arquitectura |
| 2 | Pedro Martín | 19 | Alcobendas |
| 2 | Antxon Iriondo | 19 | Durango |
| 4 | Diego García | 18 | Alcobendas |
| 5 | Manuel Sobrino | 17 | Ciencias Sevilla |
| 5 | Alejandro Lázaro | 17 | Alcobendas |
| 7 | Rodrigo Rosso | 16 | Tecnidex Valencia |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Pistone | 15 | BUC Barcelona |
| 8 | Gonzalo Bermejo | 15 | Alcobendas |
| 8 | Glen Rolls | 15 | Alcobendas |
| 8 | Xanti Irazusta | 15 | Zarautz |

### Top points scorers

| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohamed Samet | 240 | Uribealdea |
| 2 | Lucas Panichelli | 227 | Zarautz |
| 3 | Ati | 218 | Alcobendas |
| 4 | Rafael Rivero | 215 | Ciencias Sevilla |
| 5 | Lee Lay | 207 | Arquitectura |
| 6 | Gonzalo Rivilla | 180 | Olímpico Pozuelo |
| 7 | Gaizka Iturriaga | 171 | Durango |
| 8 | Eduardo Sorribes | 162 | CAU Valencia |
| 9 | James Devlin | 159 | Aparejadores Burgos |
| 10 | Malcolm Van Steeden | 134 | Sitges |
