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División de Honor de Rugby

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Sport
  
Rugby union

Number of teams
  
12

Instituted
  
1953

Country
  
Spain (FER)

División de Honor de Rugby

Current champions
  
Valladolid RAC (2014–15)

Most titles
  
Arquitectura (9 titles)

The División de Honor is the top club competition for rugby union in Spain. The league began in 1953 and consists of ten teams. Clubs are relegated to and promoted from División de Honor B. The winner each year qualifies for the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier European rugby competition.

Contents

The current División de Honor champions are VRAC Quesos Entrepinares from Valladolid, Castile and León.

Format

The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
  • 1 bonus point is awarded to 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 play the championship playoffs

    Promotion and relegation

    The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team qualified 11th play the relegation playoff. Top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.

    References

    División de Honor de Rugby Wikipedia
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