The División de Honor de Rugby is Spain's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The División de Honor de Rugby Championship is organised by the Federación Española de Rugby (
Spanish Rugby Federation
The Spanish Rugby Federation ( es, Federación Española de Rugby) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Spain.
The Spanish Rugby Federation was founded in 1923, and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as th ...
) and currently consists of 12 teams.
The last-placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the
División de Honor B, Spain`s second level of men's rugby union. The team finishing 11th enters a relegation/promotion playoff with the runner-up from the Division de Honor B playoffs.
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. The top two teams win a semi-final berth automatically, while the next four teams participate in semi-final play-off to take the remaining two spots.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to the
División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th plays in the promotion/relegation playoff against a team from the second tier of rugby union in Spain.
The top team from the
División de Honor B is promoted to the División de Honor.
Current Teams
Performance by year
The following table shows the teams' final league positions in each season. The playoff champions - not necessarily the team finishing first in the league - are highlighted in gold, except in 1979 when the championship was shared.
Past winners
Titles by team
See also
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División de Honor B de Rugby
División de Honor B is the second level of Spanish league competition for rugby union clubs. The league began in 1998 and consists of three groups (North, East and South) of 8 or 9 teams each. The two top teams of each group and two best 3rd-plac ...
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Copa del Rey de Rugby
The Copa del Rey de Rugby (previously known as Campeonato de España de Rugby) is the national rugby cup. The competition was founded in 1926 and, currently is the second most important competition after the División de Honor de Rugby.
All champ ...
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Supercopa de España de Rugby
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Copa Ibérica de Rugby/Taça Iberica de Rugby
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División de Honor Femenina de Rugby
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Rugby union in Spain
Rugby union is a growing team sport in Spain. As of 2019, there were 37,241 registered rugby union players in Spain, playing for 332 clubs in various divisions.
The sport's governing body in Spain, the Spanish Rugby Federation (Spanish: Federacià ...
External links
Official website
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