The 2011–12 División de Honor was the 45th season of the
top flight
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Background
Bred in Kentucky by the very prominent horseman Harry ...
of the Spanish domestic
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
competitions since 1953. It began in autumn 2011 and finished on May 12 with the Final. Valladolid won the title, while Alcobendas were relegated to División de Honor B.
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 9th position plays the relegation playoff.
*Team in 10th position is relegated.
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*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
Regular season standings
Source
Federación Española de Rugby
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Championship playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Alcobendas, who finished 10th in División de Honor, and Hernani, the losing team from División de Honor B
promotion playoff final. Hernani won the tie, winning 27-24 on aggregate.
1st leg
2nd leg
*'' Hernani promoted to División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas relegated to División de Honor B.''
Scorers statistic
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By try points
By total points
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 ...
References
External links
Official site
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2011–12
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