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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 q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarautz RT
Zarautz Rugby Taldea (known as Gesalaga Okelan Zarautz RT for sponsorship reasons) is a Spanish Rugby union, rugby team based in Zarautz. History The club was founded in 1977. Season by season ---- *12 seasons in División de Honor B de Rugby, División de Honor B External links *Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarautz Rugby union teams in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Rugby clubs established in 1977 1977 establishments in Spain Sport in Gipuzkoa Urola Kosta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pabellón Polideportivo Ipurua
Pabellón Polideportivo Ipurua is an arena in Eibar, Spain. It is primarily used for team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ... and is the home arena of JD Arrate. The arena holds 3,500 people. References Handball venues in Spain Indoor arenas in Spain Buildings and structures in Eibar Sports venues in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Sports venues completed in 1982 1982 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-stadium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valladolid RAC
Valladolid Rugby Asociación Club is a professional Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1986 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Valladolid in central Spain. VRAC play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby. They play at Estadio Pepe Rojo. Honours * División de Honor: 13 (record) ** Champions: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 *Copa del Rey: 6 ** Champions: 1997–98, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2022–23 *Supercopa de España: 8 (record) ** Champions: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 * Copa Ibérica de Rugby: 7 (record) ** Champions: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 European rugby Valladolid RAC's first foray into Europe was in the 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of the Arlanzón (river), Arlanzón river tributaries and at the edge of the Meseta Central, central plateau. The municipality has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants. The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route runs through Burgos. Founded in 885 by the second Count of Castile, Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Burgos soon became the leading city of the embryonic County of Castile. The 11th century chieftain El Cid, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (''El Cid'') had connections with the city: born near Burgos, he was raised and educated there. Burgos experienced a long decline from the 17th century onwards. Burgos became the headquarters of the Francoist proto-government (1936–1939) following the start of the Spanish Civil War. Declared in 1964 as Pole of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aparejadores Rugby
Aparejadores Rugby Club is a Spanish Rugby union, rugby team based in Burgos which competes in the División de Honor de Rugby. Titles *División de Honor de Rugby, Spanish championship **Runners-up: 2023, 2024 *Copa del Rey de Rugby, Spanish King's cup **Champions: 2024 **Runners-up: 2021, 2023 *Supercopa de España de Rugby, Spanish super cup **Champions: 2023, 2024 *División de Honor B de Rugby, Spanish second division **Champions: 2017 and 2018 History The club was founded in 2006 after the merging of ''Burgos Rugby Club'' and ''Aparejadores Rugby Club'', the team of the Technical Architecture School of the University of Burgos. "Aparejadores" is literally "building engineers" or "technical surveyors". In January 2014, the club was promoted for the first time to División de Honor B de Rugby and just four years later won promotion to Spain's top tier. Season to season References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Aparejadores Sport in Burgos Rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avilés
Avilés (Asturian and ;) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than 140 metres. Situated in the Avilés estuary, in the Northern Central area of the Asturian coast, west of Peñas cape, Peñas Cape, is its national seaport. Avilés is mainly an industrial city. It is close to popular beaches like Salinas. It also has important churches like Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Cantorbery (Avilés), St. Thomas of Canterbury. Avilés has also cultural spaces such as the Palacio Valdés Theatre (in Spanish: ) or the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (in Spanish: ). History Toponymy The existence of the town proper is documented only in the latter Early Middle Ages, although the etymology of the name "Avilés" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Santa Bárbara
Estadio Santa Bárbara is a Spanish rugby union and football stadium. It is located in Llaranes, at south-east of Avilés (Asturias). It was built for the sports use by the ENSIDESA employees in 1958 and was the home stadium of Club Deportivo Ensidesa, as Estadio Juan Muro de Zaro, named after an ENSIDESA economist who was the only chairman of the club. Between 1990 and 1999 it was also the playing field of Real Avilés Club de Fútbol Real may refer to: Currencies * Argentine real * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Nature and science * Reality, the state of things as they exist, rath .... References {{coord missing, Spain Rugby union stadiums in Spain Sport in Avilés Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain Football venues in Asturias Sports venues in Asturias Sports venues completed in 1958 1958 establishments in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenos RC
Belenos Rugby Club, known as Pasek Belenos for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish rugby union team based in Avilés, in the region of Asturias (Spain). For the season 2019/2020 they play in División de Honor B, second most important league in Spanish rugby. Home ground Belenos Avilés play at the Muro de Zaro, which is located in Llaranes in South-east Avilés Avilés (Asturian and ;) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged ..., with capacity of around 5,000. This stadium was originally built for football; however Belenos managed to use it as home ground following an agreement with Avilés council in 2004. Prior to settling down in their current stadium, the team had been moving to different home grounds throughout the seasons. They started playing in sand pitch of Las Arobias, sand pitch of Ferrota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durango, Biscay
Durango is a town and municipality of the historical territory and province of Biscay, located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. It is the main town of Durangaldea, one of the ''comarcas of Spain, comarcas'' of Biscay. Because of its economical activities and population, Durango is considered one of the largest towns in Biscay after the ones that compose the conurbation of Greater Bilbao. Durango has 29,715 inhabitants (2023). The town is crossed by three rivers (as illustrated in the town symbol). The Ibaizabal river is the main river, and lies in the middle of its wide valley, with the Urkiola, Urkiola mountain range and natural park to the south. The tallest peak is Anboto ( in elevation). Etymology There are many differing opinions about the origin of the name Durango. Basque linguist Alfonso Irigoyen has suggested its origin to be in the name ''Duranco'', probably used in the early Middle Ages. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo
Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately southwest of Gijón and southeast of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. History The Kingdom of Asturias began in 720, with the Visigothic aristocrat Pelagius of Asturias, Pelagius's (685–737) revolt against the Muslims who at the time were occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The Umayyad conquest of Hispania, Moorish invasion that began in 711 had taken control of most of the peninsula, until the revolt in the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo RC
Oviedo Rugby Club is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1983 and currently competes in the División de Honor B de Rugby competition, the second level of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in Oviedo, Asturias and it is considered the most successful team in the Asturian rugby. Oviedo RC plays in blue and white colours. The team played in the División de Honor in four seasons (1990–91, 1998–99, 1999-2000, 2000–01). Since the 2014–15 season, the team plays with the name of Real Oviedo Rugby after a sponsorship agreement with the local football club. Trophies *Primera Nacional: **Champions: 1989-90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98 **Runners-up: 1988-89, 1996–97 *Asturian Regional Championship Season by season ---- *4 seasons in División de Honor International honours * Xabier Guerediaga * Carlos Souto Vidal (played 1999 Rugby World Cup) * Sergio Souto Vidal (played 1999 Rugby World Cup) * Luis Javier Martinez Villanueva (played 1999 Rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of of built land area. Name Origin There is no clear evidence as to what the name derives from. It seems to be from ''Crunia'', of unknown origin and meaning, documented for the first time at the time of Ferdinand II of Leó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
