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Rugby team
Bizkaia Gernika
Full name | Gernika Rugby Taldea |
Founded | 1973 |
Location | Gernika, Basque Country, Spain |
Ground(s) | Urbieta zelaia (Capacity: 1000) |
Chairman | José Alberto Pradera |
Coach(es) | Oskar Astarloa |
League(s) | División de Honor |
2015–16 | División de Honor, 11th |
1st kit 2nd kit | |
Official website | |
www.gernikarugby.com |
Gernika Rugby Taldea is a Basque rugby team based in Gernika, Bizkaia which play in the Spanish League. The team was set up by some rugby supporters of the unfortunately bombed village, and is enjoying a steady rise in popularity in the region.[1]
For the 2012–13 season, Gernika took part in the European Challenge Cup. Despite finishing fifth in the División de Honor in 2011–12 and losing in the playoff semifinals, Gernika were tapped for the Challenge Cup when the sides finishing ahead of them bowed out due to financial constraints.[1]
- División de Honor B: 3
- Champions: 1983–84, 1989–90, 2008–09
- Copa del Rey: 0
- Runners-up: 1991
Gernika RT played in pool 2 of the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup.
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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Perpignan (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 89 | +204 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Worcester Warriors | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 354 | 78 | +276 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Gernika RT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 309 | −229 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Rovigo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 318 | −251 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source : www.ercrugby.com Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback MachinePoints breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
- Per the Competition Rules,[2] Perpignan and Worcester were level on the first tiebreaker of head-to-head competition points (5–5); Perpignan topped the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head try count (3–1).
Squad 2014-2015 season
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
2014–15 season standings
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División de Honor — 2014/15 season | ||||||||||
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Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | TB | LB | |
1º. | Santboiana | 53 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 202 | 9 | 0 |
2º. | VRAC | 49 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 234 | 7 | 2 |
3º. | El Salvador | 47 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 181 | 6 | 1 |
4º. | Cisneros | 44 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 391 | 240 | 8 | 0 |
5º. | Independiente | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 267 | 4 | 2 |
6º. | Gernika | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 252 | 310 | 3 | 2 |
7º. | Ordizia | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 284 | 2 | 1 |
8º. | CRC | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 184 | 293 | 1 | 2 |
9º. | Vigo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 219 | 336 | 3 | 4 |
10º. | Getxo | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 330 | 1 | 2 |
11º. | Barcelona | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 261 | 320 | 3 | 6 |
12º. | Hernani | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 162 | 386 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Federación Española de Rugby
| | Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | | Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals | | | Relegation playoff | | | Relegated |
- 11 seasons in División de Honor
- ^ a b Hamilton, Tom (2012-07-17). "Perils of the Eurozone". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Rules". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.