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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 12

5 of the 6 matches on Saturday because tomorrow starts National Team camp for the REIC 2021.

TOP 6

Saturday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero (5) v SilverStorm El Salvador (3)

Saturday 16:00 CET (GMT+1) - Ampo Ordizia RE (4) v VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (1)

Barça Rugbi (6) v Lexus Alcobendas Rugby (2) - POSTPONED due to several COVID cases in Alcobendas

 

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BOTTOM 6

Saturday 16:00 CET (GMT+1) - UE Santboiana (8) v Complutense Cisneros (7)

Saturday 16:00 CET (GMT+1) - Getxo RT (10) v Mazabi Santander Independiente RC (12)

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - CP Les Abelles (9) v Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide (11)

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 12 Results & Standings

TOP 6

Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero 33 - 24 SilverStorm El Salvador
Ampo Ordizia RE 21- 15 VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Barça Rugbi v Lexus Alcobendas Rugby POSTPONED

Defeats of the two teams from Valladolid on the first day of the second phase, which in the Top 6 is very even. All the matches with very tight scores since the differences are minimal. The match between Barça and Alcobendas was postponed due to several Covid case in the visitors. It could affect the training camp list of the National Team for the match vs Georgia.

Table provided by ferugby



BOTTOM 6

UE Santboiana 26 - 32 Complutense Cisneros
Getxo RT 29 - 30 Mazabi Santander Independiente RC
CP Les Abelles 10 - 17 Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Important and, to a certain point, surprising away victories for Independiente Santander and Ciencias Sevilla, who made a four-way fight to avoid relegation, involving Les Abelles and Getxo, who were in a better position after the first phase of the championship. Cisneros wins Santboiana again and gains advantage for a better playoff spot (7th and 8th will join the Top 6)

Table provided by ferugby

 

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The 32 players squad list for the match vs Georgia on Sunday, 12:45 CET (GMT+1) , was revelead yesterday.

Some important absences due to injuries or not released by French clubs. Especially important Guillaume Rouet (SH) and Manuel Ordás (FH) from Bayonne and Gautier Gibouin, the vice-captain from Soyaux-Angoulême in ProD2. Some veterans return to the team as Kalokalo Gavidi and Brad Linklater. 3 uncapped players, Alejandro Alonso and Pablo Ortiz, with an excellent performance in the 1st phase of the national championship, and Brice Ferrer from Dax.

Strong squad but probably not enough to beat Georgia. It will be a tight match anyway.

Props

Fernando López (c) (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Jon Zabala (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Thierry Futeu (US Carcassonne, ProD2, France)
Andrés Alvarado (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Bittor Aboitiz (AS Bédarrides, Fedérale 1, France)

Hookers

Marco Pinto (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Vicente Del Hoyo (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)

Locks

Aníbal Bonán (Stade Bagnerais, Fedérale 1, France)
Víctor Sánchez (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Manuel Mora (Rugby Olympique Agathois, Fedérale 2, France)
Kalokalo Gavidi (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)

Back rowes

David Barrera (Stade Métropolitain, Fedérale 1, France)
Lucas Guillaume (SC Albi, Nationale, France)
Pierre Barthère (CA Castelsarrasin, Fedérale 1, France)
Fred Quercy (Unattached)
Oier Goia (Ampo Ordizia RE, DH, Spain)
Matt Foulds (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)

Scrum-Halves

Facundo Munilla (Olympique Marcquois, Fedérale 1, France)
Tomás Munilla (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Kerman Aurrekoetxea (Biarritz Olympique, ProD2, France)

Fly-Halves

Bautista Güemes (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Gonzalo Vinuesa (Complutense Cisneros, DH, Spain)

Centres

Alvar Gimeno (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Andrea Rábago (Stade Dijonnais, Nationale, France)
Daniel Barranco (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Alejandro Alonso (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)

Wings

Jordi Jorba (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Brad Linklater (Getxo RT, DH, Spain)
Pablo Ortiz (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)

Fullbacks

Charly Malié (Section Paloise, Top14, France)
Federico Casteglioni (Universidad de Burgos – Bajo Cero, DH, Spain)

 

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The lineup for the match vs Georgia on Sunday, 12:45 CET (GMT+1), in Madrid at Estadio Central Complutense. It combines veterans in the forwards and young blood on the Backs.

1. Fernando López (c) (35 years, 48 caps)
2. Marco Pinto (33 years, 23 caps)
3. Jon Zabala (24 years, 14 caps)
4. Víctor Sánchez (33 years, 25 caps)
5. Manuel Mora (36 years, 23 caps)
6. Kalokalo Gavidi (39 years, 13 caps)
7. Pierre Barthère (31 years, 16 caps)
8. Fred Quercy (29 years, 10 caps)
9. Tomás Munilla (22 years, 8 caps)
10. Bautista Güemes (30 years, 2 caps)
11. Jordi Jorba (23 years, 23 caps)
12. Álvar Gimeno (23 years, 19 caps)
13. Alejandro Alonso (22 years, Uncapped)
14. Brad Linklater (35 years, 31 caps)
15. Charly Malié (31 years, 13 caps)

16. Thierry Futeu (25 years, 8 caps)
17. Vicente Del Hoyo (25 years, 13 caps)
18. Bittor Aboitiz (32 years, 1 cap)
19. Aníbal Bonán (36 years, 27 caps)
20. Brice Ferrer (26 years, Uncapped)
21. Kerman Aurrekoetxea (20 years, 4 caps)
22. Gonzalo Vinuesa (19 years, 3 caps)
23. Federico Casteglioni (30 years, 27 caps)



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Extended 32 squad list for the match vs Romania. The strongest squad in years, only some injuries, specially in the wing. Very important additions from previous week as the couple from Bayonne, Rouet and Ordás, and experienced ProD2 players as Gibouin and Perrin.

Props

Fernando López (c) (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Jon Zabala (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Thierry Futeu (US Carcassonne, ProD2, France)
Bittor Aboitiz (AS Bédarrides, Fedérale 1, France)
Andrés Alvarado (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)

Hookers

Marco Pinto (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Vicente Del Hoyo (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)

Locks

Aníbal Bonán (Stade Bagnerais, Fedérale 1, France)
Manuel Mora (Rugby Olympique Agathois, Fedérale 2, France)
Kalokalo Gavidi (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)
Joshua Peters (Stade Dijonnais, Nationale, France)

Back rowes

Gautier Gibouin (Soyaux-Angoulême, ProD2, France)
Lucas Guillaume (SC Albi, Nationale, France)
Fred Quercy (Unattached)
Matt Foulds (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)
Oier Goia (Ampo Ordizia RE, DH, Spain)
Brice Ferrer (US Dax, Nationale, France)

Scrum-Halves

Guillaume Rouet (Aviron Bayonnais, Top14, France)
Tomás Munilla (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Kerman Aurrekoetxea (Biarritz Olympique, ProD2, France)

Fly-Halves

Bautista Güemes (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Gonzalo Vinuesa (Complutense Cisneros, DH, Spain)
Manuel Ordás (Aviron Bayonnais, Top14, France)

Centres

Álvar Gimeno (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Andrea Rábago (Stade Dijonnais, Nationale, France)
Richard Stewart (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)
Fabien Perrin (US Colomiers, ProD2, France)
Alejandro Alonso (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)

Wings

Brad Linklater (Getxo RT, DH, Spain)
Jordi Jorba (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)

Fullbacks

Federico Casteglioni (Universidad de Burgos – Bajo Cero, DH, Spain)
Charly Malié (Section Paloise, Top14, France)

 

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The lineup for the match vs Romania on Saturday, 14:00 CET (GMT+1), in Bucharest at Ghencea Stadium.

Strong squad to seek first victory ever in Romania. The 9-10 line is from Bayonne in Top14, but still absences on the wings. Both Perrin and Linklater are not specialists in this position.

1. Fernando López (c) (35 years, 49 caps)
2. Marco Pinto (33 years, 24 caps)
3. Jon Zabala (24 years, 14 caps)
4. Lucas Guillaume (29 years, 20 caps)
5. Manuel Mora (36 years, 24 caps)
6. Gauthier Gibouin (31 years, 45 caps)
7. Matthew Foulds (29 years, 10 caps)
8. Fred Quercy (29 years, 11 caps)
9. Guillaume Rouet (32 years, 22 caps)
10. Manuel Ordás (23 years, 1 cap)
11. Fabien Perrin (32 years, 14 caps)
12. Bautista Güemes (30 years, 3 caps)
13. Álvar Gimeno (23 years, 21 caps)
14. Brad Linklater (35 years, 32 caps)
15. Charly Malié (31 years, 14 caps)

16. Thierry Futeu (25 years, 9 caps)
17. Vicente Del Hoyo (25 years, 14 caps)
18. Bittor Aboitiz (32 years, 2 caps)
19. Joshua Peters (25 years, 8 caps)
20. Brice Ferrer (26 years, 1 cap)
21. Tomás Munilla (22 years, 9 caps)
22. Richard Stewart (30 years, 16 caps)
23. Jordi Jorba (23 years, 24 caps)



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División de Honor 2020/21 - Postponed match from Round 12

This Sunday in La Teixonera the match postponed due to several COVID cases in Alcobendas from last Round. Some important absences in both teams for the presence in the national team, Güemes and Jorba in Barça, Foulds and Stewart in Alcobendas. Anyway interesting match in the Top 6, visitors are favourites in my view but we'll see how they evolve after 10 days of isolation and without training.

Sunday 13:30 CET (GMT+1) - Barça Rugbi (6) v Lexus Alcobendas Rugby (2)

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Postponed matches

Barça Rugbi 30 (B) - 32 Lexus Alcobendas Rugby

Important win for Alcobendas to continue seeking first postition in the table. Barça gained defensive bouns with a last minute try.

Standings after Round 11

TOP 6

Table provided by ferugby


Next round this weekend, with some absences in the top teams as national team plays vs Portugal on Saturday. I guess most of matches on Sunday. Details will be share further for those interested.

 

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31 men list for the match vs Portugal. Only a change with last week's list, Víctor Sánchez returns to replace Fred Quercy, absent with a red card in the Bucharest match. It is expected several weeks of suspension. Still a strong squad, probably the best we could fill considering injuries.

Props

Fernando López (c) (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Jon Zabala (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Thierry Futeu (US Carcassonne, ProD2, France)
Bittor Aboitiz (AS Bédarrides, Fedérale 1, France)
Andrés Alvarado (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)

Hookers

Marco Pinto (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Vicente Del Hoyo (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)

Locks

Aníbal Bonán (Stade Bagnerais, Fedérale 1, France)
Manuel Mora (Rugby Olympique Agathois, Fedérale 2, France)
Kalokalo Gavidi (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)
Joshua Peters (Stade Dijonnais, Nationale, France)

Back rowes

Gautier Gibouin (Soyaux-Angoulême, ProD2, France)
Víctor Sánchez (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Lucas Guillaume (SC Albi, Nationale, France)
Matthew Foulds (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)
Oier Goia (Ampo Ordizia RE, DH, Spain)
Brice Ferrer (US Dax, Nationale, France)

Scrum-Halves

Guillaume Rouet (Aviron Bayonnais, Top14, France)
Tomás Munilla (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Kerman Aurrekoetxea (Biarritz Olympique, ProD2, France)

Fly-Halves

Bautista Güemes (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Gonzalo Vinuesa (Complutense Cisneros, DH, Spain)
Manuel Ordás (Aviron Bayonnais, Top14, France)

Centres

Álvar Gimeno (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Richard Stewart (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)
Fabien Perrin (US Colomiers, ProD2, France)
Alejandro Alonso (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)

Wings

Brad Linklater (Getxo RT, DH, Spain)
Jordi Jorba (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)

Fullbacks

Federico Casteglioni (Universidad de Burgos – Bajo Cero, DH, Spain)
Charly Malié (Section Paloise, Top14, France)

 

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The lineup for the match vs Portugal on Saturday, 16:00 CET (GMT+1), in Lisbon at CAR Jamor.

1. Fernando López (c) (35 years, 50 caps)
2. Marco Pinto (33 years, 25 caps)
3. Jon Zabala (24 years, 16 caps)
4. Víctor Sánchez (33 years, 26 caps)
5. Manuel Mora (36 years, 25 caps)
6. Lucas Guillaume (29 years, 21 caps)
7. Kalokalo Gavidi (39 years, 14 caps)
8. Gautier Gibouin (32 years, 46 caps)
9. Guillaume Rouet (32 years, 23 caps)
10. Manuel Ordás (23 years, 2 caps)
11. Fabien Perrin (32 years, 15 caps)
12. Bautista Güemes (30 years, 4 caps)
13. Álvar Gimeno (23 years, 22 caps)
14. Brad Linklater (35 years, 33 caps)
15. Charly Malié (31 years, 15 caps)

16. Thierry Futeu (25 years, 10 caps)
17. Vicente Del Hoyo (25 years, 15 caps)
18. Bittor Aboitiz (32 years, 3 caps)
19. Aníbal Bonán (36 years, 28 caps)
20. Matthew Foulds (29 years, 11 caps)
21. Tomás Munilla (22 years, 10 caps)
22. Richard Stewart (30 years, 17 caps)
23. Jordi Jorba (23 years, 25 caps)

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 13

TOP 6

Saturday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - SilverStorm El Salvador (3) v Ampo Ordizia RE (4)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Lexus Alcobendas Rugby (2) v Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero (5)

VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (1) v Barça Rugbi (6) - POSTPONED due to several COVID cases in Barça.

 

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BOTTOM 6

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - Complutense Cisneros (7) v CP Les Abelles (9)

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide (10) v Mazabi Santander Independiente RC (11)

Sunday 13:00 CET (GMT+1) - Getxo RT (12) v UE Santboiana (8)

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 12 Results & Standings

TOP 6

SilverStorm El Salvador 20- 18 Ampo Ordizia RE
Lexus Alcobendas Rugby 22 - 13 Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares v Barça Rugbi POSTPONED



BOTTOM 6

Complutense Cisneros 62- 24 CP Les Abelles
Getxo RT 22 - 13 UE Santboiana
Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide v Mazabi Santander Independiente RC POSTPONED



Tables provided by ANCRugby

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 14

TOP 6

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - Ampo Ordizia RE (4) v Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero (5)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Lexus Alcobendas Rugby (1) v VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (2)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - SilverStorm El Salvador (3) v Barça Rugbi (6)

 

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BOTTOM 6

Saturday 13:00 CET (GMT+1) - Complutense Cisneros (7) v Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide (11)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Mazabi Santander Independiente RC (12) v UE Santboiana (8)

CP Les Abelles (10) v Getxo RT (9) POSTPONED

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 14 Results & Standings

TOP 6

Ampo Ordizia RE 24 - 20 Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero
Lexus Alcobendas Rugby 33 - 11 VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
SilverStorm El Salvador 39 - 19 Barça Rugbi


BOTTOM 6

Complutense Cisneros 30- 23 Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Mazabi Santander Independiente RC 17 - 18 UE Santboiana
CP Les Abelles v Getxo RT POSTPONED



Tables provided by ANCRugby

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Second Division (División de Honor B) regular season ended this weekend and in two weeks starts the promotion play-off with the following matches:

CR La Vila (1) v Pasek Belenos RC (8)
CAU Valencia (4) v Hernani CRE (5)
Pozuelo Rugby Unión (3) v Unión Rugby Almeria Playcar (6)
Bizkaia Gernika RT (2) v Fénix CR Zaragoza (7)

Single match per round hosted by higher ranked. La Vila, Gernika and Pozuelo the favorites in that order. The winner will promote directly and the runner up will face the 11th at the end of the First Division hosted by this last.

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Confirmed that match previewed Spain v Classic All Blacks is postponed again to May 2022. Jerome Kaino confirms it and his presence in the video below:

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 15

Round 15 starts today with the leader Alcobendas hosting Ordizia, on Saturday at 17h. The best match is the Valladolid derby, VRAC v El Salvador, Sunday at 12h.

Into the bottom 6, the crutial match between the 2 last on the table, Les Abelles v Independiente Santander, Sunday at 12h

TOP 6

Saturday 17:00 CET (GMT+1) - Lexus Alcobendas Rugby (1) v Ampo Ordizia RE (4)

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (3) v SilverStorm El Salvador (2)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Barça Rugbi (6) v Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero (5)

BOTTOM 6

Sunday 12:00 CET (GMT+1) - CP Les Abelles (12) v Mazabi Santander Independiente RC (11)

Sunday 12:30 CET (GMT+1) - Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide (10) v UE Santboiana (8)

Complutense Cisneros (7) v Getxo RT (9) POSTPONED

 

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División de Honor 2020/21 - Round 15 Results & Standings

TOP 6

Lexus Alcobendas Rugby 21 - 14 Ampo Ordizia RE
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares 25 - 17 SilverStorm El Salvador
Barça Rugbi 39 - 33 Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero



BOTTOM 6

CP Les Abelles 23- 27 Mazabi Santander Independiente RC
Ciencias Universidad Pablo de Olavide 51 - 14 UE Santboiana
Complutense Cisneros v Getxo RT POSTPONED



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On Monday was the draw for the semifinals of Copa del Rey, single match:

SilverStorm El Salvador v Lexus Alcobendas Rugby
Barça Rugbi v Universidad de Burgos - Bajo Cero

Málaga and Albacete bid to host the final.

 

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Top 5 plays of División de Honor Round 15