2015–16 División de Honor | |
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Countries | Spain |
Date | 19 September 2015 – 1 May 2016 (regular season) 15 May 2016 – 28 May 2016 (championship playoff) |
Champions | SilverStorm El Salvador |
Runners-up | VRAC Quesos Entrepinares |
Relegated | Pozuelo |
Matches played | 132 |
Attendance | |
Tries scored | 791 (average 5.992 per match) |
Top point scorer | Samuel Katz, 317 |
Top try scorer | Anthony Matoto, 24 |
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The 2015–16 División de Honor was the 38th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1970. Regular season began on 19 September 2015 and finished on 1 May 2016.
Championship's playoffs began on May finishing with the Final on 28 May.
SilverStorm El Salvador won its eighth División de Honor title after defeating local archrivals VRAC Quesos Entrepinares in the Final 24–23, held at Estadio Pepe Rojo on 28 May. Pozuelo was the relegated team to División de Honor B 2016–17.
The regular season runs through 18 matchdays. Upon completion the regular season, it is the turn of championship playoffs. The breakdown is as follows;
Relegation playoff to be played over two legs by the team qualified 11th in División de Honor and losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final play the relegation playoff. Winner team will play in División de Honor 2016–17 season and the loser team in División de Honor B.
Bizkaia Gernika won 129–25 on aggregate and remained in División de Honor for 2016–17season.