Getxo Artea RT

Getxo Artea Rugby Taldea is a Spanish rugby union club. The club currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the 1st level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Getxo Artea play in yellow and black

Getxo Artea

Full name	Getxo Errugbia
Founded	1975
Location	Getxo, Biscay, Basque Country
Ground(s)	Campos Deportivos de Fadura
Chairman	Andoni Saitua
Coach(es)	Simon Hafoka
League(s)	División de Honor
2015–16	División de Honor, 8th
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
getxorugby.eus

Honours

Male team

• Spanish championship
  • Champions: 1993
• Spanish King's cup
  • Champions: 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1997
  • Runners-up: 1993, 1995 and 2005

Female team

• European Female Clubs' Cup
  • Runners-up: 2009
• Spanish Queen's cup
  • Champions: 2001 and 2008
  • Runners-up: 2004

2014–15 season standings

Main article: 2014–15 División de Honor de Rugby

División de Honor — 2014/15 season
	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

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1978–79 1 División de Honor 8th ↓ 1979–80 2 Primera Nacional 1st ↑ 1980–81 1 División de Honor 4th 1981–82 1 División de Honor 3rd 1982–83 1 División de Honor 5th 1983–84 1 División de Honor 9th ↓ 1984–85 2 Primera Nacional 1st ↑ 1985–86 1 División de Honor 4th 1986–87 1 División de Honor 4th 1987–88 1 División de Honor 9th ↓ 1988–89 2 Primera Nacional 1st ↑ 1989–90 1 División de Honor 4th Cup champion 1990–91 1 División de Honor 3rd Cup champion 1991–92 1 División de Honor 5th Cup champion 1992–93 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 1993–94 1 División de Honor 2nd 1994–95 1 División de Honor 2nd 1995–96 1 División de Honor 3rd 1996–97 1 División de Honor 2nd Cup champion

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1997–98 1 División de Honor 8th 1998–99 1 División de Honor 8th 1999–00 1 División de Honor 8th 2000–01 1 División de Honor 9th 2001–02 1 División de Honor 10th ↓ 2002–03 2 División de Honor B 1st ↑ 2003–04 1 División de Honor 8th 2004–05 1 División de Honor 7th 2005–06 1 División de Honor 5th 2006–07 1 División de Honor 8th 2007–08 1 División de Honor 5th 2008–09 1 División de Honor 10th ↓ 2009–10 2 División de Honor B 6th 2010–11 2 División de Honor B 1st ↑ 2011–12 1 División de Honor 5th / SF 2012–13 1 División de Honor 8th 2013–14 1 División de Honor 7th 2014–15 1 División de Honor 9th 2015–16 1 División de Honor 8th

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• 32 seasons in División de Honor

Squad 2012–13

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Bittor Aboitiz Prop   Spain Edorta García Prop   Spain Alaitz Boiegi Prop   Spain Chris Rowland Prop   England Guillermo Peñarredonda Prop   Spain Mario Martín Hooker   Spain Beñat Lavin Hooker   Spain Peio Landaburu Lock   Spain Jagoba Acebo Lock   Spain Craig Moore Lock   New Zealand Iker Hualde Lock   Spain Santiago Pérez Lock   Spain Aitor Larraona Flanker   Spain Gaizka Aguirre Flanker   Spain Mikel Arana Flanker   Spain Iñigo Lugarezaresti Number 8   Spain

Player Position Union José Luis Young Scrum-half   Argentina Mikel Etxeandia Scrum-half   Spain Gabriel Besga Scrum-half   Spain Eneko Landa Fly-half   Spain Imanol Monasterio Centre   Spain Iñaki Boiegui Centre   Spain José Luís Jiménez Centre   Spain Vincent Booiman Centre   Netherlands Jon Uriarte Wing   Spain Jon Bilbao Wing   Spain Paul Fabre Wing   France Asier Garamendi Wing   Spain Gorka Gárate Wing   Spain Brad Linklater Fullback   New Zealand Xabier Mendinueta Fullback   Spain

See also

• Rugby union in Spain

External links

• Official website
• Spanish Rugby website