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 nameGetxo Errugbia
Founded1975
LocationGetxo, Biscay, Basque Country
Ground(s)Campos Deportivos de Fadura
ChairmanAndoni Saitua
Coach(es)Simon Hafoka
League(s)División de Honor
2015–16División de Honor, 8th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
getxorugby.eus

Honours edit

Male team edit

Female team edit

2014–15 season standings edit

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 edit

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

Squad 2012–13 edit

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

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