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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.

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.

Honours

• División de Honor B: 3
  • Champions: 1983–84, 1989–90, 2008–09
• Copa del Rey: 0
  • Runners-up: 1991

2012–13

Challenge Cup

Gernika RT played in pool 2 of the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup.

Final table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
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 Machine Points 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, 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).

Matches

Gernika RT	5–85	Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Mazzochi 58' m	Report	Try: Cowan (2) 7' c, 12' c Howard (2) 15' m, 63' m Short (2) 26' c, 31' c Hodgson (2) 40' c, 50' c Porter 41' c Stelling (3) 71' m, 74' c, 78' c Grove 76' c Con: Carlisle (10/13)

(1 BP) Perpignan	90–12	Gernika RT
Try: Planté (5) 1' m, 13' c, 71' c, 77' m, 80' c Hume (2) 6' c, 58' c Guiry 18' c Sid 24' c Michel (2) 46' m, 50' c Delonca 54' m Vilaceca 63' c Piukala 75' c Con: Bosch (10/14)	Report	Pen: Cusack (4/4) 11', 20', 28', 40'

Gernika RT	13–3	Rovigo
Try: Magunazelaia 37' c Con: Cusack (1/1) Pen: Cusack (2/2) 59', 71'	Report	Pen: Duca (1/2) 47'

(1 BP) Rovigo	10–16	Gernika RT
Try: Montauriol 22' c Con: Wilson (1/1) Pen: Lenarduzzi (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Olaeta 11' Cusack 59' m Pen: Cusack (2/2) 3', 45'

Gernika RT	15–50	Perpignan (1 BP)
Try: Dias 14' m Olaeta 25' c Con: Cusack (1/2) Pen: Cusack (1/1) 30'	Report	Try: Mafi (3) 3' m, 7' c, 58' c Batlle (2) 10' c, 78' m Cazenave 17' c Schuster 36' c Sid 71' m Con: Bosch (5/8)

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	71–19	Gernika RT
Try: Drauniniu (2) 4' c, 80' c Claassens (2) 8' m, 31' c Walker (2) 18' c, 58' m Abbott 27' m Gray 38' c Cowan 49' c Lutui 61' c Howard 73' c Con: Gray (8/11)	Report	Try: Salas 10' c Con: Cusack (1/1) Pen: Cusack (4/4) 15', 21', 40', 53'

Squad 2014-2015 season

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

Player Position Union Nicolas Martinez Prop Argentina Matías Sanchez Prop Argentina Bruno Mercanti Prop Argentina Borja Mandaluniz Prop Iñigo Urrutia Prop Svein Atxikallende Hooker Unai Lasa Hooker Eneko Zabala Hooker Óscar Astarloa Lock Ibai Amillategi Lock Eneko Zabala Lock Jon Mikel Ordorika Lock Jon Bilbao Flanker Kepa Malaxetxebarria Flanker Iñaki Ortiz Flanker Eneko Insunza Flanker Jon Magunazelaia Flanker Abdellafatth Es Saheb Number 8 Asier del Bosque Scrum-half Koldo Barandiarán Scrum-half Matthew Robert Foulds Fly-half England Iker Olaeta Fly-half

Player Position Union Gorka Etxeberria Centre Thorsten Wiedemann Centre Germany Asier Latorre Centre Tasitumua Jerome Sala Centre Samoa Patricio Long Wing Argentina Iñigo Olaeta Wing Martin Souville Wing Argentina Jon Urkijo Wing Ibon Agirre Wing Andoni Larrabeiti Wing Markel Aranberri Wing Xabier Aboitiz Wing Xabier Etxaniz Wing Gotzon Gerrikabeitia Wing Xabier Iruskieta Wing Iñigo Loroño Wing Asier Lauzirika Wing Aitor Azkuenaga Wing Federico Casteglioni Fullback Argentina

2014–15 season standings

Source: Federación Española de Rugby

Season by season

• 11 seasons in División de Honor

References

1. ^ Hamilton, Tom (2012-07-17). "Perils of the Eurozone". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
2. "Rules". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

External links

• Official website

• Rugby union teams in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
• Rugby clubs established in 1973
• 1973 establishments in Spain
• Sport in Biscay
• Guernica