The sanction for Barça women's rugby creates a mess over its vacant place

Failure to comply with various precepts necessary to maintain a place in the Honor Division A of Spanish women’s rugby by the FC Barcelona like having a women’s team b competing in the regional category was one of the reasons why, although having won the direct promotion spot in the Honor Division B to the TO having come first, the Real Spanish Rugby Federation (RFER) He sanctioned the club with relegation to the regional category.

Of the eight teams that competed in the Honor Division A of Spanish women’s rugby last season, the Cisneros came second to last and Pozuelo Olympic last. According to the regulations contained in the bases of the regulations of the RFERthe last classified descends directly and the first of the b automatically ascends, in this case the Barça. He Cisneros had her chance to stay in the first division of women’s rugby when she played for her place in a match against the Turia who came second in the bbut he lost his match and the Turia achieved his position in the TO.

BUC finished third in the DH B where they met SantboianaBUC

The square left free by Barça Due to its administrative sanction, it had to be settled between the third and fourth classified in the Honor Division B. He Barcelona University Club (BUC) came in third place and Eibarroom. He Eibar he resigned from playing the match and due to his non-appearance the BUC had to face the Cisneros in a second option to stay in the TO. He Cisneros He also ended up resigning as he had done. Eibar and the BUC received the approval of the RFER through an email in which he had his place in the Honor Division A. He BUC made the registration and payment corresponding to the RFER but he Pozuelo Olympic in mid-July, through an email addressed to the RFERalleged that a match should be played against the BUC to designate the vacant position in the TO.

The RFER gave his approval to the dispute of the match and the BUCthrough his lawyer, wrote a letter at the beginning of August alleging that he already had the approval of his position by the RFER and that the dispute of the match did not appear at any point in the bases of the promotion and relegation regulations of the women’s divisions of Spanish rugby.

The decision of the FER to play the BUC-Olímpic match implies that the records of the players from the previous season are made — The RFER’s decision to play the BUC-Olímpic match implies that the records of the players from the previous season are made

The paradox arises that, to play said match, BUC and Olympic They must play with the players from last season, registering them from their federation record, even if they have retired or are currently playing for another club in addition to the cost of traveling to a neutral field.

He BUC has communicated to the RFER that will take the case to the ordinary jurisdiction to request a precautionary measure until the case is resolved, which could delay the start of the current season scheduled for the weekend of October 10.

Last February, Turia and Burgos They already argued before the RFER that he FC Barcelona did not comply with the necessary regulations to obtain a place in the Honor Division A.