The final standings were affected by Alcobendas' use of Gavin van den Berg, a South African-born player whose passport was found to have falsified stamps on it.

It emerged that van den Berg had played for Spain's national team despite not meeting the minimum residency requirements necessary to be eligible.

Spain were duly disqualified from the rugby World Cup and Alcobendas were relegated for their part in the scandal.

The playoffs were played on the 15 May 2022, with the exception of Alcobendas vs. Cisneros, which was postponed due to ongoing investigations in the Van den Berg affair.

[4] The Spanish rugby federation finally disqualified Alcobendas on the 26 May 2022, meaning Cisneros earned a bye to the semifinals.The twelve teams were divided into four groups of three.