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Portuguese Rugby Union Championship
Campeonato Nacional de Rugby is the main rugby union competition in Portugal. This championship is organized by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The competition is organized into three Divisions: * CN Honra/Super Bock (8 teams) * Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão (8 teams) * Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão (4 groups of 5/6 teams each) External links Portuguese Rugby Federation Official Website Rugby union leagues in Portugal, {{portugal-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Rugby Federation
The Portuguese Rugby Federation ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Rugby) is the governing body for rugby union in Portugal. It was founded in 1926 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988. The Portuguese Rugby Federation organises the main rugby union championship of Portugal, the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby, and oversees the country's national teams— men's and women's, age-grade teams, and sevens teams for both men and women. National teams * Portugal national rugby union team * Portugal national rugby sevens team * Portugal women's national rugby union team References External links Federação Portuguesa de Rugby Official Site *Federação Portuguesa d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Nacional De Rugby I Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão is the second tier competition of the Portuguese domestic rugby championship and is organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The winner gets promoted to the Campeonato Português de Rugby and the last positioned team gets relegated to the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão. The current champions are Montemor, from Montemor-o-Novo. The league consists of 12 teams. Season 2023-24 teams Group North * Braga * CDUP "B" * CRAV * Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ... Group Center * Bairrada * Caldas * Santarém * Técnico Group South * Évora * Loulé * Montemor * Setúbal Champions http://www.fpr.pt/a_fpr/relatorios_e_contas.asp Detailed classifications of FPR competitions See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Nacional De Rugby II Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão is the third tier of the Portuguese Rugby League. It consists in regional groups (3 groups in 2023-24: 1 in the north (7 clubs) and 2 in the south - South 1 (5 clubs) and South 2 (6 clubs)). Season 2023-24 teams Group North * Académica "A" * Agrária * Douro Rugby * ER Porto * Sport CP * Tondela * Trofa/Famalicão Group South 1 * Alcochetense Grupo Desportivo Alcochetense is a Portuguese football club located in Alcochete Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and ... * Belenenses "B" * Direito "B" * ER Galiza * Vila da Moita Group South 2 * Belas * Dark Horses * Elvas * Oeiras * São Miguel "A" * Sporting CP Champions http://www.fpr.pt/a_fpr/relatorios_e_contas.asp Detailed classifications of FPR competitions See also * Rugby union in Portugal References External links Portuguese Rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
