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Sporting CP (rugby Union)
Sporting Clube de Portugal is a rugby team based in Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ..., Portugal. During the 2012/13 season, they played in the II Divisão (2nd Division-3rd Portuguese tier) of the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby (National Championship), ending the season as 2nd division champions and winning promotion to the 1ª Divisão" (1st Division-2nd Portuguese tier) for the 2013/2014 season. Notable Former Players Internationals * Cesário Cruz, 2 caps (1935, 1936) * Vasco Cayola, 1 cap (1935) * Douglas Raws, 1 cap (1936) References Rugby union teams in Portugal Sporting CP sports {{Rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederico Varandas
Frederico Nuno Faro Varandas (born 19 September 1979) is a Portuguese sports executive, medical doctor and former commissioned Captain (armed forces), military captain of the Portuguese Army, who has been the president of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Sporting CP since 2018. With a presidency initially marked by contestation, the Varandas tenure is since 2025 the most titled in the club's history, as well as characterized by a discreet presidential position and the renewal of the Alvalade Stadium. During the club's last election, in 2022, Varandas was elected with 85.8% of the votes. Early life and career Son of a Physician, doctor father and a chemistry and physics teacher mother, and hailing from the Avenida de Roma area in Lisbon, in his childhood, he practised gymnastics and swimming at Sporting Clube de Portugal. His paternal grandfather, a scientist who was already a long-standing affiliated member, introduced him to sports fandom at the club. Before adulthood, Varandas want ... [...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 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 * Rugby union in Portugal References External links Portuguese Rugby Federation Official Website Rugby union leagues in Portugal Port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Teams In Portugal
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